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everyone is right, when they are in humidicribs they have full monitoring on. If they are having breathing problems and are on oxygen it is better for their breathing on their tummy. Once they are out of the humidicrib they will not be on their tummies at all.
Its a good question skybie!
The parents should be educated on safe sleeping in the scn/nicu too.
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Mine where on their tummies for sometime after coming out of the humidicrib. Maybe some hospitals do things different.
Once the monitors where off they were on there backs and we were given SIDS brochures.
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If they are monitored they can go on their tummies, but generally once off monitoring hey should be on their backs
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My sister had a 24 weeker and she said that also do it to try and keep them curled in the fetal position... they are essentially trying to replicate the womb as much as possible.
Janie xxx
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i was going to say the same as everyone else but another thing that got me was jack was released from SCN in a weird UV light suit thing like a bonds suit that is stitched to a uv light for his billirubin (sp?) levels anyway I had to have him on his back for so many hours then onto his tummy without the arms of the suit we had no monitors nothing I was totally freaked about it
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