1. It's a crutch that is hard to break later. When you have a 6 month old that outgrows the swing, it'll be even harder to train him to a crib.

2. I think it's called "positional asphysia" (sp), meaning they are all folded into themselves, and can't get proper breaths.

I feel for you...all 4 of my children slept on their tummies, even though with my last 2, back-to-sleep was starting to be encouraged (my first one had siezures, and they told us tummy or side). I tried to lay them on their backs, , but they fussed and fussed. Rolled 'em over, and they slept. Since they were my own children, I took the risk (and again, at that time, it was only encouraged, not insisted). I would never do that with a dc child, and would be reluctant to enroll a child under 6 months of age.

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