Originally Posted by Ariana:
I got these pamphlets from my midwife and during my prenatal classes. Don't all parents get this education from their DR/Midwife?
Seems pretty common knowledge in my opinion and parents just choose not to follow it. My niece slept in a swing for many months and my sister definitely knew better.
The education on safe sleep, and a lot of other infant things, is not great here.
My OB didn't give me any. The prenatal class I took mentioned safe sleep and gave us a brochure, but mostly it was focused on how to feed and diaper a baby. Plus the advice that if you let a baby cry you will psychologically damage them for life and that you should always keep your baby from crying. I also got a pamphlet on safe sleep from my daughter's pediatrician.
My sister-in-law is pregnant and until I said something, she apparently thought that stomach sleeping in a bed with mom/dad was best. I'm not sure if that's a common thought or not, but still very concerning.