One of the first tips given to the parents of a baby is that, above all, to sleep, put it face up with head tilted, to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
It is said already in the hospital and is repeated in the subsequent reviews, to verify that everything is being done to prevent it (to this we must add that parents do not smoke, do not sleep with babies on a sofa and do not they sleep surrounded by hundreds of blankets, protectors and cushions, but in the most "Spartan" way possible), but sometimes some mother explains that your child turns and turns upside down to sleep, with the doubt of whether it is dangerous or not.
There are many theories about SIDS, meaning that it is not just known for sure what is the real cause of it happening. One of them says that it is a baby auto focus that, when sleeping on your stomach, you are not able to lift your head or change your posture to breathe better.
If some parents follow the recommendation to turn the child on their backs with their heads tilted (it is recommended to turn it so that the head does not adopt asymmetrical shapes), it is very difficult to turn around to face down, unless you already have Five or six months.
At that age the risk is lower and, of course, As he is able to lift his head and change his position, there is no danger of sudden death.. Therefore, if a mother has the commented doubt: "she turns and turns upside down", the answer to give her, what she should know, is that if it is he himself who has turned upside down, no need to go to turn it again.
In fact, there are many children who sleep better in that position, face down, and look for it to rest more and wake up less. As I say, if they are the ones who do it, tranquility, there is no longer the risk of suffocation and we can let them sleep as they see fit.
