Parents' Alcohol Consumption Could Contribute to Infant Deaths, Study Says

Wow! That's kind of a scary thought! Http://www.childrenshealthsecrets.com I guess if I wanted to get drunk on New Years Eve, I'd hire my mom who doesn't drink to take my baby overnight.

@Kerry.....are you for real? Why not be a responsible parent and just stay home with your family....hit the bars and parties the following year. It's just one year. We have all of our parties at home. Family with maybe one other family. Beats being out there with all the crazies.

The article never arrives at the conclusion that "awareness" is lessened with aclohol. Alcohol dampens awareness and causes deeper sleep. It would cause you to not notice a baby breathing differently and you might not check on them during the night. No real mystery.

Congratualtions your the first person to call someone an idiot on this board. So glad to not know you!

B snidely congratulated you for being the first to call someone on the board an idiot. Please, do me a favor. See her comment, "Your the first etc....." Call her an idiot for me.

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Yes, you are a "bad parent" if you are not putting your child to sleep on his/her back. That's the safest way for a child under the age of one to sleep, as it significantly decreases the chances of SIDS, and every parent should know that by now. To put an infant to sleep on his/her stomach knowing the risk you are subjecting your child to is pure negligence. Even if I found that my child were to sleep better on her stomach, I would rather endure constant sleepness nights than to put her at risk for SIDS. Open your eyes and realize that these guidelines are put into place for a reason.

Jean, I think you are rude to call someone a bad parent for letting their baby sleep on their stomach. One quick search on wikipedia shows "they" have NO IDEA what causes this.
It's all in who pays for the studies
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, several studies have failed to provide sufficient evidence of a causal link between vaccinations and SIDS. They state: From 2 to 4 months old, babies begin their primary course of vaccinations. This is also the peak age for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The timing of these two events has led some people to believe they might be related. However, studies have concluded that vaccines are not a risk factor for SIDS.[63]
Be sure to bring your new little baby to the germ factory (Dr's) to get their chemical cocktails. Ever ask to read the ingredients list on any those shots before you let them inject them in your baby, mother of the year. But im not judging you Jean.

Just an fyi...my neice (the daughter of one sister) and my nephew (the son of another sister) both died of SIDS while sleeping on their backs. Not only is SIDS devastating, but is baffling. The deaths of neither child was due to neglect or bad parenting.

Jean, you are rude and have no right to judge anyone. These "guidelines" you speak of have been changed so many times over the years. When I was 12 my sister was born and the "guidelines" then were to always put them on their stomach, then when I was 22 I had my daughter, the guidelines then were never on the back or stomach they should sleep on their sides, we used to put her between two rolled up towels to keep her on her side, then when I was 33 my Goddaughter was born and it was back to always on their backs.


Sadly, they have no idea what causes this or what is best and you clearly have no idea how to reseach something before you open your mouth. Good luck to your kids.

If I recall correctly, the link between SIDS and sleep position has weakened. Some studies suggest that the bedding material plays a factor. Also, doctors have noted in increase in cranial deformity to the backside of babies' heads who are place on their backs to sleep. Babies are more proned to breath in their vomit should they spit up while sleeping, leading to aspiration and pneumonia ... and death. If the parents are drunk, maybe the cause is putting their babies face down onto symthetic bedding materials?
My mother raised 8 children; all were placed on their stomachs, which in fact helps sleeping patterns. None of us died. Look to the bedding materials.

I agree, it does sound like a smear champain. drinking is bad ill admit that, but when we dont even know what causes SIDS you cant put a reason to it. some babies die. its sad its horrible and its the truth. no differnt than any other animal suddenly dieing. YES I have kids im not some cold person. I have a two year old and a 14 mo old. and yes I drank at night before putting them to bed, but not so much that I couldnt lay them on their backs. course I have stopped drinking. found out I was self medicating for post pardom depression, got medical help and its all good now. its tough having babies this close together but worth it in my case considering it was over 8 years before my husband and I concieved. I dont think its a matter of the drinking, I think its the parent. if you drink so much that you dont wake up when you hear your baby in distress, or to feed them, or hell just tend to your baby, your a bad parent