Babies can die over body heat??

Question

my friend took cpr classes and she told me that babies can die off the moms and dads body heat. if they were to close to the baby for a long amount of time. is that true?

Answer 1

no i don't believe it's true, i have 4 very healthy kids (my youngest is 1 years old) and i have on occasion put them on my chest to sleep. ur baby was like 10x hotter inside u than it is out here, that's why they somtimes tell u to keep them a little warmer because they sometimes don't regulate their body heat when they are that young. just don't go putting on a winter outfit on ur baby, LOL. just a light blanket will do especially since it is summer u just might need a thin recieving blanket if any. as for the whole crib/SIDS/put them on their backs to sleep theory, well that scares me a little. my brother-in-law and his girlfriend followed the "on their backs"method and their baby almost chocked to death. he started spitting up in the middle of the night while they were all sound asleep and began to choke because it went back into his mouth as well as some into his nose. Luckily the mother woke up and as she checked on him, she noticed he was turning blue. (he ended up being okay, but only because it was caught on time)

Personally i have never laid my children on their backs, I used receiving blankets, rolled the up and placed them behind their backs to keep them on their sides, the blanket keeps them from rolling onto their backs. (they also sell those side sleeper things at any store, target walmart, etc)  My youngest as well spit up while he was asleep, and instead of it going back in or in his nose, it just ran down the side of his face, but he was ok. If you don't feel comfortable leaving him in his crib, buy a bassinet that opens on the side and attaches to your bed. this way ur baby is in it's own bed, but still close to u

Answer 2

i think your friend has got her wires crossed its not good for any one to get over heated but laying on your chest woundnt kill them any way in responcies to lucky mo overheating cause sids not true three weeks ago my sister put her 14 month old daughter to bed in her cot as usaul when she went to wake her the next day she wasnt breathing note she was not overheated ,layed on her back ,in her own cot we can be given no reson as to why this happened as no one knows so for you to say overheating cause this not true  

Answer 3

Anivad, above poster, is absolutely incorrect about having a baby in the bed. According to Dr. Sears, the risk of infant death is TWICE as likely with a baby in a crib!

"The September/October 2002 issue of Mothering Magazine presents research done throughout the whole world on the issue of safe sleep. Numerous studies are presented by experts of excellent reputation. And what is the magazine's conclusion based on all this research? That not only is sleeping with your baby safe, but it is actually much safer than having your baby sleep in a crib. Research shows that infants who sleep in a crib are twice as likely to suffer a sleep related fatality (including SIDS) than infants who sleep in bed with their parents. "

Answer 4

hi, well i think your friend is not worth of that certificate, it is true that heat can do more harm to infants than the cold, but, i dont think a young in fant under say 6 months should be lying on their fronts anyway as this can affect the amount of air getting in to their little lungs, they do much better lying on  their backs as their airways are fully open that way, and with cot death, i think you can reduce the risk by keeping your baby in the same room (and very near) at all times, as we dont really know the full reasons why cot death occurs, im no medic but i think its down to something wrong with the infant somewhere along the line, i took part in a cot death study with the university of west england , and i learned a lot.

heres how you can reduce the risks:

1. keep baby near you at all times until its about a year old.

2. try not to feed baby to near to sleeping last thing at night(as this is when they tend to sleep for the longest periods)

3.only have sufficient layers (clothing, bedding) you can measure this by how hot you are feeling, if you feel comfortable with the amount of layers you are wearing, then the infant should have one more layer than you.

Answer 5

No, not possible.  Baby was INSIDE mom for nine months.  Mom did not suddenly raise her body temperature because she had a baby.

Answer 6

i think this is very rare ur friend shouldnt be saying things like this 2 u its obvious its going 2 scare u they used 2 say dont put ur children in bed with u then they say its best 2 so i think u do whats best. the only thing i would say is if u smoke they dont advice the baby sleeps with u and obviously if u been drinking . so if a baby can sleep with u allnight and not die i dont really see how they can die from ur body heat im not saying ur friends lying i just think this must be very rare .  

Answer 7

No, but you should make sure your baby isn't to hot anyway.

Answer 8

I'm not sure about overheating, but maybe suffocation. SIDS is cause by a baby overheating in their sleep. So parents are warned not to overwrap them with too many blankets, but I was never told about co-sleeping.

Answer 9

My wife had a baby in April and we was told in no uncertain terms that you must not sleep with your baby EVER. It is dangerous and your baby can overheat. I agree with poster Anivad. Some peoples advice on here is very dated (Therese Magdalene October 2002 indeed!) Babies should be left to sleep on their backs in their own cots.  

Answer 10

I think your friend has maybe got slightly confused with what has been said.

Any baby or small child can suffer if they overheat, the same as anyone else.  The problem sometimes with babies is if they are wrapped up in blankets too tightly, if they are getting too hot they cannot do anything about it, whereas an adult would remove the covers and let themselves cool down.

I suppose the same could apply if the baby is lying between parents that are sleeping.  I was always told that if you want to take the baby into bed with you, that I should lie on my back and place the baby on my chest - this is to make sure they are stable, stops you injuring them by leaning on them, and would also help them stay cool.

Hope this helps, good luck, x*x

Answer 11

babies are easily dehydrated, so this would take a very LONG time laying with parents, and not having fluids. Bubs would be screaming for a bottle after a while anyway, so chance of it happening are slim.There is more chance that a parent would accidentally roll on their baby