Am I being paranoid? PIP

[justjen]

I got this pic from daycare. I called and told them I wasn't comfortable with this.

For background, he's been a bit of a fusspot today, apparently. They originally told me that swaddle blankets were not allowed, but then today, suddenly said they were ok "with a doctor's note" (which I haven't gotten yet). The director went to Target and bought him some (which is fine, we have the same ones). My vision is he would be wrapped up and placed in a crib for naps, not this.

[sjh722]

I don't understand why you would swaddle a baby and lay him on a boppy.

Also, can he roll? A is only 2 weeks old and rolls to the side. I wouldn't want his head to be stuck against the pillow.

[justjen]

Apr 23, 2015 15:21:10 GMT -5 sjh722 said:

I don't understand why you would swaddle a baby and lay him on a boppy.

Also, can he roll? A is only 2 weeks old and rolls to the side. I wouldn't want his head to be stuck against the pillow.

He can't roll yet, which is why I think I might be paranoid. But my worry was the same--that he'd face plant into the Boppy and be stuck there. 

[ringstrue]

Cribs ok, or anywhere he's buckled in like a bouncer or swing, fine.

[AlpineSlide]

i wouldn't be comfortable unless someone was 100% watching him at all times. he could slip down and his face would be under the boppy.

it is also fishy that they changed their tune about swaddles too.

[lilac05]

You're not paranoid. I'd at least ask questions. See if they have a time limit for babies in swaddles. Let them know the swaddle is for sleeping only (or however you use it). It's a comfort for babies, but is not a substitute for comforting them. If they previously haven't allowed them, the staff may just need some education about when/how to use them.

We swaddled both of our boys. It was a lifesaver for all of us. I knew it helped them, but I still felt/feel like they look like torture devices in pictures. My kids would both get that "somebody?? Help me??" look in their eyes. Every time.

[Deleted]

I wouldn't do that because when my son was swaddled it was sleep time so hanging out on a Boppy was just not a place he would be while swaddled but if they are right there with him I don't see any real harm. I think I would just say "I only want him laying in his crib while swaddled, thanks."

[jeaniebueller]

On a boppy? Nope and I am sure its against daycare licensing regs.

[justjen]

Yeah, I think I'm going to send an email tonight. For nap time only, preferably in a crib, but a bouncy seat or swing is OK too.

This is a big national chain, so I was surprised by the rule "change," too...

ETA: This is not helping with my reluctance about coming back to work

[Deleted]

You're not paranoid. That would be bother me at DC.

There was a time when DS would ONLY sleep in a similar position but he was my kid, in my house and I trusted myself to watch him. I also never wrapped him that tight, although it always looks worse in pictures. And I only did it when he needed to sleep desperately, not just hanging out.

[Deleted]

Not okay. He's laying sideways swaddled on a boppy. He could roll over and face plant. Also, that's a pretty steep pillow for a newborn to rest their head on.

[specialk]

I wouldn't like it and would ask that they only swaddle him for naps.

He's a very cute little burrito, though!

[biogirl21]

I would hope they put him there to take a picture and then put him in the crib to sleep. If they were going to leave him there, not cool. And I agree with tulips, I would worry that they would have him swaddled more than needed. I would tell them naps only.

[nextbigthing]

not paranoid, I wouldn't love this at all.

I think cribs or buckled into a bouncy are about the only places I want him left. My daycare has a policy that they are in a sleepsack in the crib or in a bouncy seat (only if they doze off).

The swaddle thing I think you should have been consulted on beforehand, and I'm not a fan of him being on a boppy because of the reasons everyone else stated above.


eta:  I am not ok with being swaddled when not sleeping, babies need to move (this has become a sensitive subject for me with DS hip issues)

[justjen]

I'm not worried about the tightness of the swaddle--we have that same one, and it's the larger size, so it needs to be pulled around a fair amount to close right. But yeah, I only wanted them to use it at nap time!

[pinotgrig]

Apr 23, 2015 15:23:36 GMT -5 AlpineSlide said:

i wouldn't be comfortable unless someone was 100% watching him at all times. he could slip down and his face would be under the boppy.

it is also fishy that they changed their tune about swaddles too.

This is where I'm at. Even if he can't roll yet in purpse, it's not unheard of for it to happen accidentally. G rolled pretty early once but then not again for a few months.

[Deleted]

I'd advise them only to do it in the crib.

Fwiw, my daycare could also have swaddle if you had a dr note. They started doing it before I got the dr note and I came in to nurse him at lunch one day and he was swaddled napping in his crib. Honestly, my kid needed the swaddle to sleep so I was happy they did it and then went and got a dr. Note. But they only did it in his crib while he was napping.

[ECB]

I wouldn't be comfortable. The angle that he's at - it looks too easy for him to flop over onto his face.