Fan use may lower the risk of SIDS

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
October 19, 2008 8:30am CST
New study finds that fan use is linked with a 72 percent lower risk of SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants ages 1 month to 1 year.Brain flaw may prevent SIDS babies from waking when they don't get enough oxygen.Placing babies on their backs to sleep is still the best advice for preventing SIDS. New study seems to suggest that by improving room ventilation we can further reduce risk." Do you already run a fan in your kids room? Would you?
4 people like this
4 responses
lilybug
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
19 Oct 08
I like to have a fan running in my room while I sleep. Since the baby still sleeps in my room in her toddler bed she sleeps with a fan on every night. I sleep better with a fan running. I can imagine babies do too.
3 people like this
DaddyOfTheRose
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
23 Oct 08
Any little thing which can help is well worth doing. The last thing you want is to have a kid die of SIDS and lambaste yourself for not trying the running a fan thing.
1 person likes this
mtdewgurl74
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I read that in a parenting magazine the other day. I was going to tell my niece about it since she will be having her baby soon. Also I read they have pacifiers that help in saving kids from SIDS as well.
Stephannie
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
19 Oct 08
Wow. That is great. I think they are finding alot of ways to save lives these days. I know it sure would have been nice if they had discovered it long ago though.
ersmommy1
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
19 Oct 08
I think I will add a fan to the babies room before he arrives!
1 person likes this