He has some pretty intense boughts of cross-eyedom!
Chair time!
Well, we are all sick now. I'm starting to get over this cold but Fab's just coming down with it. We're not sure how much it's effecting Luca, he seems pretty par for the course these days. Lately he's been jumping awake quite a bit. I guess he scares himself because he'll cry when it happens. I've also noticed he seems to be losing hair on his forehead. I think it's because he rubs his face into the blanket when he wakes up. He only sleeps on his stomach - it goes against everything they tell us - he should always sleep in his back to help prevent SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). When he's on his back he tends to spit up a bit and has a tough time not choking on it. Also he really wakes up when he's on his back. He's just a tummy sleeper!
I forgot to add this video for yesterday's post.
Interesting blog. I'm just passing through doing research on SIDS. It seems like the Back to Sleep Campaign to prevent SIDS is primarily responsible for the increase in plagiocephaly. It prevents SIDS because Back Sleep does not allow an infant to get Deep Sleep (Stage 3/4 NREM sleep) which is when Babies primarily die of SIDS. Stage 3/4 NREM sleep is also when much of a babies plasticity and memory consolidation happens.
ReplyDeleteBut, beyond plagiocephaly infants who sleep supine compared to infants who sleep in the prone position also have increased rates of:
- Social skills delays at 6 months (Dewey, Fleming, et al, 1998)
- Motor skills delays at 6 months (Dewey, Fleming, et al, 1998)
- gastroesophageal reflux (GER) (Corvaglia, 2007)
- Milestone delays (Davis, Moon, et al., 1998)
My question is: If a doctor was presented with a baby that had social skills delays, motor skills delays, and gastroesophageal reflux what would a doctor say if a child had these three things but not too bad. The doctor might tell the parent to be patient and that different kids develop differently. But, what if the case was more severe - what if the kids social skills were wors? The doctor might diagnose him with ADHD. But, what if the kids delays were really far behind - that is the kid had very large delays in social skills and motor skills? The doctor might diagnose him with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I think part (if not all) of the Autism Epidemic is caused by the SIDS Back to Sleep campaign. This is totally unrelated to plagiocephaly only that plagiocephaly could be used as a marker for how well the parents followed the SIDS Back to Sleep advice. My guess is that for every 30 boys who slept in the supine position and have plagiocephaly then 5 will be diagnosed with ADHD and 1 will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. My guess is that for every 210 girls put to sleep in the supine position that 5 will eventually be diagnosed with ADHD and 1 will be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This is just my theory.