For Moms Concerned about SIDS & TUMMY SLEEPING...

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  • aarkat
  on Aug. 7, 2009 at 7:07 PM

• a little more info (from CotLife 2000) regarding sids and mattresses:

  Facts about cot death (SIDS)

  
  

  • Cot death (SIDS, crib death) is not a medical matter. It is caused by poisonous gases generated in the baby's sleeping environment.

  • The gases concerned are phosphines, arsines and stibines, which are all extremely toxic nerve gases.

  • The gases are produced in a baby's cot (or other sleeping environment) by the action of common household fungus on compounds of phosphorus, arsenic and antimony present in the mattress and in certain other bedding. The danger of cot death increases as a mattress is re-used from one baby to the next.

  • Babies can be protected from this gaseous poisoning by enclosing mattresses in a gas-impermeable cover which is itself not capable of the gas generation concerned, and using on top of the wrapped mattress specified bedding which is also not capable of that gas generation. For details of the mattress-wrapping protocol, click on the sidebar heading How to prevent cot death (SIDS).

  • Breastfeeding does not prevent cot death.

  • Smoking does not cause cot death.

  • Sleeping a baby with feet to the foot of the cot does not prevent cot death.

  • Face-up sleeping is only a partial preventive against cot death.  Many babies have died sleeping face-up on unwrapped mattresses.

  • Cot death is not a syndrome. The term "SIDS" (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is a misnomer.

  • The physiological effect of the toxic gases which cause cot death is to de-activate a certain vital enzyme in the body (the cholinesterase enzyme). As the gas is ingested into the baby's body (by breathing in and/or absorption through the skin), more and more of the enzyme is de-activated, until eventually there is insufficient enzyme left to support life. The function of the cholinesterase enzyme is to ensure that nerve impulses from the brain are transmitted to the various parts of the body which act upon the impulses. If sufficient gas is ingested, the nerve impulses "telling" the lungs to breathe don't reach the lungs and the baby stops breathing. Shortly after this occurs, heart function ceases, and death follows very soon afterwards.

  • This explains why cot death babies do not show physical symptoms.  The babies were not ill in the medical or physiological sense; they were poisoned by environmental gaseous poisoning.

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  • rileysmommy811
  on Aug. 7, 2009 at 7:12 PM

• I beg to differ about the smoking..
  

  Quoting aarkat:
  
  

  a little more info (from CotLife 2000) regarding sids and mattresses:

  Facts about cot death (SIDS)

   

  • Cot death (SIDS, crib death) is not a medical matter. It is caused by poisonous gases generated in the baby's sleeping environment.

  • The gases concerned are phosphines, arsines and stibines, which are all extremely toxic nerve gases.

  • The gases are produced in a baby's cot (or other sleeping environment) by the action of common household fungus on compounds of phosphorus, arsenic and antimony present in the mattress and in certain other bedding. The danger of cot death increases as a mattress is re-used from one baby to the next.

  • Babies can be protected from this gaseous poisoning by enclosing mattresses in a gas-impermeable cover which is itself not capable of the gas generation concerned, and using on top of the wrapped mattress specified bedding which is also not capable of that gas generation. For details of the mattress-wrapping protocol, click on the sidebar heading How to prevent cot death (SIDS).

  • Breastfeeding does not prevent cot death.

  • Smoking does not cause cot death.

  • Sleeping a baby with feet to the foot of the cot does not prevent cot death.

  • Face-up sleeping is only a partial preventive against cot death.  Many babies have died sleeping face-up on unwrapped mattresses.

  • Cot death is not a syndrome. The term "SIDS" (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is a misnomer.

  • The physiological effect of the toxic gases which cause cot death is to de-activate a certain vital enzyme in the body (the cholinesterase enzyme). As the gas is ingested into the baby's body (by breathing in and/or absorption through the skin), more and more of the enzyme is de-activated, until eventually there is insufficient enzyme left to support life. The function of the cholinesterase enzyme is to ensure that nerve impulses from the brain are transmitted to the various parts of the body which act upon the impulses. If sufficient gas is ingested, the nerve impulses "telling" the lungs to breathe don't reach the lungs and the baby stops breathing. Shortly after this occurs, heart function ceases, and death follows very soon afterwards.

  • This explains why cot death babies do not show physical symptoms.  The babies were not ill in the medical or physiological sense; they were poisoned by environmental gaseous poisoning.

  
  

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  • legalmom343
  on Aug. 7, 2009 at 7:14 PM

• Eli just had his 6 month shots and I was so paranoid last night. Didnt realize that I will need to keep a close eye on him for 3 weeks :(  A friend of mine lost her son at 6 months to SIDs and they think it was actually a result of an allergic reaction to his shots.  So now I'm even more paranoid and questioning whether I shouldve delayed a few :(

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

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  • aarkat
  on Aug. 7, 2009 at 7:15 PM

• good point.  i think overexposure to chemicals (including those in smoke) have a lot to do with sids.
  

  Quoting rileysmommy811:
  
  

  I beg to differ about the smoking..
  

  Quoting aarkat:
  
  

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  • ThinkTwice08
  on Aug. 7, 2009 at 7:29 PM

• I agree that TOXIC chemicals are a LIKELY contributing factor, and probably account for the other 30-34% of SIDS deaths.
  

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  • stava2202
  on Aug. 8, 2009 at 5:09 PM

• Thanks!

  Which is why I dont vax!
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
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  • rileysmommy811
  on Aug. 8, 2009 at 7:28 PM

• Yep.  That's what I was thinking
  

  Quoting aarkat:
  
  

  good point.  i think overexposure to chemicals (including those in smoke) have a lot to do with sids.

  Quoting rileysmommy811:
  
  

  I beg to differ about the smoking..
  

  Quoting aarkat:
  
  

  
  

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  • aurorabunny
  on Aug. 8, 2009 at 8:23 PM

• The mattress link is VERY strong in my opinion, in fact several studies I read showed that it might even be the main cause.  I'm glad that was mentioned.  If you can't afford a chem free mattress just make sure it's wrapped.
  

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  • rozepyle
  on Nov. 5, 2009 at 2:52 PM

• in china they dont even have a word for sids because everyone co sleeps.

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