SIDS Persuasive Speech
Do you know that about 2246 babies die each year from SIDS? This last statistic was from 2004 according to the National SIDS Resource Center.
How can you keep your baby safe and healthy? These 10 tips will help you.
The first tip concerns SIDS. I was so afraid that my baby could die from this and I did not know at the time what caused the death or how to prevent it.
1. DON'T let you baby sleep on her/his stomach.
It was discovered that babies who sleep on their back or sides lower their chances. Instead of having blankets in the crib, buy the blanket sleepers to keep your baby warm.
Don't use bumper pads in the crib or basinette or have toys in it either. So have nothing in the crib but the baby. And remind anyone who takes care of your baby to make sure that baby is put to sleep on her/his back. …show more content…
Don't have hot drinks while wearing your baby in a sling or front carrier.
Also cooking while you have your baby in a sling or carrier is just too dangerous. I trust I don't need to explain.
3. Don't give soda to your baby ever!
This is like giving your baby pure poison. Believe it or not when I was growing up I actually saw mothers put soda in the baby's bottle.
4. You have heard of babies dying because they have been shaken.
So I know how it feels when you have a baby that just won't stop crying. I read an alarming statistic. It said that about 50% of all adults have no clue that a baby can die or get brain damage if shaken!
You must make sure that anyone who might take care of your baby knows this. Here is a short list of some signs that someone may have done this to your baby.
* Baby won't eat very much
* Vomiting
* Extreme irritability
* Does not lift head even though your baby was doing so
How can you keep your baby safe and healthy? These 10 tips will help you.
The first tip concerns SIDS. I was so afraid that my baby could die from this and I did not know at the time what caused the death or how to prevent it.
1. DON'T let you baby sleep on her/his stomach.
It was discovered that babies who sleep on their back or sides lower their chances. Instead of having blankets in the crib, buy the blanket sleepers to keep your baby warm.
Don't use bumper pads in the crib or basinette or have toys in it either. So have nothing in the crib but the baby. And remind anyone who takes care of your baby to make sure that baby is put to sleep on her/his back. …show more content…
Don't have hot drinks while wearing your baby in a sling or front carrier.
Also cooking while you have your baby in a sling or carrier is just too dangerous. I trust I don't need to explain.
3. Don't give soda to your baby ever!
This is like giving your baby pure poison. Believe it or not when I was growing up I actually saw mothers put soda in the baby's bottle.
4. You have heard of babies dying because they have been shaken.
So I know how it feels when you have a baby that just won't stop crying. I read an alarming statistic. It said that about 50% of all adults have no clue that a baby can die or get brain damage if shaken!
You must make sure that anyone who might take care of your baby knows this. Here is a short list of some signs that someone may have done this to your baby.
* Baby won't eat very much
* Vomiting
* Extreme irritability
* Does not lift head even though your baby was doing so