How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents

Re:How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from Ame... by simulator5g on Sunday March 08, 2026 @10:24PM (#47304162)

What's wrong with sleeping on your side? Most people find it very uncomfortable to sleep on their backs. No doubt this applies to infants as well.

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Re:How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from Ame... by magicalhippo on Sunday March 08, 2026 @10:40PM (#47304269)

> What's wrong with sleeping on your side?

There's a chance the baby rolls from the side onto their stomach, and that is associated with an increased chance of dying[1].

So in general better to avoid if you can.

[1]: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/p...

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Re:How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from Ame... by beAbU on Monday March 09, 2026 @05:16AM (#47306599)

Like a sibling comment says, you risk the baby rolling on to its face and suffocating. All the midwives at the hospital and all the books say to not do it, but any mother in law will tell you to just put the baby on its side if it's fussy. If you challenge the MIL she'll throw the "I've raised more babies than you so I know better" remark in your face. A tale as old as time I guess.

Eventually we caved, and it really works to calm them down. But we only do it under supervision. When she's asleep we'll roll her on her back.

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