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When my firstborn arrived, the
visions of my "dream" baby were long gone once we came home from the hospital
and he screamed all night. He did not want to go to sleep, and insisted that
someone hold him all night long. Standing up. The minute we'd try to sit down,
he somehow knew it and the screaming commenced- even if he was half asleep!
Needless to say, we did everything and anything we could do to get him to go
(and stay!) asleep for even an hour at a time. We quickly figured out that he
hated sleeping on his back, and we had to place him on his stomach.
The FEAR! We were told over and over not to do this. I immediately started
searching on the internet for a loophole in the "Back to Sleep" campaign. This
was over 3 years ago, and I was new at the internet and just couldn't find
the information I was looking for. I found story after story of families who had
lost their babies to SIDS. No explanation. It just happened. Our pediatrician
did make me feel better when she told me, "hey, he's healthy, very strong, a
good size (over 95th percentile) baby...he should be fine sleeping on his
stomach." I quickly took her word, forgetting all the pictures I had just seen
of healthy looking, even plump babies that had died of SIDS.
We survived the first year, and after about 6 weeks my son even stopped
crying as much. Nineteen months after my firstborn, my daughter came into the
world. She was a wonderful sleeper; slept through the night at four weeks, and
nursed like a pro. I was in heaven this time! And big brother was wonderful. But
when my sweet Anna was around 6 months old (you can see her at 6 months above)
without even searching I stumbled across some startling information about
SIDS: IT IS PREVENTABLE. After reading everything I could on this
subject, I looked for more information. I HAD to have one of these
BabeSafe
mattress covers! Right then and there, I ordered mine from
Dr TJ Sprott in New
Zealand. I did not sleep soundly until it arrived about 5-6 days later.
It did not take me long to be outraged that just two years earlier, I could
not find this information on the internet! I was already selling cloth diapers,
and I quickly made the decision to sell the mattress covers as well, by telling
everyone I know about them and promoting the
toxic gas theory to parents who
will not learn about it from their pediatricians (a whole other can of worms...)
I consistently send information out as fast as I can, hoping to reach parents
who otherwise would not hear of the toxic gas theory. I really don't make any
money off of sales, because I spend all profits on advertising and printing
material. But I felt a true calling to do my part, and if ONE baby is saved,
that is enough for me. I hope that it is YOUR baby. If people have a little bit
of doubt in their mind and think that the cover is a scam, I tell them... if
it's a scam, it's only $30. If it's not a scam, it's your baby's life.
In ten years, we will ALL know the truth. It takes time for people to believe
and accept things. Until then, I will keep doing my part. God bless you all and
your babies, too!
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