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The First Years - Air-Flow Sleep Positioner | 
| Brand: The First Years
Category: Baby Product
List Price: $12.99
Buy New: $11.95
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Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 162
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 6.6 x 4.8
MPN: Y4064
Model: Y4064
UPC: 071463040643
EAN: 0071463040643
ASIN: B000058CC4
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| Features:
| • | Helps reduce the risk of SIDS | | • | Adjusts easily | | • | Machine washable |
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Product Description
The First Years Air-Flow Adjustable Sleeper Positioner The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies sleep on their side or back to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The Air-Flow Back Sleeper helps keep your baby in the proper sleeping position with two rounded frames that adjust with self-fastener strips to accommodate your growing baby. This product allows for maximum breathability and minimum heat buildup, while keeping baby comfortably in position throughout the night. Ventilated frames allow air to flow through cushion, and fabric design features a stars and moon theme in neutral styling to fit with any nursery decor. The size is adjustable and it's washable and dryable. Up to 6 months.
Editorial Review
The Air Flow Sleep Positioner helps keep baby on her back or her side, the positions recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics to reduce the risk of SIDS. Two rounded frames providing support are hollow, allowing for the free flow of air. Adjust the self-fastener strips so that the positioner is just wide enough for baby to lie in. Place it in the crib, and lay baby down on her back or side, with the positioner placed below her arms. The soft fabric cover is comfortable and helps baby feel snug and secure. --Terri Shea
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 150
 Misleading Product Description April 28, 2010
Mommy-to-Be (Charlottesville, VA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The product description for this item is misleading. While the American Academy of Pediatrics *does* recommend placing your baby to sleep on his back, the AAP does *not* recommend using sleep positioners. Sleep positioners pose a suffocation hazard. Having your baby sleep on his back reduces the risk of SIDS; having him sleep with a sleep positioner only increases his risk of suffocation. The safest crib is a bare crib-- that means no stuffed animals, no loose blankets, and certainly no sleep positioners!
 If rolled up towels don't work for you... April 4, 2010
Target Shopaholic (SF, CA)
I bought this out of desperation w/my fussy 5 week old who hates sleeping on her back in the bassinet so I tried to use this to prop her on her side. I have tried to use rolled up receiving blankets but they don't stay in place when she squirms around.
A lot of reviewers complained about the seam that the baby lays on and how it's too bumpy & uncomfortable to sleep on. They made it seem like there's a huge lump or something but in actuality, the seam is BARELY NOTICEABLE! especially if you've got your baby clothed & swaddled.
However, I do have some critcisms:
1) Awkward to place my baby in between the positioners w/o waking her up.
2) Must adjust positioners *BEFORE* placing baby in between the positioners and if you need to readjust, you can't do it while baby is in place -- not fun lifting baby in & out if you need to readjust for the perfect fit...
If everything is adjusted properly and you managed to get your baby in between w/o waking her, this positioner works great to provide firm support. I just wish it had some mechanism that allowed me to put baby down first and then slide the positioners to lock in place...
 Scott O March 25, 2010
S. OConnor (Shawnee, KS)
Used one of these with our first child, but it was borrowered from a friend so we bought one for our daughter. Great product for the price!
Unnecessary and less safe March 2, 2010
H. Carter
I didn't buy this; a friend lent it to me along with her Moses basket. I only tried the sleep positioner a few times, and then put it away. (The Moses basket was used till the baby outgrew it.)
The reasons I didn't like it? Foam - even breathable - so close to the baby's face made me nervous. If he turned his head to the side, his face could be pressed against it, restricting his airflow. He also didn't seem to find it that comfortable.
Once I discovered the velcro swaddling blankets there were no issues with the baby wriggling to his side or front until he was old enough to move around properly. They kept him feeling secure, warm, and safe. The sleep positioner did none of these. Don't waste your money buying something which (as I discovered later) is not as "safe" nor as "good" as advertized.
Great for treating flat head syndrome / plagiocephaly February 28, 2010
C. Wilson
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Our 5-month old's neurologist recommended to use a sleep positioner to help him sleep on the less-favored side of his head, allowing the head to round out. We have tried a few products, and this one works the best for keeping him in position without wiggling out of the positioner.
The material is extremely breathable, so we are not worried about overheating. The wedges are adjustable with velcro and stay securely in position. They can be folded inwards to change the angle of the wedge's incline.
We have found that the best way to use the product for treating his head shape is this: The two wedge pieces are kind of pointy, so we fold one point in (like this: >) and leave the other in vertical position (like this: ^). We set the baby's back/shoulder (not head) on the folded-over (>) wedge so that he will favor the round side of the back of the head. His other side rests just inside the vertical (^) wedge so that he won't slide out of the positioner. It has worked quite well--highly recommended!
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