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Oh geez, don't let them see pics of my babies!!!! I have always had a blanket and 1 small stuffed animal in my childrens' cribs. By 6 months old, DD had about 4 animals in with her! She could roll and had good neck control, so I never even questioned it. I am not too concerned about having small loveys in the crib with them.

My LO has slept with a lovey since we swaddle-weaned at 4.5 months. He seriously looooves his lovey and he's fallen asleep with it covering his face. I've never gone in to move it or adjust him and he always ends up moving it (or himself) on his own.

I admit that I'm not an overly cautious parent and I don't tend to follow many rules. I also haven't read up on SIDS since my LO was a newborn but I do believe the risks are significantly reduced after 6 months if not sooner.

My LO uses a lovey, we just make sure that once he is asleep it's not near his face.

I believe SIDS worries should end around the 6 month mark. I started with a lovey with LMW at like 4 months. She never touched it but at 5 months she started using it as her soothing technique. She even pulls it over her face and falls asleep like that sometimes. She'll be 6 months next week. I'm not concerned because she's a very big and strong baby, and after falling asleep wtih it on her face she always pulls it off about 30 mins later, so I know that if something is not letting her breathe she'll probably just pull her face away.

Your commenter... ugh. Nice for them to be concerned for you, but since T is over 6 months you are obviously making an informed decision in letting him sleep with a lovey.

WJ is over 3 years old now and still sleeps with his lovey. He also has 3 other smalled stuffed animals that he sleeps with now, but he always ends up snuggling with the same lovey he had as an infant. (well, one of the FOUR that we rotate between!)

I agree with the pps . . . you know what's best for your LO based on his development. If I had seen the pic, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. And seriously, who brings up SIDS in a casual post? Sometimes I wonder wth is wrong with people. : /

@WinnieBee: Yeah - as someone who has slept with her LO in the same bed on occasion--like last night-- (I swore I would never do that - LOL), I would definitely consider *me* a much bigger threat to the safety of my baby than a lovey! So, to the "paranoid" comment I give one complete BAER (big azz eye roll), fo sho.

exactly what @MsLipGloss: said. @winniebee: do you know the person personally who posted that? I cant remember if your profile is private or not since I can see it