I know all of the hints to help avoid SIDS...back to sleep and no blankets, pillows or toys in the crib for the first year.

I also know that once a baby learns to roll over both ways taht if they get on their tummy that most likely they will be fine and you don't haveto keep rolling them back over.

With Owen, we have found that he really likes to have something next to his face to soothe him when he lays down...we have done this and then moved it when he fell asleep. Not a heavy comfortor or anything, but a lightweight blanket or this little 9" x 9" fleece piece with cloth texture tabs.

So far, he has been fine and I am wondering if it would be okay to leave the little fleece piece with him all night.

What do you other moms think? Matthew never liked anything by his face, and still doesn't really like any kind of covering, so this is new to me.

honestly, if you're comfortable with it, I would.

Our philosophy with ours at that stage, since we had such colicky babies, was the "do your best and let God do the rest".

When your baby's comfort, physically or mentally is involved, sometimes, risks HAVE to be taken, and this is one of those. If he were mine, I would.

Hmmm... my kids were never into sleeping with anything. However, my close friend's son was really into his blanky. She got him one that sounds like what you have. It was attached to a small teddy bear. He slept with it from age 6 mths to about 3 years.

Our DS#1 had a small blankie from 4 months on and still has it. It made me nervous at first but it the end his attachment to that blankie has been a real life saver.

My one suggestion would be try to have multiples of what ever he likes to sleep with because he probably will be connected to it for the next couple of years. We have 4 blankies and they are all wearing out at 2 1/2 years.

I understand- our Zoe born in May is our first child to prefer a blanket to a pacifier. She often chews on the corner for a bit (small 9x9ish fleece blanket) and it ends up resting on her face sometimes. It's pretty light weight, so it seems pretty safe. I often put her down now slightly drousy and find myself going in every few minutes and gently moving it away a bit once she's really out. My thinking here is also that once they have the head/neck strength to move around they will adjust it if it's bothering them. Zoe comfortably lifts her head, rolls, etc. As long as this is the case I'd try not to worry too much about it.

I let my ds sleep with a crocheted blanket that had holes in it. That way if it did get on his face, he was still able to breathe. He's nearly 2.5 and still loves his blanket and sleeps with it for naps and bedtime.

I don't think I ever heard the blankie rule. I heard about not having large comforters in the bed and stuffed animals or pillows. Rhyanne always had a blanket and usually a small toy to chew on. I agree that if this helps him to sleep better then to let him sleep with it and leave the rest to God.