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I could often tell when my younger son, Will, was dreaming as an infant, because he would laugh out loud in his sleep. It was utterly charming, and I always wondered what in his limited experience he could possibly be dreaming about. :)

That pic is awesome yet sweet...

My little lady always smiled when she was dreaming way before she started smiling while awake and I would wonder what she was dreaming about.

I always get a kick out of the noises that my kid makes when she sleeps because it sounds so similar to the noises our dogs make. I just hope she's not dreaming of chasing rabbits on four legs because life will be awfully disappointing :)

I love to watch my son sleep, he laughs and smiles and it's so cute. He's 11 months and I'm sure he has nightmares because occasionally he will cry, frown or his little lip will quiver. He never does the lip quiver thing while awake, only when he's sleeping. He smiles and laughs a lot more often than he cries, though.

I love ohdeedoh, but with as many readers as you have that are obviously parents (some of which quite presumably being new parents) I am a bit disgusted by the fact that the photo chosen for this post depicts a baby in an unsafe sleeping position - one that studies have proven to increase a child's risk of dying from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

As I am sure you are aware, babies belong on their backs, so why would a huge website whose reader demographic consists of parents with small children, send this wrong, and quite honestly, dangerous, message to its readers?

A response would be appreciated.

Wendi Lombard
wendilombard@gmail.com

Here's a response: Just because you hate yourself and life in general, that doesn't mean you have to spend your free time attempting to make others feel the same way. Hope that's appreciated!

Re: Wendi :::eye roll:::

- I received a nice message back from Janel at Ohdeedoh who advised she understood my concerns and would look into it further.

My message was raised out of concern after reading a recent study conducted by FirstCandle.org, the leading organization in SIDS research. Research shows that media that are inconsistent with health care messages can create confusion and misinformation about infant sleep safety and may inadvertently lead to unsafe practices. Only through collective efforts and shared awareness can we truly help to reduce the risk of SIDS, which is currently the number one killer of healthy infants between 1 month and 1 year of life.

As members of the media are critical to our ability to save babies’ lives, First Candle has advised that they will soon launch a Call to Action among print, electronic and broadcast media venues and their advertisers to create, select and use only images that depict babies (who appear to be 18 months of age or younger) in safe sleep positions and safe sleep environments.

As I am sure that Ohdeedoh would like to help in these efforts, I remain hopeful that consideration will be taken in the future when selecting images, as to no longer use ones that may reflect a child in an unsafe sleep position and/or environment.

Thanks, Wendi. I agree that the media often chooses images based on beauty or appeal, rather than on safe or natural practices, and it is incredibly naive to assume those images don't influence the consumers of those images.

For real, Wendy? Thanks, but we're not idiots.