The people at Sleeping Baby Productions just returned from a conference that not only tackled baby car seat sleeping, but baby carriers as well. While the information they presented said that most baby carriers are safer than car seats for a sleeping baby under the age of 4 months, there were many other points to be made about babies and sling safety that could save your baby’s life. If you carry your baby in a sling, you cannot let his head fall down to his chest — it blocks the airway and can cause hypoxia, resulting in ADHD, delayed development, decreased IQ, and impaired attention. The worst case scenario, as we’ve seen in these sling deaths, is positional asphyxia. The most important point made in this piece was you, and all of your baby’s caregivers, must be aware of baby’s position and breathing at all times. Do you use a sling or let your baby sleep in the car seat for long periods of time? Image via Joe Shlabotnik/Flickr