# Our grandson's helmet (link to photo) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 25, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621 "2009-05-25T23:17:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/21 "2009-05-26T12:20:38Z")
Thank you! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zhen\_ka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zhen\_ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zhen_ka)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/22 "2009-05-27T05:21:14Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Yes, his name is Andrew. What does that have to do with your link? I just think that it is funny that his name is Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/23 "2009-05-27T05:27:28Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > [Our grandson in his helmet](http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/liberalpb/Helmet.jpg) That is _ridiculously_ cute. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/24 "2009-05-27T05:41:49Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > People used to lay their baby on its face to sleep? People used to lay babies on their tummies to sleep–their faces would be turned to the side. It was considered safer; they worried that the baby would spit up and then choke. Babies are often happier sleeping on their tummies as well. The whole “back to sleep” thing is fairly new–probably started in the early 90’s, but I don’t know when. My daughter was born in 2000 and it was well established by then. But I don’t remember my baby sister (born 1987) sleeping on her back. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/25 "2009-05-27T06:02:35Z")
Thanks, Cisco. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/26 "2009-05-27T13:36:58Z")
> [@dangermom](#): > > People used to lay babies on their tummies to sleep–their faces would be turned to the side. It was considered safer; they worried that the baby would spit up and then choke. Babies are often happier sleeping on their tummies as well. > > The whole “back to sleep” thing is fairly new–probably started in the early 90’s, but I don’t know when. My daughter was born in 2000 and it was well established by then. But I don’t remember my baby sister (born 1987) sleeping on her back. I have always been a stomach/side sleeper, to the point that unless I am tranked or restrained to the point that I cant move and pass out from fatigue I cant sleep on my back. I normally sleep on my stomach with my arms sort of under me, I amazed my nurse last week by sleeping with an IV in on my stomach :smack: I have seen crib pictures of myself sleeping on my stomach among christmas stuff so I would have been 2 months old at the time. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/27 "2009-05-27T13:39:43Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Between the helmet and the look on his face, he looks like he’s about to jump a motorcycle over a line of 15 cars, or something. Or like he’s about to go win one more for the Gipper… ---
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/28 "2009-05-27T14:04:26Z")
TRON?! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/29 "2009-05-27T14:10:41Z")
I think I just suffered a cute overload. I love the look on his face, like, “DO NOT MESS WITH ME, I HAVE HELMET!!” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/30 "2009-05-27T14:13:52Z")
Our daughter was premature and had a misshapen head because she always kept her head to one side (due to muscles on one side of the neck being weaker than the other, something very common w/ premies.) We did a lot of exercises that her doctor taught us to strengthen her neck and just before they were going to make us put her in a helmet, we were able to get her neck strong enough so that she’d lay on both sides of her head. Very cute pic, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/31 "2009-05-28T00:23:52Z")
It sounds like you went through exactly what our kids are going through. Your success is encouraging, and I’ll pass that along to our daughter (my step-daughter). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/32 "2009-05-28T16:44:01Z")
The helmet’s cute. But if he starts lifting large metal objects with his mind, you might want to call the authorities. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/33 "2009-05-29T02:25:30Z")
Yeah, but who could \*they \*be? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kdeus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@kdeus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kdeus)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/34 "2009-05-29T02:30:35Z")
Mob Boss: “Have the money by Thursday. My enforcer Andrew will make the pick up.” Twig: “How will I know its him?” MB: “You’ll know.” [Andrew](http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/liberalpb/Helmet.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/35 "2009-05-29T02:36:05Z")
> [@StinkyBurrito](#): > > TRON?! > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The helmet’s cute. But if he starts lifting large metal objects with his mind, you might want to call the authorities. > [@Liberal](#): > > Yeah, but who could \*they \*be? 😃 The MCP, my little Program. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/36 "2009-05-29T03:00:20Z")
> [@kdeus](#): > > Mob Boss: “Have the money by Thursday. My enforcer Andrew will make the pick up.” > > Twig: “How will I know its him?” > > MB: “You’ll know.” > > [Andrew](http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii262/liberalpb/Helmet.jpg) That’s just amazingly cute. Almost chewy caramel cute. 🙂 > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > The MCP, my little Program. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621/37 "2009-05-29T03:49:14Z")
> [@dangermom](#): > > People used to lay babies on their tummies to sleep–their faces would be turned to the side. It was considered safer; they worried that the baby would spit up and then choke. Babies are often happier sleeping on their tummies as well. > > The whole “back to sleep” thing is fairly new–probably started in the early 90’s, but I don’t know when. My daughter was born in 2000 and it was well established by then. But I don’t remember my baby sister (born 1987) sleeping on her back. Putting babies on their back to sleep is done to reduce the risk of “cot death”. My wife and I went against the grain though and slept both of our babies on their tummies, they slept a lot better that way and we consider the risk of cot death to be too small to merit the change. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-grandsons-helmet-link-to-photo/497621.md?page=1)