washington mom jordan derosier took to social media to express her emptiness after she suddenly lost her seven - month - old sloan could i have done better ? sids and other sleep - related infant deaths : updated 2016 recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment , " draws on new research and serves as the first update to academy policy since 2011.recommendations call for infants to share their parents ' bedroom for at least the first six months and , optimally , for the first year of life , based on the update , 7102017 : nearly a week after losing her 7 - month - old son sloan , after he got tangled in his crib blanket , mom jordan derosier spoke to people about the tragic accident . " it is so unfortunate that people think grief should fit their guidelines , that because my child died i can not talk about him . more and more people started getting messages and comments that made me physically sick to read . room - sharing decreases the risk of sids .