M.R.
How old is the newborn?
How soft is the couch?
It looks like I'm the only one here voting for the fact that it's not as bad as everyone is saying. The infants nose will flatten and she can breath just fine through the sides. Is it ideal? Probably not. Before the huge campaign for babies to sleep on their backs, and now they have flat heads, we put our babies to sleep on their tummies with the head tilted. I cannot even tell you how many times I walked in and the baby was face down, adjusted themselves into that position. They're all good and grown up now.