Sentences with phrase «recommend sharing a bed with your baby»

The AAP doesn't recommend sharing a bed with your baby because it's associated with a higher risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation, strangulation, or entrapment.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as well as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission strongly recommend against sharing a bed with your baby due to the increased risk of SIDS, death from suffocation, strangulation, or another unexplained cause.

The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that parents NOT share a bed with their baby due to risk of infant suffocation.

Although it's not recommended, if you do decide to share your bed with your baby, make sure that your mattress is firm and flat and that it fits tightly against the headboard with no space around it where your baby's head could get stuck.

One topic of continued debate among parents is co-sleeping, or bed - sharing, a common practice in countries outside the U.S. Fueled by increasing evidence, however, more pediatricians and sleep experts are dissuading parents from sharing a bed or a bedroom with their babies, recommending instead that babies be allowed to learn how to fall asleep and stay asleep on their own.

The Arm's Reach Co-Sleeper — a bassinet / crib which Dr. McKenna has recommended as one way to enjoy close proximity with a baby for parents who are concerned about bed - sharing

It is not recommended to bed share with babies who are under six months of age, and some professionals believe babies should be at least 12 months before it's safe to try bed sharing.

Sharing a room, but not a bed, with your infant is actually recommended by pediatricians, as it lets you monitor your baby while he sleeps overnight.