At night, T - Bird has transitioned to her «nest» next to our bed since my elaborate array of pregnancy pillows no longer allows for
safe sleep sharing.
Some sources publicize bed - sharing as an unsafe practice, no matter how it's done, but there are ways to sleep safely while bed - sharing if you follow guidelines for safe sleep surfaces and
safe sleep sharing.
There are certain basic principles for
safe sleep sharing, and these are covered in scientific detail, and very highly referenced from leading journals in SIDS: A Parent's Guide to Understanding and Preventing Sudden Infant Death, by William Sears, M.D..
Safe sleep sharing for infants does not * look * the same as typical Western sleeping arrangements for adults.
Not exact matches
We all need to do a bit so if you can
share the post, refrain from buying Arsenal merchandise or are willing to stay away or protest at games then you can
sleep safe that you are doing what you can to stop the rot.
While room -
sharing is
safe, putting your infant to
sleep in bed with you is not.
The
safest way to
sleep with your baby is for parents to «
share their room, not their bed, as «room
sharing without bed
sharing may reduce the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 % and helps prevent accidental suffocation.»
From 2011 to 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended that infants
share a room, but not a bed, as part of
safe sleep practices to try to prevent SIDS and
sleep - related deaths.
Attachment Parenting International (API), in consultation with many experts in the area of infant
sleep, has this information in the form of an Infant Sleep Safety Guidelines brochure and wants to get it into the hands of parents everywhere to ensure that all babies can be safe during sleep, at night and at naptime, regardless of whether you share sleep in the same bed, use a cosleeping bassinet, or use a
sleep, has this information in the form of an Infant
Sleep Safety Guidelines brochure and wants to get it into the hands of parents everywhere to ensure that all babies can be safe during sleep, at night and at naptime, regardless of whether you share sleep in the same bed, use a cosleeping bassinet, or use a
Sleep Safety Guidelines brochure and wants to get it into the hands of parents everywhere to ensure that all babies can be
safe during
sleep, at night and at naptime, regardless of whether you share sleep in the same bed, use a cosleeping bassinet, or use a
sleep, at night and at naptime, regardless of whether you
share sleep in the same bed, use a cosleeping bassinet, or use a
sleep in the same bed, use a cosleeping bassinet, or use a crib.
API Board Member Gena Kirby Weighs in on
Safe Bedsharing with KXAN «Austin mom Gena Kirby still
shares a bed with her nearly 2 - year - old daughter Charlie, and her two older girls also
slept with Kirby and her husband.
Sleeping: Co - sleeping / bed sharing never really worked for us (more like co - thrashing - around / bed hogging), so a safe place to sleep away from home was important
Sleeping: Co -
sleeping / bed sharing never really worked for us (more like co - thrashing - around / bed hogging), so a safe place to sleep away from home was important
sleeping / bed
sharing never really worked for us (more like co - thrashing - around / bed hogging), so a
safe place to
sleep away from home was important for us.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and
safe sleep experts advise moms that, to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or accidental suffocation, infants under 12 months of age should room
share, but should always
sleep in their own, separate
sleep area.
Learn more about the
safe sleep practices we
share with childcare centers and parents through numerous outreach programs, here.
As with the previous stages, bed
sharing and crib
sleeping are both
safe at this stage.
Room -
sharing (baby on a separate,
safe sleep surface in the same room as
sleeping parents), however, is correlated with lower SUID / SIDS risks.
I
share this
safe sleep information to help you make informed decisions today and going forward as a parent, not to condemn or shame any decisions you've already made.
You know that you've been able to keep a close eye on your baby while he or she has been bed
sharing or
sleeping in a co-sleep attachment, but how can you be sure you're providing your baby with the
safest possible
sleeping arrangement now that he or she is going to a separate bed — or even to a separate room?
Sleep - deprived new parents can easily fall asleep while feeding their baby, a situation that is far more dangerous than purposefully setting up a
safe bed -
sharing environment.
Co-
sleeping, particularly bed
sharing is a controversial issue due to its method linking to Sudden Infant Death Syndr ome (SIDS), so the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides a
safe sleeping requirements that include safety standards for the use of co-sleepers.
Use the Bamboo Bed Rail Bumper Foam Guard to keep your baby
safe and secure in a bed
sharing co
sleeping arrangement!
Therefore we support research that aims to understand bed
sharing behaviour, but to reduce the chance of SIDS the
safest place for a baby to
sleep remains its own cot or Moses basket, in the same room as parents for the first six months.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics revised its
safe sleep recommendations in October 2016, which clearly outline instances that have been shown to increase the risk of SIDS, unintentional death, or injury when
sharing a bed with an infant or small child.
Just as children need a regular bedtime, plenty of
sleep, a healthy diet, and other, predictable routines to keep them healthy, and need rules — such as not crossing the street without an adult or never
sharing personal information on the internet — to keep them
safe, they need boundaries to give them a sense of security.
Issue # 21 provides the newest
safe sleep recommendations,
shares post-birth warning signs that need immediate attention, and new ways of diapering to promote your baby's growth and development.
Keeping your baby in a crib alongside your own bed gives your child his or her own separate and
safe sleeping space without running the risks associated with bed
sharing.
It's definitely worth considering if a simple intervention, such as a cardboard box that doubles as a
safe sleeping environment, could help in the U.S. And with the newest recommendations saying that parents should room -
share, but not
share a bed, with their babies, a baby box makes following the guidelines very practical.
Other
safe sleeping practices include: not using blankets, quilts, sheepskins, stuffed animals, and pillows in the crib or bassinet (these can suffocate a baby); and
sharing a bedroom (but not a bed) with the parents for the first 6 months to 1 year.
But co
sleeping can be
safe and, as American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) states, room -
sharing decreases the risk of SIDS by as much as 50 percent.
If you choose to bed
share, check out
safe sleep guidelines.
The high incidence of infant suffocation underscores the importance of a
safe sleeping environment as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which includes supine positioning, a firm
sleep surface, room -
sharing without bed -
sharing, and avoiding loose bedding (9).
Room
sharing is
safe because the baby is
sleeping alone in it's own bed.
Adapted from: Maximizing the chances of
Safe Infant
Sleep in the Solitary and Cosleeping (Specifically, Bed -
sharing) Contexts, by James J. McKenna, Ph.D..
Their
safe sleep seven includes that a mother must be a non-smoker, sober, breastfeeding, that her baby is a healthy full term infant, on their back and is lightly dressed and unswaddled and lastly that they
share a
safe surface.
by getting pregnant again:P lol but they have both had their own beds for more then 2 yrs available to them, and they had many times
slept in them... But I am currently thinking of getting a bigger bed so when my 5.5 mth old is a bit bigger the boys can come in with us again if they want (on occasion I wake up to find one or the other in bed with me and the baby and I love it;) I know it might sound like I have taken on a lot to keep them all with me for so long, but in reality the time has went by far too fast, and the memories of those nights I love and cherish them now... what works for me might not work for others, I have heard of so many
safe and wonderful co-sleeping (or
sharing) ways that family's have came up with, what works for some wont work for others, so it is best to look into it to find the best way that works for your family:) drmamma.org has some wonderful tips and suggestions... if you want t talk more, feel free to respond I would be glad to help in anyway I can:)
Lighter
sleep makes it easier for a mother and infant to detect and respond to the presence of the other, making the bed
sharing arrangement much
safer.
Rather than abandon bed
sharing, such parents may choose to modify their
sleeping environment, eliminate known hazards, and practice the
safest form of bed
sharing possible.
I decided we needed to change our
sleep arrangements and create as
safe a bed
sharing environment that I could.
The Academy of Pediatrics, adapted their «
safe sleep guidelines» including recommending that a baby should «
Share a bedroom with parents, but not the same
sleeping surface, preferably until the baby turns 1 but at least for the first six months.»
But for families struggling with
sleep or who are committed to bed
sharing, I think we have an obligation to advise them on how to make it as
safe as possible.
After that there was no hard data to support that room
sharing without bed
sharing was any
safer than the baby
sleeping in their own room.»
No choice is 100 % «
safe,» but the best current research indicates that
sharing sleep, when practiced correctly, is best for babies — and
safest overall.
She enjoys
sharing her experiences with other parents about
sleep routines, attachment parenting,
safe sleep guidelines, and children's natural
sleep patterns.
A
safe place to commiserate about lack of
sleep, frustrations with feedings, and, yes, make a few new friends, a New Mom Group can be a real lifeline to
share and explore your new role of «mom,» especially for those without family nearby.
Research strongly suggests, however, that when proper precautions are taken,
sharing sleep is
safer than leaving a baby to
sleep in a crib, alone.
Telling mothers that they shouldn't
sleep with their babies in adult beds, only results in mothers falling asleep with their babies in even less
safe environments, or ignoring the advice while being deprived of the information needed to make bed -
sharing safer.
Share the
Safe Sleep Kentucky website and other resources with them so they can find information on their own, and encourage them to talk with their pediatrician if they have questions.
Unfortunately, parents using a family bed do not always follow
safe bed -
sharing practices, such as removing pillows, sheets, and other objects that create an unsafe
sleep environment for infants, according to What To Expect's website.
* The media LOVES to write up fear mongering stories on bed
sharing and co
sleeping, but there are
safe guidelines that you can follow which decreases your baby's risk of SIDS.
In tomorrow's post, I'll
share what we decided as the best,
safe sleeping options for Julia's baby on the way.
When they show up on your feed, inform your friends that these products are not what they seem to be and
share the simple ABCs of
Safe Sleep with them.