They also reported on whether they were
sharing a bed with their baby at seven different time points during the study.
the fact is, around 60 % of parents will
share a bed with their baby at some point - so help them make it safe.
Not exact matches
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 crib.
We know that if a mother smokes, if she has consumed alcohol or other sedatives, if the
baby is formula fed, if the sleep surface is a sofa or water
bed, or if the
bed is also
shared with other children that a
baby sleeping
with his or her mother is
at heightened risk of SIDS or accidental death.
We know many mothers bring their
baby into
bed with them
at night.1
Bed sharing makes breastfeeding easier2 and breastfeeding mothers get more sleep.3 It also allows mother -
baby interaction to continue throughout the night and may protect the infant against the long periods of deep sleep thought to contribute to SIDS.4, 5
Babies who
bed -
share and
share time
with their moms
at night can often get a third or more of their caloric intake during the night.
in a way that other kinds of
shared activity between mother and
baby can not; there are also some practical reasons and emotional benefits to having your newborn
baby in
bed with you
at night.
Not only will sleeping
with your newborn encourage bonding in a way that other kinds of
shared activity between mother and
baby can not; there are also some practical reasons and emotional benefits to having your newborn
baby in
bed with you
at night.
The sheer lack of sleep means most breastfeeding moms will
bed share with baby at some point.
The study by Durham University found that mothers who
shared their
bed with their
babies for
at least an hour a week were more likely to continue breastfeeding past six months but mothers who go to their
baby's cot to breastfeed are more likely to give up before six months.
Don't
share eating utensils, drinking glasses, washcloths, towels,
beds, pillows, or blankets
with your
baby until you've been symptom - free for
at least five days.
It found that a breastfed
baby of nonsmoking parents was
at five times higher risk for SIDS if
sharing a
bed with parents than if sleeping in his or her own crib / bassinet / cot — but wait.
So let's look
at the raw numbers instead: Among the 1,472
babies who died of SIDS, 22.2 % were bedsharing
with parents; of the 4,679 control
babies who did not die of SIDS, 9.6 % were
sharing a
bed with parents the day of the study interview.
The convenience of co-sleeping for breastfeeding
at night is the reason parents most commonly give for choosing to co - sleep.9 Mothers who
bed -
share with their
baby tend to breastfeed longer and maintain exclusive breastfeeding longer than those who do not co - sleep.10 — 12
But as many as 60 percent of mamas admit they
bed -
share with their
babies at least sometimes (usually during or after a late - night feeding).
The incidence of
bed -
sharing is on the rise in the U.S., and while most parents say that their
baby sleeps separately
at night, when researchers ask more specific questions, it turns out that roughly half of moms and dads actually do sleep
with their
babies at least occasionally.
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.
API, in consultation
with many experts in the area of infant sleep, has this information 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 crib.
However, a research team
at Temple University Hospital (TUH) has now found that face - to - face postpartum education about safe infant sleep, combined
with the distribution of a
baby box, which is a cardboard bassinet, reduced the rates of
bed -
sharing during
babies» first 8 days of life.
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