We believe that you can still get sleep
while sharing a bed with your baby / toddler.
Not exact matches
And remember that
while you should
share your room
with your
baby, that doesn't mean
sharing your
bed.
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?
Kids Health From Nemours warned that
babies should not
share a
bed with other children, particularly toddlers, because they aren't aware of the
baby's presence
while they sleep.
According to Combs, the two main causes of sleep - related infant deaths are accidental smothering
with a blanket, pillow or other soft item, and adults rolling on top of
babies while sharing a
bed.
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.
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.
While selecting the right co-sleeper for you and your
baby, you must decide if you want a co-sleeper that is positioned in
bed with you (also known as
bed sharing), co-sleeper attaches to the
bed or is a bedside co-sleeper.
While it isn't the most protective co-sleeper, it's a good idea for parents who are
bed -
sharing with baby and want some type of added protection against suffocation.
This would be so helpful to keep
baby # 2 so close to me
while still being able to
bed share with my oldest.
It's large enough to provide
baby with personal space
while bed sharing with parents yet small enough so that it doesn't take up too much space on the
bed.
The AAP,
while it discourages
sharing an adult
bed with your
baby, says having your
baby in your bedroom but in a separate sleeping space (even one right next to the
bed) reduces the risk of SIDS.
To date there is no research to show that giving a pacifier to a
baby who falls asleep breastfeeding
while sharing a
bed with his mother reduces his risk of SIDS.
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.
Some
babies have died
while sharing a
bed with their parents.