Co-sleeping
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- I am awfully tired my 3 month old is waking all through the night. I never get rest.
- My baby has been sleeping through the night since he was 2 weeks.
- Please tell me how you do it. What is your secret?
- Oh it's not secret he sleeps with me in my bed.
- You mean co-sleeping! My baby's pediatrician said that's a huge no-no. Have you heard of SIDS? Sharing a bed with your baby increases risk of suffocation, strangulation and entrapment.
- SIDS- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- That's why it's just him and I in the bed. It makes for easy breastfeeding, I know my baby feels secure and we have a bond like none other
- Are you not afraid you would roll over on him? He should sleep on a firm surface on his back. He could still be close to you and continue to bond.
- Its rare that a sober mother would roll on their baby. Co-sleeping has gone on for ages. Its appropriate to sleep with your mother. I
- Approximately 3500 infants die annually in the USA from sleep related infant deaths including SIDs, accidental suffocation and strangulation in beds.
- I keep all pillows and loose blankets away from my baby while sleeping. We have our perfect routine that allows for me and baby to be well rested.
- Please consider the facts, you can still co sleep without baby in bed with you but in close range. There are so many close range cribs that allow safe bonding
- He's 7 months old now, and it worked for his brother and sister. I will continue to do what works for us.
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