Interesting article on Co-Sleeping

[sdm242]

As for the having fun in bed while their kids are there. No one has yes to let me know how they do it

Somehow we managed...enough to have another kid at least We just used a part of the bed that the baby wasn't sleeping on. Or we'd do it someplace other than the bedroom (which caused us to get more creative ) It really wasn't that difficult and our sex life did not suffer from cosleeping. As they got older (12+months), we moved the kids onto a mattress on the floor in our room-never had to worry about disturbing them because they were sound sleepers.

[Spidey]

Somehow we managed...enough to have another kid at least We just used a part of the bed that the baby wasn't sleeping on. Or we'd do it someplace other than the bedroom (which caused us to get more creative ) It really wasn't that difficult and our sex life did not suffer from cosleeping.

But just managed. And im sure it was with the lights off, all quite and low movement. Shhhh not so loud, the babies sleeping.

Sorry not for me, master bedroom is for the adult only. That being the main reason.

[davecanada]

But just managed. And im sure it was with the lights off, all quite and low movement. Shhhh not so loud, the babies sleeping.

Sorry not for me, master bedroom is for the adult only. That being the main reason.

If he's asleep in our bedroom we have a living room, kitchen, hallway, bathroom.

If he's napping in his crib, we have our bed.

There was a book called goodnights about the advantages of cosleeping, helped us sleep through the night rather than have to keep getting up when he was in his own room.

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Nights-Pa.../dp/0312275188

http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/ap/flower.asp

And statistics on reduction in SIDS with cosleeping:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...dopt=Abstract/

[sdm242]

But just managed. And im sure it was with the lights off, all quite and low movement. Shhhh not so loud, the babies sleeping.

Sorry not for me, master bedroom is for the adult only. That being the main reason.

It wasn't like that all. There are a lot of us that did/do cosleep and I think your assumption that none of us have a good sex life is wrong. I'm sure it may be a problem for some, but for us it never hindered us. LIke I said before, I think it may have even helped us as it caused us to become more creative at times!

Obviously we just have different views of parenting, I have no problem with that. But I do have a problem with you assuming things that aren't true. Until you've tried it, don't knock it.

[getmail99]

And statistics on reduction in SIDS with cosleeping:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...dopt=Abstract/

Very good, I read about benefits of cosleeping over SIDS sometimes ago and good to see you provide a link, thanks.

However, with the influence from the western culture, I think less and less people in Hong Kong, and Beijing, the two places where they have the lowest SIDS on your chart are doing cosleeping.

Usually cosleeping goes with breast feeding, I don't know if this research or other researches also account for the benefit of breast feeding and cosleeping at the same time. Again, less and less people in Asia doing breast feeding now.

[llbgal]

I stumbled across this article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12893485...sweek/from/ET/
abd thought it was interesting to share w/ all those "Ferberites"... to me it makes me happy to see others reconsidering their stance!

[volan]

Charts like this tend to generate more questions than they answer. For example if we look at Hungary and Copenhagen. Copenhagen has a higher percentage of co-sleeping than Hungary, yet Copenhagen as a 200% higher incidence rate of SIDS.

More interesting, look at Hong Kong and Sweden. In Sweden there are more than 50% more co-sleepers than Hong Kong, yet Sweden has 200% more incidences of SIDS

What are they doing in Hong Kong that they're not doing in Sweden that is reducing the occurance of SIDS so dramatically when compared to Sweden.

Also, where is the graph that shows the number of babies suffocated by sleeping with their parents? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) states that co-sleeping puts babies at risk of suffocation and strangulation. The AAP Also states that co-sleeping may increase the risk of SIDS

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns of the dangers of allowing a baby to sleep in an adult bed. Soft mattresses, pillows, and blankets are all dangers to a baby.

[getmail99]

What are they doing in Hong Kong that they're not doing in Sweden that is reducing the occurance of SIDS so dramatically when compared to Sweden.

May be less vaccine or different vaccine schedule, breast feeding or Chinese food .

The AAP Also states that co-sleeping may increase the risk of SIDS

Based on what, it seems that researchs show the other way.

http://www.mothering.com/articles/ne...p/mckenna.html

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns of the dangers of allowing a baby to sleep in an adult bed. Soft mattresses, pillows, and blankets are all dangers to a baby.

This is not co-sleeping. This is "allowing a baby to sleep in an adult bed".

[volan]

May be less vaccine or different vaccine schedule, breast feeding or Chinese food .

Could be, or could be something else. Anything said here would be pure speculation.

Based on what, it seems that researchs show the other way.

http://www.mothering.com/articles/ne...p/mckenna.html

Lots of articles on the 'net arguing both for and against co-sleeping. Interestingly in this article the author encompasses a lot of different sleeping arrangements under the umbrella of co-sleeping.

This is not co-sleeping. This is "allowing a baby to sleep in an adult bed".

Maybe we need to define co-sleeping. In my mind co-sleeping is having your baby in bed with you. If that is what co-sleepers are doing then pillows, blankets, etc. are definitely an issue.

[dealguy2]

I heard from a nurse that co-sleeping is really bad. Easy to rollover on your little one.

[getmail99]

Interestingly in this article the author encompasses a lot of different sleeping arrangements under the umbrella of co-sleeping.

Maybe we need to define co-sleeping. In my mind co-sleeping is having your baby in bed with you. If that is what co-sleepers are doing then pillows, blankets, etc. are definitely an issue.

One cannot just jumps into the driver seat and says he/her is driving. One needs license and insurance to drive.

Co-sleeping is not just having your baby in bed with you. Co-sleepers must make sure the environment is safe before sleeping with the baby. If the parents just sleeping with the baby without knowing the safety issue, the parents are just sleeping with the baby, they are not real co-sleeping.

Yes, there are different sleeping arrangements from different cultures and also the age of the baby.

[getmail99]

I heard from a nurse that co-sleeping is really bad. Easy to rollover on your little one.

Did she really co-sleep, i.e. from her own experience or learn this from the text book?