Co Sleeping and Safety

Brenda - posted on 12/16/2009 ( 3 moms have responded )

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I've decided to collect resources about cosleeping and safety. If you have any to contribute, please link them and I'll add them.



http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/t10220...

Dr. Sears and research dealing with SIDS and his theories.



http://thebabybond.com/Cosleeping&SIDSFa...

The Baby Bond, data driven evidence that shows SIDS rates are much lower in cosleeping infants.

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Casey - posted on 07/04/2010

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This is a good one, SIDS don't support bed sharing but they list the do's and don'ts, and their stance last time I saw was until there is better studies done they wont release a blanket statement. They also discuss the benefits as well as negatives so you can make an informed decision.
http://www.sidsandkids.org/wp-content/up...

Julia - posted on 01/08/2010

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http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenn...
why babies should sleep next to their mothers

http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenn...
Historical Origins of Scientific Bias In the Bed-sharing SIDS "Debate"

http://www.naturalchild.org/guest/tami_b...
attachment, anthropological evidence, physical safety, SIDS, attitutes towards cosleeping

http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenn...
cosleeping in relation to SIDS, bedsharing and breast feeding

http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenn...
why human babies do not and should not sleep alone

http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenn...
rethinking HEALTHY infant sleep

There are a lot more of articles about cosleeping on that website, here's the link for all "sleeping" articles: http://www.naturalchild.org/articles/sle...