The benefits of bedsharing

The programme honours the work of Prof's Helen Ball & James McKenna and looks at how bedsharing can help the mother to deal with nighttime feeds and the benefits and safety issues of sharing a bed with a baby. Visit www.markittelevision.com North American customers should visit www.PlatypusMedia.com

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[mamoda]

How come when a baby dies in his/her parents bed it is assumed that if the baby was alone in a crib they would still be alive. But when a baby dies alone in a crib they do not suggest that that baby could be alive had they been safe in there mamma's bed.

It is to bad fear mongering is used to keep parents from doing what comes naturally.

[scy2200j]

Cosleeping reduces the risk of SIDS significantly. Research has shown that mothers instinctively wake up when the baby experiences apnea (stops breathing). It is also highly unlikely that you will roll over your baby without knowing. Try sleeping with a raw egg... you'll find it's still intact in the morning! That's because your mind knows it's there even when you're asleep. Of course, do not take sleeping pills or get drunk if you plan to cosleep!

[organizationlover]

@scy2200j have you ever slept with a raw egg?

[babygurl62821]

I am not going to bash bed sharing, because it can be done safely, but I do have to say, NONE of these actually show bed sharing safely...NO PILLOWS...NO BLANKETS....NO LOOSE CLOTHING....& NOBODY ELSE BUT MAMA & BABY! THEY ALL POSE AS A SUFFOCATION RISK!!!! idiots.

[hotsalvation101]

I love co-sleeping.

[twinsmomofmany]

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[kardancer1]

maybe. I really don't know the exact medical condition she was in, but it was caused the hospital to enforce no bed sharing with newborns.I am pretty sure it's happened other places and it's something many hospitals now enforce. Personally I would get something like the summer infant bed co sleeper , that lets the baby be in the bed, but with a moses basket/protective barrier for at least the first few weeks. Their so delicate and helpless.But I do think you have a good point.

[Mom53004]

@kardancer1 I bet anything that mom was recovering from some sort of drug induced stupor... probably had pain killers during labor or c-section and shouldn't have been allowed to have the baby in the bed with her while sleeping until the drugs wore completely off. It just doesn't happen in the 'real world'.

All 3 of mine slept in the bed with me, up against me and sometimes sprawled across my tummy semi-sideways as they crawl to the breast when they wake hungry for the first several months!

[jptaylorfam]

I get so much more sleep when the baby is in my room. My babes are usually in the bassinet until they are about 2 months old and we have well established BFing, then they start out across the room at bedtime, but end up in my bed by morning.

[kardancer1]

people if you want to sleep in the same bed with your baby you need to get a co-sleeper, a bassinet, pack in play or some kind of infant bed cot that sits in the middle of your bed and puts barrier around the baby., there is one buy Summer Infant at babies r us and a kind walmart I know off. Sleeping in the same bed with an infant that tiny is dangerous, my mom works at a hospital, and they had a mom sleep in the same hospital bed with her newborn she rolled over and lost oxygen and died.

[Doulatron]

Think about it like this: breastfeeding is a skill that takes a lot of concentration on the part of the baby. When you are doing something that requires a lot of concentration, is it easier to do when you are calm or when you are upset?

Nobody is going to catch their baby's cues 100% of the time but co-sleeping really does cut down on the missed cues and therefore increases the chances of breastfeeding success for mom and baby.