More than half of all parents will find themselves sharing a sleep space with their babies at some point in the first six months, and advice “for” or “against” bed sharing can be an emotive and divisive topic.
Ensure Safe Sleep, Physically and Emotionally
Babies and children have needs at night just as they do during the day; from hunger, loneliness, and fear, to feeling too hot or too cold. They rely on parents to soothe them and help them regulate their intense emotions. Sleep training techniques can have detrimental physiological and psychological effects. Safe co-sleeping has benefits to both babies and parents.
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It's 4 a.m. My baby is awake again. She has nursed and fallen asleep...and then woke up again the second I tried to move her. Now she is wide awake, eyes open and smiling at me. I am exhausted -- beyond exhausted. |
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Q: My 2-year-old son doesn't calm down easily for bedtime, and my wife and I need some ideas. |
This post was originally published on Oct. 14, 2008, but so many parents through the years since and in the future can relate well to its message. |
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Every parent is doing the best they can with the resources they have. |
Recommendations by physician groups to avoid bedsharing among mothers and their babies are intended to reduce sleep-related infant deaths. |
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Every new parent has heard the dire warning: Never sleep with your baby.... |
Here is an opportunity for AP parents to anonymously share how they practice Attachment Parenting in their home, specifically regarding cosleeping. |
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Recommendations by physician groups to avoid bedsharing among mothers and their babies are intended to reduce sleep-related infant deaths. |
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