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I would say it's considered heretical elsewhere in the world too, because of the vastly increased risk of SIDS. It seems selfish to me to put that kind of risk

I would say it's considered heretical elsewhere in the world too, because of the vastly increased risk of SIDS. It seems selfish to me to put that kind of risk on your own kid.

thematrixturtle 4y ago
My understanding is that essentially all of the risk of cosleeping comes from parents who are one or more of morbidly obese, alcoholic or drug abusers. Got sources that say otherwise? Here's one (small) study that says cosleeping is safer that an separate room: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01085.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007...
- jgwil2 4y ago
  The current recommendation where I live is to sleep with the baby in the same room but in their own bassinet or crib for the first six months. After six months they can move to a separate room. So it is possibly the case that co-sleeping is safer than a separate room at that age but more dangerous than same room, separate beds.
- tcbasche 4y ago
  It seems like your mind is already made up, but in any case: https://rednose.org.au/article/Co-sleeping_with_your_baby https://rednose.org.au/article/Co-sleeping_with_your_baby (Australian non-profit raising awareness against SIDS) https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/sleep/where-your-baby-sleeps/co-sleeping https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/sleep/where-your-bab... (Australian government-based parenting resources) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/reduce-the-risk-of-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/redu... (UK Health service) It's all official health advice from government bodies which say it's unsafe regardless of the parents situation. I've found though this debate is similar to the "anti-vax" one, in that most people are quite emotional about it regardless of evidence, and can't generally be persuaded.

I would say it's considered heretical elsewhere in the world too, because of the vastly increased risk of SIDS. It seems selfish to me to put that kind of risk on your own kid.

thematrixturtle 4y ago

My understanding is that essentially all of the risk of cosleeping comes from parents who are one or more of morbidly obese, alcoholic or drug abusers. Got sources that say otherwise? Here's one (small) study that says cosleeping is safer that an separate room: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01085.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007...

jgwil2 4y ago
The current recommendation where I live is to sleep with the baby in the same room but in their own bassinet or crib for the first six months. After six months they can move to a separate room. So it is possibly the case that co-sleeping is safer than a separate room at that age but more dangerous than same room, separate beds.
tcbasche 4y ago
It seems like your mind is already made up, but in any case: https://rednose.org.au/article/Co-sleeping_with_your_baby https://rednose.org.au/article/Co-sleeping_with_your_baby (Australian non-profit raising awareness against SIDS) https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/sleep/where-your-baby-sleeps/co-sleeping https://raisingchildren.net.au/newborns/sleep/where-your-bab... (Australian government-based parenting resources) https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/reduce-the-risk-of-sudden-infant-death-syndrome/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/caring-for-a-newborn/redu... (UK Health service) It's all official health advice from government bodies which say it's unsafe regardless of the parents situation. I've found though this debate is similar to the "anti-vax" one, in that most people are quite emotional about it regardless of evidence, and can't generally be persuaded.