Desperate For A Good Night’s Sleep
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Desperate For A Good Night’s Sleep

I'll never forget the night my husband and I gave up on co-sleeping, probably because it was the first night we brought our baby into our bed. Our son was about four months old. Up until that point he had been spending his nights in an Arms' Reach mini-co-sleeper, a type of three-sided crib designed to attach to the side of our mattress. For fo...
City’s 5th Co-Sleeping Death In 10 Weeks Reported
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City’s 5th Co-Sleeping Death In 10 Weeks Reported

Milwaukee authorities are blaming the death of yet another baby on co-sleeping. In 10 weeks, five babies have died during the night while sleeping out of a crib. Meekel McCleave was just two months old when her mother, who had also co-slept with her other children, woke up and found the small newborn face down. Public health officials are once a...
Over(Co)Slept
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Over(Co)Slept

I need advice. I am a full-time working mum of an eight-month-old daughter and a three-year, nine-month-old toddler son. My son has never been a good sleeper. He's always woken up at least one or more times at night to pee, drink water, or scream (night terrors). I believe I contributed somewhat to his bad sleeping habits. He started co-sleeping...
Should Dads Co-sleep?
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Should Dads Co-sleep?

Can dads sleep safely with their infants, or should that be left to mums and their "natural protective instincts"? The photo I posted with my report on the British study saying cosleeping doesn't increase risk of SIDS (reposted here) generated some passionate back and forth on this topic in the comments on babble.com. On the one...
Substance Abuse Causes Co-sleeping!
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Substance Abuse Causes Co-sleeping!

The ridiculous things that get spouted about co-sleeping just keep getting more ridiculous.This quote from a Ft. Myer, Florida, newspaper really takes the cake though:"Substance abuse is the leading factor in the harm caused to children. It's been linked to abuse and neglect, such as the cases of co-sleeping - where parents or other...
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