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- noun The practice in which babies and young children sleep with one or both parents.
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Examples
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But co-sleeping can be done safely if the mother is breastfeeding, said James McKenna, an outspoken advocate of co-sleeping and director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics opposes co-sleeping of any sort while the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has concluded there's not enough evidence to recommend against it.
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With the co-sleeping thing, everytime we tried to get my son out of the bed, it was generally because we felt pressure from other people.
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The vast majority of co-sleeping deaths occur in babies not being breastfed, McKenna said.
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Nursing on demand, even through the night (co-sleeping with baby is ideal).
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Some would say that co-sleeping is bad parenting; others, good.
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Whether its breastfeeding or co-sleeping, or spanking … every parent has to make daily choices that no one else sees, knows about, or really understands.
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I am a cloth diapering, semi co-sleeping, babywearing, semi breast feeding momma who would never judge another for her choices And I too am REALLY nice.
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It is interesting that many women that choose to BF long term (1 year+) will often practice things like co-sleeping and baby wearing.
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From his research, McKenna, also a professor of anthropology, said co-sleeping allows the baby to more strongly sense the mother's heat, sound, smell and touch and it makes the baby a lighter sleeper, reducing its risk of sleep apnea.
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