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1 Are You For or Against Co-Sleeping?
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2 Do Infant Suffocation Stats Change Your View of Co-Sleeping?
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3 Safer Options For Co-Sleeping and In Room Alternatives
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4 Parents to Be Prosecuted For Accidental Co-Sleeping Deaths?
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5 How Do You Co-Sleep?
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6 BabySugar Diaries: Sleeping on the Floor
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7 The Family Bed: Do You Like Co-Sleeping?
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8 5 Parenting Methods That Take It to the Extreme
No two parenting styles are exactly alike, but most families follow some variation of, "Eat your vegetables, go to bed at a reasonable time, and don't watch too much TV." They adjust their parenting style to fit the needs and personalities of their individual kids. However, some parents adhere to much more clearly defined — what some would consider extreme — parenting philosophies. Did you Read more
There's nothing like watching your baby sleep, but what happens when he ends up in your bed — all the time! Whether parents should allow their child to lie with them is one debate, but the bond created from doing so is another. Even mothers who are against co-sleeping or the family bed often admit that there's nothing sweeter than seeing their youngster in the slumber state. What's your Read more
I have a lot of respect for co-sleepers, it just isn't something I have ever been able to do. Fear of rolling onto my tot or suffocating him with blankets has led me to place babies in bassinets for the first few months of life, and then into their cribs. The downside of a crib-sleeper is that they don't view your bed as a place for sleep, only for play, so even when you want them to fall asleep Read more
Getting a restful night's sleep with a newborn requires some work. Some mamas prefer to place their tots in their own rooms, but 51 percent of LilSugar readers kept their babe's within arm's reach. Though doctors and the CDC recommend not to sleep with your wee one, 55 percent of our co-sleeping readers said they wouldn't change their ways. To reduce the potential for suffocation, some Read more
Lawmakers discuss a wake-up call for co-sleeping parents. Prosecutors around the country are weighing the possibility of charging parents who accidentally "roll-over" their tots while drunk or high with child-neglect. According to the Wall Street Journal, an Oregon district attorney "has drawn a fairly hard line on bed-sharing death cases: He will prosecute them when they involve alcohol or Read more
Finding a place where baby can sleep and mamas can relax is the subject of much debate. Attachment parenting experts and nursing moms tout the conveniences and bonding experience created through co-sleeping, while many doctors and experts point out the safety risks associated with the practice. Despite the fact that the American Academy of Pediatrics and CDC have linked co-sleeping to an Read more
When it comes to putting baby down to bed, the majority of lilsugar readers said they don't mind sharing their mattress with their mini me. Fifty-one percent of you are for co-sleeping, but a recent study by the CDC reported that infant suffocation, which is tied to bed sharing, has quadrupled in the last twenty years. Does this sway your opinion? Source Do Infant Suffocation Stats Read more
When it is time to put baby to sleep, some parents believe in the family bed and others insist their infant settle themselves into a sound slumber. Many nursing moms find it hard to get any shut eye if they don't allow their newborn to nestle up near them, while couples concerned with a good night's rest or private time opt out. Where does your lil one lay his or her head to hit the Read more
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If your newborn came home from the hospital and went directly into a crib happily, you're one of the lucky — or brave — ones. For most new parents, it's not that easy to get your wee one into a big crib out of mama's sight line. For many, the perfect compromise between co-sleeping and a full-size crib in the nursery is a bassinet you can fit in your own bedroom for those first few (or, if Read more
