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Subj : Re: This Train Just Went Splat!
To   : alt.tv.er
From : npardue
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 21:54:11

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er


kelley30 wrote:
> Sure tragedies happen all the time...but this was the exact reason why
> cribs were invented because this type of thing happened all the time in
> colonial days.

Actually, no.  Most cases that were attributed to 'overlying' were more
likely to have either been SIDS or intentional infanticide. (And some
were, no doubt, the result of babies smothering in feather beds or
under heavy quilts.)


 My friends were not drunk or on drugs or heavy
> sleepers.  He rolled over on her and that was that.  It can and does
> happen- it isn't that rare.

Yes, it can and does happen. But it IS rare. (And it's usually advised
to have the baby sleep between mom and the edge of the bed rather than
between the two parents, since mom's seem to have more of the
'instinct' to protect the baby in their sleep.)

 It is a dangerous practice, one with no
> real value.

*shrug* depends I guess on how you define 'dangerous' and 'real value.'
Very rarely tragedies happen. But they also happen in every other
possible sleeping arrangement. (Except, I suppose, for having an adult
watching the sleeping child every minute of the night...) Co-sleeping
appears to reduce the incidence of SIDS. For some mothers, if the baby
is waking often at night, it makes night feedings easier so makes it
more likely that mom will continue to breastfeed -- with all the
benefits inherant in that. Some moms just sleep better knowing that
baby is close by. (Others of course sleep less well, so they don't
co-sleep.)


If a toddler or a child  has a bad dream  let them crawl
> into bed but there is no reason to bring a baby into bed.  None.

Tell that to the many thousands of parents who co-sleep successfully
and find it helpful and safe.

Naomi


> 
> Kelley

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