Co Sleeping

( Hayes, Robert & Stowe, 1996). In more studies co-sleeping protect some babies from sudden infant death (SIDS), co-sleeping babies tend to nurse more often, sleep lightly, and have more practice at responding to maternal arousal. Arousal deficiencies have been linked to some sudden infant death and long periods of deep sleep for the infant could complicate the matters more.

Lack of sleep will affect a child’s development. A child needs sufficient sleep to be able to concentrate and be able to learn. Lack of sleep can also cause emotional, social and behavioural problems, this is because if a child is

In the past, pediatric experts such as Dr. Richard Ferber have said that co-sleeping has serious effects on both parents and children. Dr. Ferber goes on to say:

Many of the benefits of co-sleeping stem from the interactions that can readily happen within the open, close proximity environment co-sleeping enables. One of these benefits is breast feeding, which can influence many other aspects of infant health and behavior. Breast feeding is much easier to perform when co-sleeping, as the infant is nearer to the parent and the position already accommodates for mother and baby’s comfort. Breast feeding and co-sleeping a cyclical relationship, as each promotes the other. A mother that co-sleeps will find herself breast sleeping more throughout the night and this nightly breast feeding will facilitate more co-sleeping

One of the major points discussed is in sleeping in Houston is the deaths during bed sharing, the police say this is caused by suffocation during bed sharing and parents rolling onto their baby due to fatigue. This is countered in “Co-Sleeping research” By listing points that benefits, the argument for “Co-Sleeping” Such as babies are able to breastfeed during Co-sleeping another point is that the parent and the baby are highly responsive to each other movements also that babies rarely cry during the Co-Sleeping. During the time that I allowed my kids to sleep with, me the cried a lot, Furthermore, my children also breastfeed a lot. They would also wake me up so that they can play around. The children would wake me up to play with them, they

They also say that not getting full night’s sleep can affect their health,safety and academic performance. Meaning that when they get to school in class they would less likely to pay attention and this could prevent them from getting good grades on test. This could lead to kids getting a F in that class and would most likely to be held back. Students will be more focus in the

Hello, Abigail! I found your post very interesting, as it brought up some examples that I hadn't thought about. My mother breastfed all of her children, so I didn't really consider the increasing amount of women using milk-formula for their children. Whereas, in many other places breastfeeding is the norm. It is definitely an interesting thing, as breastfeeding is considered healthier and better for the child, yet it seems more and more people are choosing to use formula. I wonder if breastfeeding will make a come-back like co-sleeping currently is doing? Many doctors are worried about the comeback of co-sleeping, as it can be dangerous and they warn against it. By co-sleeping, they are specifically talking about same-bed sleeping, as many

Co sleeping is a very controversial topic in the United States. Co sleeping can have good benefits for the baby, yet it can be very dangerous. If you are considering co sleeping, it is good to educate yourself. There are many pros and cons to co sleeping. A few of these include the baby getting more nighttime sleep, more bonding with your baby, and less sleep for the parents.

My belief toward parent-infant cosleeping is that it is okay for parent to have their infant sleep with them. I feel it would make the bond stronger and baby feel more secure. In fact, I feel like my cultural background influence my decision. I grew up sleeping with my mother until the age of 10. My family has always had their infant sleep with them no matter what. I feel that since I see them do it, I feel like I would have to do it as well. In fact, my nephew had to sleep with me because my sister-in-law had got sick and wasn’t able to have the baby next to her. I slept with the baby two night and I tried laying him on his crib but I didn’t feel comfortable. I had to get up and lay him next to be because that was the only way I

This topic of infant sleeping arrangement is very interesting. All my life I have witnessed infants sleeping in cribs next to their parent’s bed. I did the exact same thing for my two children. The benefits of this kind of infant sleeping arrangement are many. I personally think parents who put their infants in separate rooms are more for the decreased amount of times they wake up at night. Even though there are baby monitors available in these rooms, it is sometimes hard to hear a baby cry in the middle of the night when you are tired and snoring off. The excessive crying of the baby increases the stress level of the infant. In a 2011 study while babies were left to stop crying though a system of controlled crying and sleep training, it

While sleeping with your new cute and cuddly baby may seem like a convenient option for breastfeeding and diaper changes in the middle of the night, it does not come without issues. The American Pediatric Society has warned against this practice for years. The dangers of bed-sharing include a parent accidently roll on top of the baby and blankets and pillows ending up on top of the baby resulting in suffocation. It is possible that the baby may end up stuck between the headboard or footboard and the mattress. Bed-sharing is proven to increase the risk of SIDS in babies.

     Finally, sleep is lost and never will be regained. During the first year of a baby’s life, parents, especially mothers, lose 700 or more hours of sleep. That is a lot. No wonder parents look like a walking zombie. When babies do sleep through the night, parents still wake up to check on them to make sure that they are comfortable and everything is all right. Unfortunately, babies aren’t the only cause for loss of sleep. Teenagers are to. They go out and stay

I have always had problems sleeping due to trauma and have struggled for years to help myself control my insomnia and not let it control me. Sometimes it would come in handy and I could use it to my advantage but most of the time it just ruined me, my attitude, my focus, and my ability to cope. Naps were out of the question, I would literally have to stay awake until my body and mind gave out, something had to give eventually. No matter what I did, how much I exercised, what I ate, how much caffeine I didn’t drink, what medications I tried, it all never really helped me. I was so sick of always just putting a band aid on everything and it never ever solved the underlying problem. There were a few things I had started doing in order to

When it comes to Co-Sleeping there are so many people that are against it but then there is a lot of people that actually recommend co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is when a parent sleeps with their newborn child in the same bed or fall asleep on a couch or rocking chair with their newborn in their arms. Many say that co-sleeping increases the chances of SIDS if the parents smoke, consume alcohol, take prescription medicine, are heavy sleepers or if they allow the infant to sleepy on their tummy. There are also many that say it can decrease the chances of SIDS because a mother is more sensitive while asleep with the baby next to them, they can feel the baby breathing pattern, every move, and if a problem arises the mother can attend to the infant faster than the baby being in a crib in another room. It may also all depend on the parents; how they setup a safety sleeping arrangement for the newborn in their bed by removing extra sheets, pillows, blankets, or buying a infant portable sleeper.

At night, you lock the house down, tuck the kids into bed, clean your home, and you might even finish some last minute work. I bet you never thought about the things that can happen at night. As we kiss our children goodnight, our favorite line is “Goodnight, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite”. You never thought about your son sleepwalking through the night or even your daughter screaming out her sleep. What about your twins, who are both, having nightmares! Let us think about one more thing, did you even know that this could happen to anyone at any age, even you. Many Americans around the world lack the knowledge of realizing how important sleep really is. The lack of sleep can cause short-term and long-term health problems.