[dido1]

The CPA has recently released a statement saying that sleep sharing is dangerous and infants under 1 year of age should never sleep in their parent's bed. You can find the release here: http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/babies/SafeSleep.htm

Please, please write and encourage them to change their views!!!!

 

[Pam_and_Abigail]

Definitely! There's a back issue of mothering from a couple years ago that had a whole bunch of articles about cosleeping... I've borrowed it from the library a couple times and one article shows how cribs are actually twice as dangerous... anyone know what issue it is?

 

[SirPentor]

Heavy, heavy sigh.

 

[BlueSkyJennifer]

I saw a segment on the local news here (US) about this Canadian report. It made me so angry.

 

[Alison]

So, they say that co-sleeping is having the baby's crib in your room. And they recommend that. Most of us use co-sleeping to mean having the baby in your bed. So that's going to be majorly confusing. I've never used the term bed-sharing before, which is what they use.

And they say never to nap or sleep with your baby. Can you imagine never having experience a shared nap with your baby? Heck, can you imagine managing to stay awake?

Alison

 

[thorn]

I think this

Quote:

Never nap or sleep with your baby or let your baby sleep alone on a couch, sofa or armchair

means Never nap or sleep with your baby (or let your baby sleep alone) on a couch, sofa or armchair. in other words not on a couch, sofa or armchair.

not that I agree with the rest of it. but just to clarify