re: co-sleeping

Meegs10.13.06

2moms2twins:

10 ) a friend of ours has  sister who has a baby that is 10 mo and weights 20+ lbs and said her Pediatrician said a front facing car seat was ok .. THIS IS NOT OK ... WTF .. I am so annoyed and well - I was a intern at a CORONERS BUREAU and I am PISSED that a DR would even suggest it and on what ground and HOW can I get my friend s sister to listen to me ... WTF WTF... and then a another friend ask about co-sleeping - so i did my spiel and sent them this link  :  https://thestir.cafemom.com/baby/135775/mom_convicted_for_not_heeding

I agree with you on the carseat, that is way way way way too early to front face! 

However, I'm curious about your co-sleeping "spiel." I have to say that the co-sleeping (actually bedsharing is what is mentioned in the article) article you posted is just a blog post, on cafe mom, not an informed article. It talks about one tragic situation, and doesn't even go into details about what other factors might have been at play. Bedsharing, where the baby is in the bed with the parents, when done correctly (and there are very simple rules to follow), can be perfectly safe. No one can predict SIDs, but bedsharing/co-sleeping actually lowers the risk of it. Baby will align its breathing with the mother, cutting the risk of apnea. (And co-sleeping refers to the baby being in the room, but not in the bed.)