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Getty Images. What is co-sleeping exactly, and is it safe? That depends on the definition — and there are a few. Here's what every parent needs to know. Back to Top. In This Article.
Continue Reading Below. Read This Next. If bedsharing, ideally, both parents should agree and feel comfortable with the decision. Each bed-sharer should agree that he or she is equally responsible for the infant and acknowledge before sleeping that they are aware that the infant is present in the bed space. Do not place an infant in the bed with a sleeping adult who is not aware that the infant is in the bed with them.
My feeling is that both parents should think of themselves as primary caregivers. Persons taking sedatives, medications or drugs, or intoxicated from alcohol or other substances, or otherwise excessively unable to arouse easily from sleep should not cosleep on the same surface with the infant. Excessively long hair on the mother should be tied up to prevent infant entanglement around the infant's neck yes, this has very unfortunately happened. Extremely obese persons or others who may have difficulty feeling where exactly or how close their infant is in relation to their own body, may wish to have the infant sleep alongside but on a different surface, such as a cosleeper attachment.
As kids get older, some parents start thinking about whether or not it's OK to continue bed sharing with their kid. Here's what you need to know. Rebecca Eckler December 20, At-home affection Shannon Lambert co-slept with her eight-year-old son until he was almost seven. This means that the practice of cosleeping does not necessarily vary a great deal from culture to culture, but rather that the social acceptance of cosleeping is what varies. Munroe, R. Munroe, and B. Whiting, editors.
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