A Goodnight Sleep: Is Co-Sleeping a Good Idea?

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Some parents of infants think co-sleeping is beneficial, however; experts do believe that this practice is very dangerous. Every parent has the decision to co-sleep (sharing a bed with your baby), its weather they do or not that counts. There are reasons parents decide for or against, for example; if you’re a heavy sleeper, you might accidently roll over and suffocate your child. You might not realize that something like could happen, but it can. “Most parents just figure it will be easier for them, it’s not like every parent of a newborn is going to spend hours re-searching reasons not to co-sleep” (lifescience)
The way a child was raised, often influences the way they raise their kids. So if their parents co-slept with them then they will most likely chose that their kid(s) will be fine as well. Saying that if you co-sleep with your infant, it will die isn’t true, but if something does happen; you can be charged with murder. “According to the CPSC, at least 515 deaths were linked to infants and toddlers less than 2 years of age sleeping in adult beds from January 1990 to December 1997. (Kidshealth) Your infant child won’t necessarily smother but there is a greater chance it could happen if you’re a heavy sleeper.
To know for sure if co-sleeping is a bad idea, we must look past what we think is dangerous and find facts supporting our cause. There has been many cases in which, an infant gets trapped or wedged between a headboards. Infants are not supposed to sleep with bedding, such as; pillows, or blankets. There are many different scenarios when co-sleeping is okay. When you are napping, when you’re not actually in a deep sleep, and when the baby in sleeping and you’re just resting.
There are numbers of other things that have ...

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...re more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome compared with babies sleeping separately, even when parents follow other recommendations that lower the death risk” (lifescience). Often times, you can have your baby in bed, just be careful to not fall asleep, even if you’re not a heavy sleeper. It’s better to be safe, and go the extra steps to the baby’s room then to have something bad happen. Parents should always think about their child first.

Works Cited
Durani, Yamini. “Co-sleeping and Your Baby.” Kidshealth.org. Nemours, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.
Palmer, Linda. "The Baby Bond." babyreference.com. N.p., 14 July 2013. Web. 8 Dec. 2013.
Raths, Alexander. “Co-sleeping with the baby raises SIDS risk.” LiveScience.com.
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Onderko, Patty. “Crib Sleeping vs. Co- Sleeping.” Parenting.com. Meredith, n.d. Web. 8 Dec.
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