Sleeping With Baby In Bed

The safest place for your baby to sleep in their first six months is in a separate moses basket or cot in the same room as you.

Sleeping with baby in bed. If your baby falls asleep in their bed with a bottle the milk can drain down into their ear. Keep your bed free from toys bumpers or extra bedding such as bed nests and sleep pods. Co sleeping or bed sharing is when parents put the baby in their adult bed with them to sleep. Move the bed away from the wall so baby can t get trapped between the bed and wall.

Consider sleeping on your mattress on the floor if it s possible your baby might roll off the bed. It s worth knowing the do s and don ts when it comes to co sleeping. Whatever the reasons bed sharing also called co sleeping is on the rise. Ashleigh warren lee didn t set out to co sleep with her baby but she learned within the first few weeks of his life that wee bennett slept best as close to her as possible so for much of the first 16 months bennett slept in bed with her.

The safest spot is on the side of a big bed away from the edge. While they do not recommend that an infant sleeps in an adult bed they have stated that if a mother is breastfeeding she should bring her baby to bed rather than a couch or chair in case she accidentally falls asleep. So her baby s risk of sids is tiny even when nichols sleeps with the baby. But you can practice safe co sleeping if you put baby to sleep in a separate bassinet next to your bed as opposed to in your bed.

The american academy of pediatrics aap prefers the term bed sharing. Warren lee s husband meanwhile was relegated to a twin mattress on the floor. Allowing your baby to settle down with a bottle is okay but you should never let them sleep with it. According to mitchell s data bed sharing raises her baby s risk of sids from about 1 in 46 000 to 1 in 16 400 or an.

It generally means that a baby sleep with the parents in a parent s bed. Instead use light sheets and blankets or a well fitting sleeping bag for your baby the lullaby trust 2019. A study reported in jama pediatrics found the percentage of infants sharing their parents beds more than doubled. This is your happy medium in fact the latest aap recommendations encourage parents to room share with baby for at least the first six months and ideally a year since having baby nearby actually lowers the risk of sids by as much as 50 percent.

Room sharing involves putting the baby on its own safe surface like a crib or bassinet. This can cause major ear infections. There are all sorts of side effects that could come from a baby sleeping with a bottle. Make sure your baby can t fall out of bed.