>It is my VERY strongly held opinion that babies should not be swaddled while
>they sleep and are supposed to wake up several times each night for the first
>six to eighteen months of life.

>Sleeping long intervals is not safe nor physiologically sound.

>Doctors and others who lead parents to believe that "sleepingthroughthenight"
>  (all one word) is the sine qua non of successful parenting are potentially
>creating unsafe situations for babies.

Jay,
 Thank you, thank you! I couldn't have said it better or more concisely
myself,
though I keep trying.

  Naomi Bar-Yam

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