Why don't we change the language then? Share the bed, not the sofa!  
campaign.  Falling a sleep on a sofa while holding a baby is  
dangerous. Take the baby with you to bed instead and go to sleep safely.
Veronika


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On 5-Jan-11, at 7:51 AM, heather wrote:

> I don't have stats, though they may exist somewhere, but Peter  
> Fleming (doyen of SIDS research internationally) has gone on record  
> warning that the stark messsage  'do not bed share' leads to  *more*  
> infant deaths because tired mothers sit up with their babies on a  
> sofa instead - and the baby is smothered.  I think you can find him  
> saying this in the BMJ.
>
> 'Do Not Bed Share' is a horrible message. I dislike it intensely. It  
> causes huge distress in babies and makes mothers terrified - they  
> are worried their babies will die, and they are worried they will  
> start 'bad habits' in their baby. It also causes mothers and babies  
> to miss out on a sweet, loving experience that (I think) has  
> benefits for a lifetime.
>
> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc, tutor, UK
> -- 
> http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk
>
> http://heatherwelford.posterous.com
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