Sheryl, << Many of our pediatricians specifically tell the patients not to sleep with their baby in order to prevent rolling on the baby and suffocating him or her. >> How many of those pediatricians also recommend that all people should have bars on the beds so they don't fall out? We instinctively know when something/someone else is in the bed with us, and don't roll on them/it. You can even snuggle up with a body pillow, and probably won't roll on top of it. Look at all of James McKenna's work (spoke at ILCA in 1994 or 95; will be at the BSC conference next March in Nashville). Someone (Margery Wilson?) mentioned an article in the August Parenting Magazine that discusses prevention of SIDS, including the importance of co-sleeping. If the parents are alcoholics or drug abusers or mom is on heavy doses of narcotic pain medication, I wouldn't recommend it. Jan Barger