Sarah Vaughan wrote:

"I think it's fine to be honest but realistic about the risks. To tell them
that the risk can be incredibly low with proper precautions (a recent study
estimated extra SIDS risk with bedsharing to be 1 in 100 000 for a breastfed
baby with non-smoking parents and no other risk factors) and that it's OK
not to feel that that low a risk is worth their sanity. Not to mention
putting it to them that if they're really worn out from baby not sleeping,
there's a risk of them falling asleep on the sofa or an armchair with their
baby - much more risk than setting up a low-risk bedsharing environment! I
don't think it's right to *push* bedsharing or to deny that there is a risk,
but I think it's worth talking to parents about it as a realistic option
that's better recognised and done safely than unsafely.

 

The UNICEF baby-friendly leaflet is great for discussing safe sleeping, both
bedsharing & cot sleeping."

 

Sarah, please share the links for the recent study and the UNICEF
baby-friendly leaflet.

 

Thank you!

 

Wendy

LLLL, IBCLC

Ottawa Canada

 


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