Rene said:

<<I am confused.  In one of the paragraphs it states  that  new research 
shows 
that more than half of SIDS deaths happen  when the baby  sleeps with its 
parents.  Where in the world did  this research come  from?  I have never 
heard this  
anywhere?  Anyone else??>>
 
Rene, thank you for asking that question.  I was thinking that very  same 
thing this morning, and then thought perhaps I read it wrong.  Can  anyone 
enlighten both of us?
 
By the way, my response to parents who are asking about the AAP dictum is  
something like this:  "The AAP has made a recommendation that not all  
pediatricians or lactation consultants agree with, myself included.  How  you parent 
your baby is your choice.  Giving a pacifier to a formula fed  infant may help 
prevent the abnormal deep sleep which is not healthy sleep  for an infant, and 
makes them more prone to SIDS.  Breastfed babies already  sleep in a normal 
pattern, therefore they don't need pacifiers.  But it is  easier for the AAP to 
make a blanket statement rather than try to separate  formula fed infants from 
breastfed infants.  
 
If you choose to bedshare, this is how to do so safely....blah blah  blah." 
 
Now how that is going to square with hospital administration when you  are 
employed by a hospital is anyone's guess..... 
 
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC

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