Hi Karen Your question "Am I making sense?" Yes but perhaps it would be more effective to present research re the physiology of normal infant sleep cycles, frequent emptying of the stomach (already mentioned by Susan Burger) and reduction in the risk of SIDS. Suggested resources: "Interaction Between Feeding Method and Co-Sleeping on Maternal-Newborn Sleep" - Conclusions: More sleep was obtained when breastfeeding mothers slept with the newborn. Methods or devices that allow breastfeeding mothers and newborns to sleep next to each other in complete safety need to be developed. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118783675/abstract James McKenna's website - http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/ Transcript of interview with James McKenna: http://www.platypusmedia.com/jimmckenna_interview.html "Infant-parent co-sleeping in an evolutionary perspective: implications for understanding infant sleep development and the sudden infant death syndrome" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8506461 Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - Protocol 6: http://www.bfmed.org/Resources/Protocols.aspx From Kathy Dettwyler: http://www.kathydettwyler.org/detsleepthrough.html "Breastfeeding, Bedsharing and Infant Sleep - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12911801 "Separation distress call in the human neonate in the absence of maternal body contact" http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7633137 Articles on infant sleep from Mothering Magazine: http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/sleep/sleep.html *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
