In Philadelphia, the rate of SIDS is more than double the national rate. Most of these deaths occurred on an adult bed. We are in process of starting a program that would educate the importance of a safe sleep environnment which includes the distribution of safe cribs. I do know that MANY SIDS deaths that occurred in the crib happened because these babies were not safe in their crib. These cribs had pillows, comforters, or they were placed on their bellies. I am a VERY proud breastfeeding mother (my baby is 14 months and still nurses) and I strongly encourage everyone I contact to breastfeed their baby. However, I also strongly encourage those mothers NOT to fall asleep while nursing in bed because of the dangers involved (overlay, falling off the bed, overheat, entrapment between headboard and mattress). I must also say that I NEVER slept with my baby in bed and my baby NEVER slept on a bed. Parents and babies should be close, but adult beds were not made with infant safety in mind. Michelle Eichinger, MS *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html