Dear Vaishali Kute and all Lactnetters: I know I have posted before but I have not introduced myself, sorry. My name is Karen McGratty and I am a LLL Leader Applicant in Brooklyn, NY and have a nursing 17 month old daughter who co-sleeps with us. Research has shown and I have done a lot because I am contantly under attack for my parenting choices, that babies' breathing and heart rate when nursing and sleeping next to mother's breast are actually better regulated than when baby sleeps alone in his/her crib. "Nighttime Parenting" by Dr. and Mrs. Sears is a good reference. Also, "Three in a bed, the benefits of sharing your bed with your baby" by Deborah Jackson is another good source. The AAP has even come out with statements on safe co-sleeping. There are guidelines to follow to make the bed a safe place and there is plenty of research out there that shows co-sleeping is even safer with regard to SIDS than sleeping alone. The LLL website is also a good source for study modules on the subject and there is a section on the topic in "Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" by LLL. When my daughter was an infant, everyone scared me into thinking she would be rolled over onto and would suffocate in our bed. There is no better place for baby than next to mother's breast and heart. Hope this helps! Karen McGratty, LLLL to be, New York, NY *********************************************** 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