"Date:    Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:33:15 -0800
From:    Tricia Shamblin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: posters on cosleeping
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From what I've read, there are generally two types of people that bed-share with their babies. The first group are loving parents, who are often breastfeeding, very aware of their baby at night even while they are sleeping, they are in-tune with their baby, they are a low-risk bedsharing group. The second type of co-sleepers are people who would rather not bed-share but can't afford a crib, may be on drugs, and often provide an unsafe sleep environment. Unfortunately, these babies are often injured and killed due to unsafe sleeping and these are the babies that the HCP's see in this country. So it's one reason for their very negative view of bedsharing. They don't see the other 99% that co-sleep and enjoy it, and there are no problems because they are loving parents who provide a safe sleep environment for their babies. 

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Tricia Shamblin, RN, IBCLC"
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I wanted to respond to this to add that there are really 2 (at least) subsets of the first group (loving, aware parents vs. parents who just can't afford a crib).  First, parents who actively decided to co-sleep, and they planned it out.  Second, are parents who are reactively co-sleeping, which means they planned on using a crib/cot or bassinet or similar, and they found it wasn't working for their families, so they ended up co-sleeping.  This group may not be aware of safety issues.  And this group is larger than the others.  I believe this is the target audience for these ads.  The planned co-sleepers and PWJCAAC will not change their arrangements, but the unplanned co-sleepers can and most likely will when provided with accurate safety information.  Unfortunately, scare tactics don't help with that, and can actually lead to even more dangerous situations such as when a mother leaves her possibly safe bed wand takes her baby to breastfeed on
 the couch, and then inadvertently falls asleep on the couch with the baby who might get caught between the cushions.  They may have been better off in the bed--depending on the bed.
 
Also commenting on calories in human milk.  Pretty sure it varies according to feeding: beginning of a feeding vs end of feeding, time of day, frequency, etc.  Not something that can be replicated in a factory.  And, I wonder how formula manufacturers can reduce the calorie content of formula without reducing the overall nutritional value of the product.  

Julie Tardos

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