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Thu, 14 Sep 1995 16:54:50 +0500
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Laura Taylor, welcome to Lactnet (from another fairly new subscriber).  I'm
not familiar with the program you mentioned, but I just wanted to comment
on your question as to whether anyone else likes to get a full night's
sleep.  My own children are now past that stage when they shared our bed
(the last two were twins and it was a bit crowded, but they eventually
demanded their own beds in their own rooms at about 3 or 4 years old).  It
is a big adjustment to go from sleeping restfully all night without
interruption to sleeping in bits and pieces.  This was discussed on Lactnet
in recent weeks with some wonderful comments from lots of people, so you
may want to look through the Archives to read some of that.  I think that a
lot of the change is part of becoming a parent and now responsible for
another life, a responsibility that goes on for many years, whether or not
you are nursing at night.  Life and routines and responsibilities really
change when you have a child.
I am currently reading the new book by William Sears, "SIDS: A Parent's
Guide to Understanding and Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome."  He
very clearly explains his beliefs about "attachment parenting" and gives a
very convincing discussion about mother-baby interactions and
relationships, day and night. Shared sleep involves many benefits aside
from feeding.  I recommend it as another view you may find interesting and
important.
By the way, my husband went from being initially opposed to sleeping with a
baby in bed to (years later) lamenting the fact that he misses having his
"little teddy bears" to snuggle with us at night and on waking up.
Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC in Madison, WI

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