While preparing a summary email on co-sleeping for the Moms For Milk Network yesterday, I quickly looked over Dr. McKenna's website, and think these are useful links to respond to the recent media coverage on co-sleeping dangers:

Dr. McKenna's website:  the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Lab
http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/index.html

From the website, these are good pages to check out and use:

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/faq.html
FAQ include:
Guidelines to Sleeping Safe with Infants
What is the "proper" sleeping arrangement for me and my baby?
Cosleeping and Overlaying/Suffocation.. Is there a chance I'll roll over and
crush my child?
What are the advantages of having our baby sleep with us?
What are the long term effects on my baby of sharing a bed?
Will our baby sleep through the night sooner if he or she shares our bed?

ARTICLE:
Cultural Influences on Infant Sleep
http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/culturalarticle.html

Also check out:
EXAMPLES OF SAFE COSLEEPING/BEDSHARING PAMPHLETS AND POLICIES

Safe Cosleeping / Bedsharing Pamphlets
http://www.nd.edu/~jmckenn1/lab/pamphlets/
http://www.indianaperinatal.org/Images/safesleeping.pdf

UNICEF UK BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE
Bed-sharing: a sample policy
http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/bedshare.asp


I hope this is of help in supporting families who
choose to co-sleep.

Sincerely,
Janice Reynolds
Moms for Milk Breastfeeding Network








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