How safe is it for an exhausted mom to fall asleep while "safely" sitting
up in a chair, and drop her baby on the floor?

With Linda's list of resources, you have the most up to date info
available. Get thee to a medical library pronto & get copies of the
articles, full article rather than abstract where possible. The higher the
stack of articles the better. They should feel obligated to read them all
since they're from peer-reviewed journals. Try for a delay in any actions
until everyone has a chance to review all the evidence. If they object to
any aspect of these articles, isn't it up to THEM to provide peer-reviewed
articles that support their objection?

They are talking about making laws here. In my Civil Lit class in paralegal
school, the instructor wasn't really joking when he said something to the
effect that, He Who Throws The Most Paper Wins! It's all about research and
evidence - on both sides.

Phyllis


> The brief explanation is this: There is a group here in Missouri, headed
> up by SIDS Resources, Inc., and backed by researcher Dr. Thach (who has
> recently published his data "proving" co-sleeping is dangerous) to
> develop policies and possibly legislation PROHIBITING co-sleeping, even
> by BF mothers! Several of us on the pro-BF/co-sleeping "side" came to
> the last meeting, & made a little headway in the argument that
> prohibiting co-sleeping wouldn't STOP it, but would tie our hands as
> professionals from being able to teach SAFE co-sleeping. We brought
> statements from Jim McKenna and Jodi Mindell (member of the Natl. Infant
> Sleep Foundation) to back us up.
>
> The group as a whole was in agreeement that room sharing is safe, & even
> Dr. Thach acknowledged that "It's okay for a mother to BF baby in bed,
> but she shouldn't fall asleep w/baby". Those of us who are LCs & LLLLs
> pointed out that the very act of BF early on puts mom to sleep, & that
> it was unreasonable to tell new BF moms that they would be "criminals"
> if they fell asleep while BF.
>
> We just received a request to bring research that supports the hormonal
> connection of mothers/babies, and the sleep-inducing effects of
> breastfeeding. We've been in touch with McKenna & Linda Smith (who's
> fighting a similar battle in Ohio---Thanks, Linda!!!!), and have emailed
> Dr. Sears. We still need research specific to the hormonal questions,
> though.
>
> Can any of you help? If you don't have the whole article to email
> ([log in to unmask]) or fax (314-842-9134) to me, the citation
> and an abstract would be a good start.
>
> Prayers will also help!
>
> TIA,
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Schlef, RNC, MSW, IBCLC, LCCE
> St. Louis, Missouri
>



--- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
--- Glendale, AZ, USA
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