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Checklist: A Safer Family Bed
Each year, dozens of infants die when they are either accidentally strangled or suffocated under blankets in their parents' bed. Because of these tragedies, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all babies sleep in cribs. But if you choose to have a family bed, take these precautions:
Make sure there isn't room between the mattress and the bed railing or headboard -- a child can get caught in any space bigger than the width of two adult fingers.
Tuck sheets and covers in so they reach only as high as a baby's midchest, and remove extra pillows.
Don't put your baby in the bed if you've taken drugs or prescription medication or used alcohol.
Consider a co-sleeping crib (which attaches to the side of your bed). That way, your baby is within reach yet can't roll into harm's way.
10-01-2000
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I love sharing the bed with my breastfed girl. It's the best feeling in the world to wake up and see her grin through her feeding! To take the right precautions I sleep in a warm button gown with no blankets with the bad on the floor against the wall so she doesn't roll.
10/21/2009 11:37:06 PM Report Abusewe enjoy the comfort and closeness of sharing the bed with our baby... our morning cuddle time helps us to reflect and remember just how precious our baby is to us... and how quickly time flies, before u know it they r teenagers who want nothing to do with us!!!!
10/21/2009 04:10:34 AM Report Abuse