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on 15/11/01 08:49 PM, Caro Heyworth at heywortno3@... wrote:

> They also mentioned in their pointers not co-sleeping *but* in fact

> the research shows no link between co-sleeping and SIDS> - see

> discussion on nct...

Shan't look it will only worry me, whatever it says it will plant a little

seedling of doubt - we went through hell with Mari because I was too worried

to sleep with her :( A friend's baby died and that haunts me. I have slept

with Nia since she was born, she hates to be without one of us and loves to

sleep face down on top of us :)

It's strange when PG I read and read and read and want to know all the

research and facts etc. yet on this issue I turn away from any research and

rely on my instincts 100% - what could be more natural than sleeping with

your baby?

Jenni

( & Gethyn)

17yrs; Mari 3yrs Home Birth; Nia 9 wks Home Water Birth

" If you don't know your options - you don't have any "

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Me too Jenni, although I'm very aware of what the advice is after one of my

friends lost her first baby at 7 1/2 weeks to SIDS.

The only thing I've done differently though with DS3 is when he sleeps in

his crib during the day or in the evening. The other boys both went on

their backs and they were happy like that, but with DS3 from day one he

wanted to be on his tummy. It was amazing how strong his feelings were

about this right from the start, and how strongly I knew that was what he

wanted. I was very wary at first and used the baby monitor far more than I

had with the other two. The others would fall asleep in their bouncy chairs

or the pushchair, but Euan will cry until you put him upstairs in the crib.

My DH thinks it's a magic trick. If I go out on my own, I've told my DH

just to put him up to bed and he's been so grateful because otherwise he'd

have paced the floors with Euan crying, but you put him down on his tummy

and he's immediately happy! But I've always had in my mind how much cot

death was reduced by just that one piece of advice about putting them on

their backs. I've just gone with my own feelings (and his) and sleeping on

his tummy is right for him. Most of the time (eg. at night) he sleeps with

me and he's on his back then. Very odd!

Hannah

-----Original Message-----

From: Jenni

It's strange when PG I read and read and read and want to know all the

research and facts etc. yet on this issue I turn away from any research

and

rely on my instincts 100% - what could be more natural than sleeping with

your baby?

Jenni

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Jenni - *don't* worry about this; the discussion on nct list has

established that although the Foundation for SIDS hasn't yet changed

their guidelines (and they have now been in touch with them) , the

research shows that there isn't a link between co-sleeping and

problems, so long as you are not a) overweight B) drunk c) on drugs d)

very very tired

I'm sure this is what it says also in Three in a Bed....also

co-sleeping is done throughout the world ... I only mentioned it

because I wanted to alert the nct that this misinformation was being

put around, and also to highlight the cows milk connection to

strengthen b/feeding reasons..

love

Caro xxx

Jenni said

> Shan't look it will only worry me, whatever it says it will plant a

little

> seedling of doubt - . I have slept

> with Nia since she was born, she hates to be without one of us and

loves to

> sleep face down on top of us :)

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> also to highlight the cows milk connection to

> strengthen b/feeding reasons..

playing devils advocate here, the article only said that allergy was a theory

based on secondary evidence and that cows milk was a guess at the agent if the

allergy theory is true so it doesn't hold much more water than the advice

against co-sleeping imo.

there are plenty of stronger arguments in favour of bf when possible

james

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