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Co sleeping is also good for attachment and mental health (and probably the default for most of our ancestors), but we discourage it due to worries about SIDS..

• blub 4y ago
  Co-sleeping in an attached cot is encouraged in some European countries AFAIK. And I know families that have used the same bed; even we did that on some days, it can be quite nice :-) It’s important to never drink alcohol or go to bed impaired in any way.
• quantified 4y ago
  I don't think it's SIDS so much as smothering that's the issue, is it? It was such a blessing. We got better sleep (tried it both ways), kid got fed more efficiently so wake time was shorter, nice bonding. Neither parent was so heavy a sleeper as to be a danger, no one was intoxicated either.
• allisdust 4y ago
  Many of the asian countries where co-sleeping is the norm have lower incidence of SIDS. The SIDS seem to be a bigger risk when the parents consume alcohol/other intoxicants.
  • willcipriano 4y ago
    Indeed, if you don't go to bed intoxicated there isn't much of a risk at all.