Bed-sharing between parents and children comes with both benefits and risks. Now a new study as published in the journal European Respiratory Journal reveals a link between toddlers who share a bed with a parent and an increased risk of developing asthma later in childhood. For the study, researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the […] More
A recent campaign launched by the Milwaukee Health Department aims to warn parents about the dangers of co-sleeping. In one ad (featured above), a baby is shown sleeping next to a meat cleaver with the message “YOUR BABY SLEEPING WITH YOU CAN BE JUST AS DANGEROUS.” The “horror” campaign as it is being called by […] More
When I was pregnant with my first child, you would have heard me say that I would never put him in the bed with me. I knew all about the “dangers” of bed-sharing, and, to be honest, I didn’t want my precious bed space taken up by another person. The bassinet was ready to go […] More
