What are the advantages of having our baby sleep with us?
Advantages can only be assessed in view of how parents feel about their infant being close or — next to them, and calculated in a positive way only if parents are knowledgeable about how to cosleep safely. Some obvious advantages can include: the baby will know that you are there-and can respond emotionally and physiologically in potentially beneficial ways. Babies will breast feed more often with less disruption to mothers sleep – and the baby will receive more sleep as will the mother compared with solitary sleeping breast feeding babies – as recent studies show. Babies arouse more frequently, but for shorter average durations than if the baby slept apart – and spend less time in deeper stages of sleep which may not be beneficial for babies with arousal deficiencies – as also shown in recently published refereed articles. Babies cry significantly less in the cosleeping environment which means that more energy (at least theoretically) can be put into growth, maintenance and protectiv
Advantages can only be assessed in view of how parents feel about their infant being close or – next to them, and calculated in a positive way only if parents are knowledgeable about how to cosleep safely. Some obvious advantages can include: the baby will know that you are there – can respond emotionally and physiologically in potentially beneficial ways. Babies will breast feed more often with less disruption to mothers sleep – and the baby will receive more sleep as will the mother compared with solitary sleeping breast feeding babies – as recent studies show. Babies arouse more frequently, but for shorter average durations than if the baby slept apart – and spend less time in deeper stages of sleep which may not be beneficial for babies with arousal deficiencies – as also shown in recently published refereed articles. Babies cry significantly less in the cosleeping environment which means that more energy (at least theoretically) can be put into growth, maintenance and protective i
