What are the dangers of/downsides to co-sleeping?
There are a few common concerns about the practice of co-sleeping. One is that, when a parent and baby share a bed, the parent might roll over onto the baby, crushing or suffocating it. Another is that co-sleeping might increase the risk of SIDS. And lastly, some fear that co-sleeping might create a ‘clingy,’ demanding child. All three of these concerns are easily addressed by the Arm’s Reach® Co-Sleeper®: First, by placing baby in his own dedicated sleeping space, attached securely to the parent’s bed, you create a safer environment for baby . . . because the Co-Sleeper® has an added safety lip along the open edge of the cot, baby cannot roll out and into the parent’s bed. Second, as already mentioned above, SIDS risks actually appear reduced when you co-sleep in general. However, if you co-sleep using an Arm’s Reach® Co-Sleeper®, these risks are even further reduced as the baby is in its own space but still only an arm’s reach away. And, lastly, there is no evidence at all that co-sl
