How to Safely Share Your Bed With Your Baby
- 1). Discuss the length of time you plan to share your bed with your infant. Make a plan and stick to it.
- 2). Eliminate gaps between the bed and wall that could be hazardous to your baby.
- 3). Get rid of heavy comforters and oversize pillows.
- 4). Install a guardrail. They are cheap and effective, and a great way to stop little people from falling out of bed.
- 5). Dress your baby lightly ' babies who share sleep with their parents also share body heat and don't need to be in heavy pajamas.
- 6). Don't worry about rolling over onto your baby. Just as you know, even in your sleep, how close you are to the edge of the bed, you will also have a good sense of the whereabouts of your baby.
- 7). Consider adding a "sidecar" to your bed ' take one side off a crib and attach the crib tightly to the side of your own bed, with the mattress at the same height as your own. You can reach your baby easily for nursing or cuddling, then move him back into his crib (and give yourself more space) when he falls asleep.
- 8). When you're ready to move your child out of your bed, do it gradually and gently. Don't make him "cry it out" or lock him in his room. Work on a consistent, positive bedtime routine.
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