> > g barden wrote: > > I know of a recent local death due to co-sleeping, > > and I am sure others on the list know of cases. Why "dilute" > > an excellent adjunct to child rearing (breast feeding) with a > > potentially fatal and unnecessary practice? What's the point? > > Saying something like " There are ways to make co-sleeping > > safer" is the same thing as saying it must be un-safe to start > > with. > > amity messett, m.o.t. wrote: > so.. uh, since there have been crib deaths.... where do you recommend we put > our babies to sleep? i am willing to wager that there have been more crib > deaths than 'overlaying' deaths as a ratio. > I don't think anyone knows the answer to which ratio is worse. Are you talking about co-tummy sleeping or co-back sleeping? I think most readers will recognize the term "crib death" is purely descriptive and not to imply the crib as causative. > > And remember, we are promoting breast feeding to the > > un-washed masses. If you recommend co-sleeping to the > > un-enlightened, infants will die. > > as a matter of fact, it is quite common for the 'unwashed masses' to co sleep as > many cannot afford cribs.. just fyi. > The reference was meant as tongue-in-cheek in referring to a detailed lengthy method of reducing the risk of co-sleeping. The prose was above the average global reading level. If you believe that there are 6 ways to decrease the risk and people don't know all six - it follows their risk is higher! > > what about the emotional aspect of co sleeping? do you suggest we ferberize? > If the only choice is ferberizing or co-sleeping, I choose ferberizing (verb- to be ferbered). I suggest we not recommend practices that kill babies. > > Right. Beware of experts with vested > > interests. > > and remember who these baby experts are- no offense, but they are older men- not > mothers who carried their babies for 9 months and most likely did the better part > of raising them... > I must admit, you guessed my gender. But I don't know about the age part. And, if you must know, my wife and I adopted our two beautiful babies - Since neither one of us has carried a baby for nine months, does that mean I am unfit to be a pediatrician? I know lots of mothers who carried they babies for 6-9 months and were clearly proven unfit (and unwilling to care for their babies) in court. Why do you need to be so sexist in your judgments? Is sexist a term that can only be applied to males? g barden f.o.t.p.o.m.