lizo wrote: > > , > > 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 > > How is it different to safe crib issues? How is it different to safe > strollers? How is it different to any safety issue? > I believe that a lot of the worry comes from not knowing about the family > bed and you just think it is plain weird. > Lord knows I did. > > How did the baby die in an adult bed that you knew of? > > lizo I agree. Safty is safety - all feeds back to relative risk. I remember being 10y or so before ever thinking about a seat belt. Now I don't leave the driveway without one. Just because we used to do something doesn't make it weird. The most natural of all things to do as a human is to use our "natural" brain, think about a task/concept/thing it and figure out how to do it better/faster/easier. Why would you think I think co-sleeping with a baby is "plain weird"? I think it is less safe as a routine than sleeping on the back on a firm crib/bed/floor/whatever. I try not to recommend unsafe practices and winch when I hear others. The case of over sleeping occurred to one of my patients from a local military base. The wife awoke to find the sleeping father partly lying on the lifeless 2 month old. The emotional pain was horrible, let alone the death itself. g barden