This is why I like the internet. One click and we have people from all over the world entering in conversation. Great time to be alive. Is it now and has it been standard for Japanese infants to be placed on their backs to sleep? What age are the infants when they sleep through the night without feeding/requiring adult intervention? g barden wrote: > > In a message dated 10/5/99 10:46:57 PM, writes: > > << AKKKKK! So now co-sleeping is a CULT??? Give me a break! The Japanese > co-sleep. >> > > I practise in Okinawa, Japan. Most Japanese Don't co-sleep; They sleep on > tatami(the straw furnished floor) and the infant sleeps in a crib/bassette > that sits on the floor next to the parent. Cribs on Tatamis sell well here. > > Scott Yang, MD