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by r00fus 4343 days ago
As for the rollover issue, many folks co-sleep with their babies. We did it with all 3 of ours. Apparently babies really really like your breath - the CO2 helps them develop their lung motion.

The key is to not be inebriated or taking sleeping meds while doing so.

There are also co-sleeper attachments that make cribs accessible to mommy without having the baby sleep on the bed and thus not ever in danger of rollover.
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gdubs 4343 days ago
Dr McKenna at Notre Dame does research in this area [1].

Apparently the biggest risks (from what I recall) is the typical 'western' bed contains a lot of obstructions and places to get trapped: headboards, blankets and sheets, etc. Japan has one of the lower SIDS rates, and co-sleeping is very common there -- but beds are low to the ground, and I guess heavy bedding is uncommon.

http://cosleeping.nd.edu

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r00fus 4343 days ago
Are SIDS and co-sleeping linked? It appears that SIDS is actually reduced by properly co-sleeping (non-smoking, non-drug-impaired parent) [1]

[1] http://www.askdrsears.com/topics/health-concerns/sleep-probl...

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