Bedsharing on the Rise. Everyone Panics.
USA Today published a piece this weekend condemning bedsharing, but did they really look at the whole picture? Once again, are we fear-mongering instead of offering real education?
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Bedsharing With a Premature Baby
It is a common refrain that parents of premature infants should never bedshare. Yet this is not always actively followed given the difficulties of caring for a premature baby who requires regular skin-to-skin contact. This article reviews the research surrounding this with some areas for discussion moving forward.
Is Bedsharing For You?
Bedsharing is a wonderful thing when it works for a family, but it doesn't work for all families. Here is a brief review of some questions to ask yourself if you're considering bedsharing to find out if it's right for you or not.
Bedsharing in Australia: Scare Mongering versus Reality
Many Australians woke this morning to scare mongering about bedsharing thanks to articles in their papers. Notably, claims that 25 babies died in the parent bed last year are leading to people declaring bedsharing should be illegal and even some people are being investigated for it (I kid you not).
New Video Tries to Scare Parents Into Not Bedsharing
A new video is making the rounds trying to convince people that bedsharing is dangerous using time-lapsed footage of someone sleeping. Warning: Your head may explode from the stupid in it!
Bedsharing: Risks and Realities
The myth (yes myth!) is that bedsharing is inherently dangerous. But what if we looked at every single bedsharing death? What would we find then?
When Your Partner Isn’t On the Bedsharing Train
What do you do if you want to bedshare but your partner doesn't? Some advice on how to approach the issue so that everyone feels like they at least have had a chance to be heard.
SUID, SIDS, and Poverty: Leaving Bedsharing Out of the Debate
Of late, bedsharing has been the central focus of governmental attempts to reduce the rates of SUID or SIDS in many Western cultures. Drs. Bartick and Tomori change the landscape by taking a syndemic approach to looking at these issues and find bedsharing is not the culprit it has been believed to be.
A Comment on Anti-Bedsharing Campaigns
I feel like it’s time to not just point out what many of us having pointed out over and over – namely that education is key – but to truly examine why these places are feeling the need to take this route and what’s wrong with their approach (beyond the obvious).
Plan for “Record-Setting Bedsharing Deaths”? Same Old Thing (And It Doesn’t Work)
Texas is on pace to have a record-setting number of "bedsharing" deaths. Their plan? The same old tired song and dance of telling people how bad it is. Isn't it time we tried something new like sharing information?