Know the pros and cons of co-sleeping

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Co-Sleeping, Know Pros and Cons of Newborn Co-Sleeping

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Is it okay to let the baby share your bed with you? There is no single correct answer to this situation. It is up to you, as a parent, to decide after knowing its pros and cons:

Advantages of co-sleeping


* Sleeping with your baby can foster a closer bond between you and your child.
* It gives you more time to spend with your baby. This is especially important for working couples.

* According to some studies, breastfeeding is higher amongst babies who share their parents’ bed
* Babies who sleep with their parents are believed to enjoy better sleep.
* Some studies report that babies who co-sleep wake less often during the night and fall asleep faster.
* Co-sleeping tends to reduce crying amongst babies.
* It is easier for parents to attend to the baby’s needs at night.
* Co-sleeping enables parents to respond immediately to babies when they cry.  

Disadvantages of co-sleeping

* Once they get used to sleeping with them, babies may refuse to sleep in the parents’ absence.
* It may be difficult to teach co-sleeping babies to sleep alone later.
* Sleeping with a restless baby may disrupt the parents’ sleep.
* Parents may see a baby in bed as an intrusion in their love life.

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