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A study published in the British Medical Journal sheds some light on the tragedy of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The results show that in one third of SIDS cases, the parent was using drugs or alcohol before falling asleep with the child.
It also found that the greatest risk for SIDS was when the infant and parent fell asleep on the couch. Instead, Peter Fleming, the professor of pediatrics at the University of Bristol, recommends co-sleeping. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said “If you have taken drugs or alcohol that may affect your conscious levels, don’t bring the baby into bed with you. In other settings, the safest place to bring the baby may be into bed because that is the safest place if you fall asleep.”
He also noted that the dangers of co-sleeping together in a family bed practically disappeared when drug and alcohol use was taken into account.
Co-sleeping is part of a parenting style called attachment parenting that practices breastfeeding, co-sleeping, baby wearing, and sometimes other things like refusing or reducing vaccinations. If you living in the Huntsville area and are interested in learning more about attachment parenting, contact a local attachment parenting support group
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