thats very true heather. i just object to people saying

‘There have been 0 (and I mean nil) reported cases in history of a HEALTHY NURSING MOTHER ever suffocating/rolling over on her baby while co-sleeping.
Look it up, it’s a fact.’

it is rare and SIDs is much more prevalent but there have been deaths from co-sleeping. thats all i was getting at.

when did season’s past real world cast members become considered celebrities?

Even *if* it does happen occasionally, the ratio still PALES in comparison with the number of babies who die — from SIDS or from other accidents — in cribs. Babies die in cribs, babies die in beds, but in terms of the actual proportions, there are manyfold more babies dying in cribs.

When babies die in cribs, authorities say “cribs are still the safest place for babies, please follow these precautions to reduce the risks.” When babies die in beds, authorities say “BEDS ARE DEADLY! GET THEM OUT!”… quite the double-standard.

Any baby dying is a tragedy. But for every harrowing tale of the co-sleeping death, there are a hundred tales of tragic SIDS death in cribs… or babies found drowned in their own vomit in the morning after being left to cry in their cribs… or a multitude of other accidents that would not have happened if there was a parent present while they were sleeping. It’s just a faulty argument to say “I heard of a baby who died while co-sleeping therefore it’s more dangerous than cribs” – you have to actually properly compare the risks with the risks of crib sleeping, which (IMO at least) are actually much greater.

Kudos to these guys.

Autumn, a RW housemate did get pregnant in the Venice Beach season, Tammy.

Unfortunately N.S that is not a fact. my mum is a paramedic here in new zealand and two years ago was called to a baby who’s perfectly healthy, breastfeeding mother rolled onto her in the night. the mum wasn’t a heavy sleeper, wasn’t overtired, wasn’t overweight, didn’t smoke, hadn’t been drinking and had successfully co-slept with her other two children.
she did everything right and it still happened. if there are no recorded cases that you can find then it must be extremely rare but my mum can unfortunately tell you that it has happened.

Bren — I understand your concerns, of course — there are many parents who are stupid enough to co-sleep under the influence, or if they are very heavy sleepers or not breastfeeding.

I ONLY promote co-sleeping to a breastfeeding mother.

There have been 0 (and I mean nil) reported cases in history of a HEALTHY NURSING MOTHER ever suffocating/rolling over on her baby while co-sleeping.
Look it up, it’s a fact.

I was a co sleeper as a child but as an adult wouldn’t chose to do it. I work in a funeral home and my parents own it as well and have actually seen quite a bit of babies through the years in here because they were smothered when sleeping with their parents. N.S. I am not saying your info. isnt correct but if it reduces the risk of S.I.D.S. than be aware that you can roll over onto your child. I am not trying to start a fight just want people to be aware because it breaks my heart to see the parents after this has happened.

I’m glad he’s settled down enough to be married and the father to a beautiful baby boy like that. Congrats to Steven & Donna!

He’s our little monkey and we can’t seem to break the habit of him sleeping with us in our bed — we love him too much!

–I feel as if Donna is saying that she loves her kid more than others do simply because she is allowing a bad habit to continue. My son sleeps in his crib every night, has a routine and a bedtime and his own space. I’m not a horrible mother because I choose not to co-sleep. Personally, I find it dangerous..but that’s me. I realize that it does work for some, and that is their business. I just think her comment is a rather arrogant one.

Glad you posted that Portia. I was gonna say the same thing.