– How does co sleeping cause SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)?
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Bed sharing, or co-sleeping is now proven to *not* be a risk for SIDS except under specific obvious circumstances. A parent insensate due to drugs or alcohol, or who is morbidly obese for example. And yes, there are simple ways to keep bed linens safe.
People here saying otherwise are wrong. Their information is out of date. They are repeating a myth.
It is tragic that one of the most normal, healthy and bonding ways humans have related to their babies since the dawn of our species has been interfered with by misinformation.
The SIDS myth is based on what is now understood to have been bad analysis of statistics, that were distorted by these specific issues. Remove them, and the added risk is none at all.
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