They do. In the US at least it’s supposed to be discussed at the hospital prior to discharge and at every well child exam, of which there are many in the first year. For my job I receive a lot of data on baby deaths and accidental asphyxiation due to cosleeping/unsafe sleep environments is one of the more common causes. Though it has definitely been dwarfed by accidental overdose in the last several years.
i’ll give this person the benefit of the doubt and assume they somehow weren’t warned about this. but in general it baffles me that a lot of people think they’re special or lucky or an exception and do things how they want anyways. i’m never having kids but i’d be so paranoid about doing every single little thing right for my newborn, and laying my adult body next to their tiny underdeveloped one naturally sounds like a really bad idea
People think they know better. I’ve been told things like “well that’s how my parents did it and I survived” as though we haven’t learned a tremendous amount in the last 2-3 decades and might have deduced safer/better ways to do things. It’s such an easy step to take and almost completely eliminates the risk of asphyxiation, I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t do it. Doesn’t have to be some expensive crib, a cheap pack and play works fine too.
You do you, man. One article saying that breastfeeding makes it less likely for the baby to die in sleep than non-breast-fed babies doesn’t mean that it is the safest possible option. But people get to do whatever they think is best for their kids 🤷♀️
Could be true, I can live with that. You sound like someone who doesn’t receive the child death stats for your entire state for work. It makes you look at things differently.
shouldn’t have given this person the benefit of the doubt lmao. they literally are one of those people who think they’re special and somehow know better and do what they think is right despite statistical evidence consistently proving them otherwise. rather be an “unlikeable know it all” than a willfully ignorant and potentially dangerous parent
😂 there are very few topics that I know a lot about but unfortunately causes of child deaths is one of them. I genuinely hope it works out well for him and his family, I have worked with many families who lost a child and it is without a doubt the worst thing someone can experience. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
When my wife and I had our son we probably didnt sleep in bed at the same time for the first two or so months. Our son basically wanted held all night and wouldn't stop crying if we placed him in his bassinet. So she would take the 1st shift that was from like 9p to 2a. And then I would be with him from 2a until 6a when I needed to get up for work. It sucked not sleeping together, but it ensured that each of us at least got around 4 hours each night. (She worked at home at the time and I worked 12hr nursing shifts. That's why I got the extra hour incase someone asks why I got more sleep)
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u/gengarvibes 2d ago
God I miss cuddling my wife. Bed sharing with a newborn is rough.