Hi Cheryl Its all an amazing coincidence - I wrote an article for the latest Family Circle -15 Ways to Help Your baby Sleep -and guess which one they have 'highlighted' - a little piece that says -mothers and babies who sleep together share the same sleep cycles. The Practical Parenting article was also written a while ago -I tend to lose track a bit about when they are due out -I knew the co-sleeping one would be in the next issue but didnt realise it had hit the stands as I dont have my copy yet.
There was an article -very small- at the weekend re a study at Durham University that said 63 % of parents often take their babies into bed with them - "making the practice more widespread than thought" (quote). I pointed the ACA reporter to this research so I hope its mentioned too - still wondering who this forensic prof Baird is from Adelaide and how they will show the mums co-sleeping on ACA - Id hate to know a camera was on me in bed at night! Memories of this am are coming back -The reporter saying -"so is it worth the risk (to co-sleep)?" after I had said it isnt risky if parents provide a safe sleeping environment - wherever baby sleeps - and both accept responsibility for the baby's safety - are sober nonsmokers etc . I think they got the gist of what I was saying and the two mums are women I provided so I reckon it should be quite positive. My co sleeping "evolved" too, Cheryl, and now hes grown up I joke with my poor first born that he was the one I practised on. When you get up to bub no 3, I dont think many people have the enrgy to keep on waking up at night and getting out of bed -I know I didnt -it may have been the 'line of least resistance' but it was a lovely thing to do - and now they've all got big, I get to sleep all alone with hubby and his CPAP machine - not at all "delicious!" Pinky Pinky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl LHK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Re co-sleping > It must be co-sleeping week for you Pinky! Your article in Practical > Parenting about this very subject was excellent. Just hear the howls of > protest from those 'modern mum's' that everything has to be controlled - > included where, when and how the baby sleeps... > > ... a lot of my mum's and baby's are a bit astonished at work when I quite > happily extol the wonders of co-sleeping (some people don't think it's very > professional!?%!) and now with No 3 bub happily sharing my bed - and the > whole family playing musical beds throughout the night, it's tons better > than the controlled screaming (which I did with No 1 and I regret > thoroughly). > > cheryl > > > >From: "Pinky McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re co-sleping > >Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 13:29:06 +1000 > > > >Hi everyone, > >Ivr just done an interview with ACA this morning about co-sleeping they > >are placing infra red cameras in mums bedrooms tomorrow night to watch > >them co-sleeping (!!). as well as interviewing these two mums. > > > >They sent three young lads - the journalist and camera/ sound guys were > >all young childless men- which makes me feel a whole lot more confident - > >as they probably have no particular bias. > > > >the "other side" is going to be an Adelaide Forensic specialist -Professor > >Rodger Baird - anyone know his "take" on co-sleeping?? > > > >I made the point that I feel its an insult to assume that a mothers body is > >little more than a lethal rolling pin and that mothers are more responsive > >than inert cot mattresses. > >There were questionsre safety/ sex life/ dependency - etc etc - it will of > >course depend how they cut this -they kept trying to get me to say taht > >co-sleeping was THE thing to do when actually I think all mothers need > >support however they best sleep. > > > >My interest is tho in Prof Baird - his name is familiar but I cant remember > >why and being forensic I am certain he will claim cosleeping is > >dangerous!!. > > > >Pinky > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is now available on Australian mobile phones. Go to > http://ninemsn.com.au/mobilecentral/signup.asp > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
