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Esther, You are so right about this! Thanks for writing!-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie1506

Sounds to me baby is now ready to sleep in his own crib........at 7 months there is no need to feed at night anymore so you will all be better off if you now teach him/her to sleep on his/her own. I promise you it gets harder the older they get

-- Contributed by: esther

Emily, You've posed a good question. Does anyone have any experience with this problem? If so, please post your solutions and experiences!-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie1506

I have a question for moms (and dads) out there who co-sleep with their baby: What do you do when baby starts to be mobile? We co-sleep with my 7 month old and he is now able to move about by himself (almost crawl) and I get very nervous putting him to bed at night unless I am going to bed with him. I don't want him to wake up and "scoot" off the bed. I realize thaht you are not supposed to put a child into a bed alone, but his sleep schedule is very different from mine (he went to bed at 7:30 tonight.) What do other parents do?

-- Contributed by: Emily Nelson

Michelle-You've certainly made some valid arguments, and we always welcome readers' comments, especially those as informed as yours! Thanks for educating all of us... including me!-Susie

-- Contributed by: Susie1506

I beleive that the intent here is good. You have listed the pro's of co sleeping, and then the con's. You listed comfort for pro's, and safety as a con. I hardly think this a fare view of the pros and con's. I am a co-sleeper, and am for it. I have a problem though with how you have listed these safty isues for co-sleeping, as a much stressed no-no. Are you aware that Havard University has put out a study that supports and reccomends co-sleeping? Are you aware that SIDS is now being linked to vacciens and crib sleeping, not co-sleeping? Recent studies have shown that co-slepping actually keeps the rythem of the heart going, as well as hearing the childs parents breath, reminds them to breath. I help run an AP group, and have done extensive research on the matter, and it is my opinion, that co-sleeping is benificial to mother, father, and child, in mental health, and physical. A piece from the Harvard study "Instead of letting infants cry, American parents should keep their babies close, console them when they cry, and bring them to bed with them, where they'll feel safe, according to Michael L. Commons and Patrice M. Miller, researchers at the Medical School's Department of Psychiatry." "widespread American practice of putting babies in separate beds -- even separate rooms -- and not responding quickly to their cries may lead to incidents of post-traumatic stress and panic disorders when these children reach adulthood." The complete study can be found at www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/04.09/news.html Thanks, I just saw a place here I could say something, and decided to take advantage.

-- Contributed by: Michelle
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