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SIDS safety “Yes, there’s evidence that SIDS and suffocation can happen during co-sleeping, but there’s a simple remedy -- don’t put the infant unelevated between you. Put him on a hard pillow, raise him up, and you can’t roll onto him. These problems are so, so rare anyways, and tend to happen when a parent is obese or having alcohol problems. And actually, in the case of SIDS, there is in fact research that shows sleeping next to an adult helps babies breathe better. So while the risk of getting rolled onto may be increased, risk of SIDS in fact decreases with co-sleeping.
SIDS and suffocation “There are a lot more SIDS risk factors that occur during bed sharing. Babies who sleep share with parents who smoke have a very high risk of death. There’s also overheating -- the more bodies in a bed, the warmer it gets. Or, there’s suffocation -- it can happen on bedding, or it could be a parent or sibling that rolls onto the baby, or an arm could flop over and land on the baby’s face. Entrapment is another risk. A baby could fall between the mattress and the bed frame or wall.
Risks and Benefits of Co-Sleeping
No Babies In the Bed Dr. Rachel Moon, MD Pediatrician at Children's National Medical Center