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Should you be co-sleeping with baby or putting him in the crib?

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Should you be co-sleeping with baby or putting him in the crib?Should you be co-sleeping with baby or putting him in the crib?

When you have a crying infant who doesn't like to sleep in the crib, it seems natural to resort to co-sleeping with baby. But experts and parents have opposing views when it comes to the co-sleeping and crib debate. Read on to find out what these are.

Co-sleeping with baby versus putting baby in the crib - Which do you choose?

It’s easy to consider co-sleeping with baby when the crying jag continues all night long every time you put baby in the crib.

What do you do when your baby clings to you whenever you put him to sleep in his crib at night? Does it feel like your heart is breaking?

Many parents would say that the solution to this problem is to try co-sleeping with baby in bed. Some experts say, however, that co-sleeping with baby poses several risks. The baby can suffocate, fall off the bed or get strangled by the sheets. They strongly recommend the crib as the safest place for a baby to sleep.

But advocates say that co-sleeping with baby is not inherently dangerous and is actually a widespread practice in non-Western parts of the world, including the Philippines. Babies fall asleep faster with their parents close to them. Nighttime breastfeeding is also easier when co-sleeping with baby.

Parenting has never been so easy and so difficult at the same time. It is great that information is at the tips of everyone’s fingers now. However, the sheer number of available information can make any parent’s head spin. A simple question about where baby will sleep does not seem to have an easy answer. As parents, we have to carefully consider choosing between co-sleeping with baby and making him sleep alone in a crib.

What will it be for you?

Give us your thoughts on co-sleeping with baby in the comments below!

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