MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'co sleeping'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:42:02 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398876&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fhow-many-people-sleep-in-your-bed%2F Where should baby sleep? The easy answer is a crib, of course. But is that the best answer? Many mommies and daddies allow their newborns to sleep in their bed, and that’s where the controversy begins. Safety issues, attachment problems, sleep disorders – you’ll hear a lot of noise about sharing a bed with your infant. And there are definite pros and cons to co-sleeping. Baby Sleeps in Crib Pros: Decorating – It’s fun to decorate a crib and nursery. Pink sheets, yellow duckies, blue mobiles. Sex – You can’t exactly bang each other all night with an infant lying next to you. Cons: Less sleep – You’ll have to get up and walk to the baby’s room several times a night for feedings. Sensitive babies – Some infants wail when their parents are out of s... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398876 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:52:35 +0100 3398876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398582&cid=t_213641_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fsleep-parenting-across-cultures.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398582 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:05:00 +0100 3398582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3334947&cid=t_213641_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fgetting-your-child-to-sleepalone.html Earlier this week on ABC, “Good Morning America” offered advice for parents whose children don’t like to sleep alone.GMA correspondent Cameron Mathison went on a special assignment to tackle the issue. The location? His own house.He and his wife Vanessa had been struggling to keep their two kids from sleeping in Mom and Dad’s bed. These co-sleeping parents would prefer to be sleeping solo. So family sleep therapist Jennifer Waldburger from Sleepy Planet came to the rescue.She said that the whole family benefits when children learn to sleep well. Children who get enough sleep are smarter and happier, and they behave better.“The benefits are huge,” Waldburger said. “As much as you love your kids now, you’re gonna’ love them even more when they are sleeping.”She offered a ... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3334947 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:32:00 +0100 3334947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097028&cid=t_213641_136_f&fid=39016&url=http%3A%2F%2Fturquoisegates.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fi-131-recommendations.html I have searched long and hard for information regarding safety after taking I-131 when around children. I finally found looked hard enough to find some great recommendations, solidly based on science. And some mathematical formulas for calculating the dose of radiation I am emitting at any given moment after I receive my pill. I've received criticism from other cancer patients for choosing to stay away from home so long after my treatment and prior scans. That criticism makes it hard for me to stay away, because, believe me, I would prefer to be at home with my kids if I really believed it to be safe. I also think that criticism stems from the lackadaisical approach to nuclear safety our country has recently taken in order to eliminate in-patient management of patients post-radioactive iod... Turquoise Gates blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097028 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:47:00 +0100 3097028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048076&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-news-for-december-1%2F In addition to the report of yet another breastfeeding discrimination incident that I discussed here, three stories caught my eye today. AIDS Awareness ribbons; Photo by Subhadip Mukherjee1. Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog presents some timely news for World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization announced big changes in the breastfeeding recommendation for HIV-positive mothers in developing countries. In general, HIV-positive mothers are advised to feed their babies breast milk substitutes only if it is “acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe.” If such feeding is not acceptable, feasible, affordable and safe, then mothers in developing countries were formerly advised to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months and discontinue breastfeeding as... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048076 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:52:12 +0100 3048076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993744&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-while-pregnant-mom-to-mom-22%2F When I wrote about Five Toddler Sleep Lessons, Rosemary left a question in the comments section: Interesting to read all your experiences and to see what a common problem this is…I’m in a tough situation so your advice would be helpful. I’ve co-slept with my son since he was 3 months old, and it has worked great for us. He wakes up to nurse, then falls right back asleep. Neither of us wake up fully, so I’ve been able to have great sleep from from about 12 mos until now (24 mos.) But over the last 2 weeks his sleep has been terrible. He won’t go to bed until 10:30 (used to sleep easily at 8:30) and wakes up 3 times a night nursing voraciously (like, 30-40 minutes!). I’m pregnant (2 mos) and get so irritated with this! I take him off the breast but then he cries and cries. My hus... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993744 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:13:08 +0100 2993744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916072&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Falert-the-media%2F Okay, fine, it’s not exactly media-worthy, but it is Big News in our house. News worthy of Capital Letters. You see, my husband has been able to settle my 15-month-old back to sleep THREE TIMES over the last several nights! Image by Sanja Gjenero My husband is a great father and very good with the kids, so it should not be quite so newsworthy, except my other daughters refused to be settled back to sleep by anyone other than me (and my mum-mums) until they were over two-and-a-half years old! So the fact that my husband was able to settle our third daughter at the tender age of 15 months is amazing and gratefully received. Not just once, not even twice, but THREE times, which means it is not a Fluke and might actually be Repeatable. Clearly I am giddy with the additional sleep I recei... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916072 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:51:02 +0100 2916072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207959&cid=t_213641_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fco-sleeping-bed-sharing-infant-deaths.html A new study reports that infant mortality rates attributable to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have quadrupled since 1984. The rates of these deaths increased from 2.8 to 12.5 deaths per 100,000 live births from 1984 to 2004.Why the dramatic increase? The Washington Post reports that it could be an issue of data shifting.There are stricter guidelines for sudden, unexpected infant deaths. As a result these deaths are being classified more carefully. Some deaths once classified as SIDS may now be classified as suffocation.There also may be a link to a recent rise in co-sleeping and bed sharing. Another article in the Washington Post reports that bed sharing in the U.S. doubled from 1993 to 2000.In one Georgia county three infants recently suffocated in bed. In each case repo... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207959 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:44:00 +0100 2207959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879570&cid=t_213641_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fnew-study-suggests-new-way-to-reduc.html Simply turning on a fan in a sleeping baby's room can reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 72 percent, a study says.The study punctuates other findings that SIDS can be greatly reduced by changing a sleeping baby's environment, said the study's author, De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente Research in Oakland, Calif. Li noted that a fan is an especially great benefit when there are other risk factors present such as an overheated room and soft bedding.Li studied the cases of 185 babies who died from SIDS in California during a four-year period, and, through interviews with the mothers, compared their environmental circumstances to those of babies who did not die.Li's study also found that simply having open windows reduces SIDS risk by 36... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879570 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0100 2879570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551992&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F321427016%2F No poll results have surprised me more than these. I understand that the pool of readers who actually answer the polls here (only a very small fraction of people who visit the blog — I hope more of you vote in the latest poll to help me name my baby!) might be quite skewed, but I still was shocked to find that nearly 2/3 of voters co-sleep with their breastfed infants under age 12 months. With all the bad press and debate about the safety of co-sleeping, I didn’t realize how many families find that co-sleeping works for them! Tags: angela white, breast feeding, breastfeeding, breastfeeding blog, co-sleeping, cosleeping, crib, lactation, pollShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551992 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:14:30 +0100 1551992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454887&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F293607292%2F In light of the recent debates over the safety of co-sleeping versus baby sleeping in a crib, and the issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, I thought it would be interesting to survey where our nurslings are sleeping. I limited the poll to nurslings because I think it affects several things — safety, parenting style, and just plain convenience of the sleep location! Please answer for where your baby usually (more than 50% of the night) sleeps or slept when he was under 12 months of age. Feel free to leave a comment to explain your situation. I know my family has played musical beds before, and this is not the easiest question to answer! Where does/did your breastfed infant under age 12 months usually sleep? Crib in his own room Crib in... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454887 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:42:14 +0100 1454887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1399440&cid=t_213641_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F277711478%2F When Los Angeles County officials issued a warning about co-sleeping with an infant, National Public Radio host Larry Mantle opened up the topic for a 35-minute discussion on AirTalk on KPCC 89.3 (listen here). In addition to Deanne Tilton Durfee, director of the Los Angeles County Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, guests included co-sleeping advocate Dr. William Sears, co-author of The Baby Sleep Book: The Complete Guide to a Good Night’s Rest for the Whole Family, Dr. Charles Sophy, Medical Director for the L.A. County Department of Childen and Family Services, and Dr. James J. McKenna, Director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Lab at The University of Notre Dame and author of Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent’s Guide to Cosleeping. One of the most important ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1399440 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:15:42 +0100 1399440