DS and I sleep on the couch during the day together, I don't consider that to be risky - when he was little he would be on my chest and now he's big enough to definitely feel where he is at all times.
I hate being told that if I'm going to co-sleep that I should do it according to the 'guidelines'. As if my own instinct mechanisms should have come with a manual. Although I DO realise that many people feel more comfortable using the guidelines and need them in order to co-sleep safely, like people with higher anxiety and stress. I've been told "well, as long as you're following the guidelines"...whatever!
When you do natural things like co-sleep and breastfeed, you're probably more in tune for naturally safe co-sleeping anyway.
How about, more babies, proportionately, die from SIDS when sleeping in another room than babies who co-sleep? I realise I'm repeating what I said in my last post, but why is this obvious trend overlooked when one is greeted with horror at the mention of co-sleeping?
I'm glad that even in the BC, DS didn't spend one second in the bassinette and was in our bed from day one. It's just right for us