I tried to quickly check up on the Sids and co-sleeping thing. As far as I could see in searching online through a few articles,
- the jury is out as to whether it really helps, because the data collection has been dodgy in the studies - there are too many variables, and not enough detail gathered when anyone has actually tried to study it. (maybe this has changed this the articles I read were written, though)
- one theory as to why it might help is that the baby sleeps more lightly when co-sleeping as compared to on their own, so they don't get into the deep sleep that can (apparently) result in breathing failures (I know nothing about the mechanism of this).
- another theory is that it has to do with the improved temperature regulation that sleeping by a larger body (the parent) provides.
For us...we sleep better having bubs in our room with us. This means we have a bassinette set up for the first 3 months, then sidecar a cot as an extension of our bed. Most often bubs will be in bed with us but it gives us that privacy and space when we feel we may need it.
I know when i first had dd I had her in a seperate room for the first few months and omg it was doing my head in continually checking her. I much rather just being able to feel, hear etc how bubby is doing.
With my 3 girls they all slept in the basinette (which is still have and am going to use for this bubs) and it was next to my bed until bubs moved around a bit too much for my liking then moved into a cot. Maddi (my 2yo) is going into her own bed today because she has worked out how to climb out!
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