Whatever the reasons bed sharing also called co sleeping is on the rise.
Newborn baby sleeping bed.
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In western culture this changed and more and more newborns were placed in cribs to sleep away from their parents.
You should always put your baby to sleep flat on her back on a firm flat surface at naptime and bedtime until her first birthday.
Follow these additional safe sleep tips from the aap when it comes to how your baby should sleep.
Creating a safe sleep environment.
Safety is the number one priority so remember that they need to be put to bed on their back on a firm.
A crib is too big and cold for a newborn to sleep in.
Put baby to sleep on her back.
Newborns sleep a lot so your baby will be spending a lot of time in their sleeping space.
A study reported in jama pediatrics found the percentage of infants sharing their parents beds more than doubled.
In addition keeping your baby safe while they re sleeping is an important consideration with a newborn.
Cribs have tall sides and are deep in shape.
This is a contentious one because we ve all been there.
So if you have had a c section or are recuperating from a difficult pregnancy it could be difficult for you to put the baby in and out of a crib.
The american academy of pediatrics safe sleep guidelines recommend keeping baby s sleep area in the same room where you sleep for at least the first six months.
Throughout the years a baby sleeping in your bed was the norm.
How should a newborn sleep.
A bassinet is a sleeping space that is smaller than a crib and designed for newborns and younger babies.
The first step is to do all you can to establish an optimal sleep environment for your baby.
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Though the family bed or co sleeping is still the cultural norm in other parts of the world it is not something that is seen as a normal practice in the united.