Andrea’s Weblog

It seems like there’s been a major recall several times a week for the last two months. Hazardous lead paint and magnets and now cribs suffocating babies. The latest crib recall was the result of 3 deaths and now a pack and now 425,000 play yards are being recalled due to an infant death.

Co-sleeping isn’t sounding as “out-there” as it used to. Opponents of cosleeping (when baby sleeps in bed with mom) will often point out that there’s a suffocation hazard. I would be interested to know how many deaths have occurred in cribs or other baby gadgets compared to a planned cosleeping arrangement. I say planned because there are guidelines for safe cosleeping. If you bring the baby to bed because you’re exhausted one night and haven’t implemented the safety measures then it would be more dangerous than planned cosleeping.

I definitely feel safer with Elena sleeping soundly in my armpit than I would with her elsewhere!