Here it is, the long-awaited day has come when you're with her newborn baby came home from the hospital. Certainly, the new member of the family is already waiting nursery or cot in the parents' bedroom. However, often the baby is sleeping in the parental bed, and his bed "idle." Good or bad, we tried to understand.
Thus, in matters of education and care for children there is always disagreement. And a place to sleep the baby is no exception and generates a lot of debate on this bill. Thus, we can distinguish the arguments "for" and "against" the dream of a young child with my dad with my mom. A final decision where the child is better, must take young parents themselves.
Arguments in favor of co-sleeping baby and parents
The proximity of the mother
Baby it is important to feel the mother's warmth and care, and if the mother is standing beside, then sleep little man relaxed, he rarely wakes up and goes to sleep faster.
Night feedings significantly facilitated
Young mum hard to get used to the new regime, and
nocturnal feeding lead to chronic sleep deprivation, constant fatigue and depression. For example, a newborn may request the chest at night to 5 - 6 times, and eat for half an hour, which is very exhausting his mother.Having laid the child next to him, a woman can feed grudnichka the night, once again without getting out of bed in a comfortable position. The probability of dropping the baby in a half-asleep state is virtually eliminated, if the child is with the mother.
Morning wake up the baby does not become stressful for him
Psychologists say that waking up in the morning in his crib, the child may experience loneliness, hopelessness, and his unrestrained longing for her mother. All this is precluded if, opening his eyes, he immediately sees its most native person.
The arguments against co-sleeping baby and parents
Probability crush a child in a dream
In fact, such a possibility is not very big. If your child suddenly becomes uncomfortable, or you put a hand on him, he will give you to know about it. But it happens that parents dream strangled his favorite child, still occurred. So try to shift the sleep crumbs in his little bed.
Formation of the child, depending on the constant presence of adults
If a baby sleeps with you on a regular basis, and during the day you are standing next to him, he has formed a habit that someone is always there. This has a negative impact both on the psyche of the child, which will then be afraid to stay alone in a room for even five minutes, and can be worse than getting used to the society.
Parents need a rest and a chance to be together
If the parents' bed sleeping baby, their dream can not be complete. Out of fear to hurt little one, Mom and Dad sleep more sensitive and sound sleep is impossible. As a result, parents do not get enough sleep on a regular basis, and this affects the quality of life.
Also, adults sleeping in bed baby interferes with regular parents' sex life. Surrender to passion the young couple can not, afraid of waking or interfere with the child. And this gives rise to problems in family relationships.
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