5. Where should my baby sleep?
This is another episode on that topic ever-present on the minds of new (and not so new) Mothers - baby sleep. Specifically WHERE babies should sleep, what is safe, and what science and research tells us about safe infant sleep. As well an a little about anthropology and where the current western cultural norm of babies sleeping in cots came from. Because as you may well know by now, in my courses and programs I take a holistic but evidence-based approach - so I love a real bit of research and always advocate informed choice. Because then pregnant women and mothers can make real informed decisions that are right for them.
I am delighted to be joined for this episode by Alice Keegan of the Durham University Parent-Infant Sleep Lab team. The research that Alice and the team do is all aimed to provide a scientific knowledge which can then enable parents to make their own informed choices about infant sleep and night time baby care. Informed both by anthropology and human cultures around the world, as well as researching safe practices for babies and best practices for parents to keep baby safe and care for them.
In this episode we look at safe sleep for babies, where they can safely sleep based on up to date research, and how a lot of what we might have heard is not based on any science at all (infact it might well have a history rooted in capitalism and the patriarchy...) So you can make decisions that are right for you and your family.
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Susan x
What you’ll learn from this episode:
We talk about so much, including:
Safe sleeping
Bedsharing, room sharing and co-sleeping
Caring for your baby at night
Side-cars and sleep pods
The myths about routines and baby sleep
When do babies need to be in their own room?
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Featured in this episode and show links:
You can find out so much more brilliant information as a parent at the Baby Sleep Infant Source - BASIS here https://www.basisonline.org.uk/ As well as the bed sharing quiz.
And the free app that Alice mentions is here too - https://www.basisonline.org.uk/infant-sleep-info-app/
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