EPISODE · May 11, 2020 · 34 MIN
Bed-sharing and Getting Sleep
from Badass Breastfeeding Podcast · host Dianne Cassidy & Abby Theuring
Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode!Have you struggled with lack of sleep because of your new baby?Were you told that bed sharing would lead to the death of your baby?Did you know that there are very specific risk factors linked to unsafe bedsharing?If you ever wondered about any of these things, you definitely need this episode. You will probably not get this information anywhere else. And it’s important.If you are a new listener, we would love to hear from you. Please consider leaving us a review on itunes or sending us an email with your suggestions and comments to [email protected] we talked about:Who is James McKenna? [3:09]Co-sleep vs. Bed share - what do the terms mean? [3:51]Milwaukee anti bed sharing campaign [5:40]Risks [9:26]Being in tune with your baby [10:50]Society and the disservice to parents [12:07]McKenna quote- body as a lethal weapon [13:21]Another McKenna quote- carseats and driving under the influence [18:27]Breastfeeding and bed sharing go together [24:47]Why is bottle feeding a risk factor? [24:56]Evolutionary Parenting quote [28:40]McKenna quote which brings us to the end of Part 1 [32:28]Making an informed decision [33:17]Tip of the week - Tasmim Shalmi [22:37]This episode is sponsored by Fairhaven HealthOther episodes we mentioned this week or we just think you should check them outhttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/018-co-sleeping/https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/episode/082-nighttime-breastfeeding-with-tracy-cassels-phd-evolutionary-parenting/Other things we mentioned that we wanted to share- https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/healthAuthors/MCH/Images/infantmortality/baby-knifead2large.jpg?OriginalSet up your consultation with Diannehttps://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.com/consultations/Follow our Podcast~https://badassbreastfeedingpodcast.comHere is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~Abby Theuring https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.comDianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.comMusic we use~Music: "Levels of Greatness" from "We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)" courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes
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Submit your question and we’ll answer it in a future episode! Have you struggled with lack of sleep because of your new baby? Were you told that bed sharing would lead to the death of your baby? Did you know that there are very specific risk factors linked to unsafe bedsharing? If you ever wondered about any of these things, you definitely need this episode. You will probably not get this information anywhere else. And it’s important. If you are a new listener, we would love to he...
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