cosleep

Share bed nightly

To cosleep is to sleep in close proximity to one's child, typically in the same bed or room.

The practice is controversial in Western medicine, with advocates emphasizing bonding and breastfeeding convenience while critics warn of suffocation risks: We coslept with our daughter for the first year.

Also spelled co-sleep.

bonding

attachment

Connection or fondness

closenessState of proximity
nurturingSupportive care-giving
trustConfidence in another

connection · security · responsiveness · attunement · skin-to-skin · soothing · comfort · reassurance · presence · proximity

arrangement

bedsharing

Sleeping in same surface

sidecarMotorcycle's passenger pod
bassinetPortable infant bed
mattressPadded sleeping surface

bedrail · surface · proximity · nighttime · crib · nursery · bedroom · futon · setup

restfulness

slumber

Light, restful unconsciousness

nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
synchronyTemporal coordination
wakingRegaining consciousness from sleep

stirring · drowsy · settled · peaceful · nursing · feeding · responsive · interrupted · REM · arousals

controversy

debate

Formal argument on issues

SIDSUnexplained infant sleep death
safetyFreedom from harm
riskPossibility of harm

guidelines · pediatrics · recommendations · bedsharing · suffocation · overlay · independence · Western · criticism · research

Opposites

parenting philosophy

cosleepcry it out

Weep until spent

Family

coslept, cosleeps, cosleeping

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