Many parents who share a bed with their baby – also called co-sleeping – believe it helps their baby feel safe and secure. They like the close bodily contact, feel that it’s rewarding and satisfying, and believe it’s good for their relationship with their baby.
Some parents also bed-share because they find it more practical. Breastfeeding during the night can be easier – the hungry baby can be fed then settled back to sleep quickly.
For these reasons, advocates of co-sleeping feel it can be worth making the adjustments necessary to learn to sleep with a small child. The most important thing is that bed-sharing is done safely.
During pregnancy when baby has spent nine months inside the body with a constant supply of food and comfort, it seems strange and unnatural to infant when he/she is suddenly separated from you and compel to sleep on his own without food or comfort for long periods. Only through co-sleeping and breastfeeding give the same condition that your baby has been used to during pregnancy. This combination supports the development of a healthy child hence it continues throughout much of the world. Modern parents often feel guilty or make excuses that bed sharing perceived their child as weak. Some parents are worried about that co-sleeping makes baby habitual to and spoiling their baby.
