How to Safely Co-Sleep and the Best Products to Use

UPDATE as of November 2020: The DockATot is no longer recommended for co-sleeping or bedsharing, and it has been removed from their list of DockATot uses. Check out more information here: https://support.dockatot.com/article/139-can-i-use-the-dock-for-co-sleeping
Additionally, you can look at their safety tips here: https://dockatot.com/pages/safety-guide
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AAP Guidelines to Protect Against SIDS
https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-safe-sleep-recommendations-to-protect-against-sids.aspx

SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment (Resource Article)
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/138/5/e20162938

Co-sleeping is kind of a hot topic here in the U.S. Co-sleeping is often thought of as "bed-sharing", but actually there's so many other options that fall under the co-sleeping umbrella.

Okay, there's four types of co-sleeping. Bed sharing, bed extension, room-sharing, and co-sleep- like, situational co-sleeping. Bed-sharing is what most people think about when they hear the word "co-sleeping". AAP did just come out with guidelines last year for it.
Bed-extensions. This is when you have something off to the side of your bed, or something that attaches to the side of your bed.
And then there's room sharing, which is when you have a portable crib like this Nuna Sena, or even a full-sized crib in your actual room with you.
Situational co-sleeping. Situational co-sleeping means there's a crib in a separate room, and then if baby cries at night, mom and dad will go get them, and either put them in a bed extender or even co sleep with them.

So I just want to touch on SIDS really fast, and what SIDS actually means. SIDS means Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. No one actually knows what causes it.

Okay, now we're just going to go over the AAP's guidelines for safe sleeping just in general.
Always place baby on their back so that their neck is extended, not blocking any airways.
Always place them on a firm surface. Make sure it's a firm surface so that they can breathe just fine. A "firm surface" as well is defined by the AAP as a surface that doesn't indent when they are placed upon it.
Breast feeding. Breast feeding has been shown to have a correlation with the reduction of SIDS, so if you can breast feed, that is the recommendation.
Okay, so the next recommendation is to room share for at least six months to a year. It has been shown from AAP studies to decrease the risk of SIDS by up to 50%, which is a huge jump, so it's a great option for you.

Okay, finally just a couple random other recommendations from the AAp. Number one, try and use wearable blankets if you can. We do recommend using an Ergobaby Swadler, or like a Ollie Baby one as well. As well, the Oilo sleepers are what they're referring to when they say a "wearable blanket". So what we're trying to avoid is entrapping them in any way or getting anything to cover their face. So that's why wearable blankets like the Oilo and the Ergobaby Swaddler are recommended.
The next thing: make sure your crib is free of stuffed animals or heavy quilt blankets so that they don't fall over or your baby doesn't grab onto them and cover their face with them. There have been times where infants have passed away from SIDS even just from a light cotton swaddle on them. As well, the AAP does recommend using a pacifier if possible. It's been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS.
Okay, the Dock-A-Tot. The CPSC does NOT have guidelines on bed-sharing devices. The Dock-A-Tot has lots of safety guidelines but it does not conform to CPSC standards because there are none. The Dock-A-Tot allows 12 mL of air through its barriers per second, the rate at which an infant breathes.
The Sena is really nice for a firm surface. The Sena and even the 4Moms Breeze they both have plastic. So it's a plastic sleep surface and holds its shape! This is actually the new Nuna Sena Air, and so if you look in here, the plastic is actually perforated, and then the mattress is perforated as well.
One other recommendation from the AAP is just not to use crib bumpers, they are associated with higher rates of SIDS.

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