Advantages And Disadvantages Of Co-Sleeping

Co-sleeping has affected infants, toddlers and adults throughout the years. It affects their physical and emotional well-being while growing. Therefore, babies should sleep by themselves because it can cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), be traumatizing for the baby and keep the baby very attached. In some cultures co-sleeping is normal while in other cultures it’s unusual.
So what is co-sleeping? Co-sleeping is a custom in which parents and their children (usually infants) sleep together in the same room (Berger, 2014). Several people and cultures believe that infants can benefit from co-sleeping. The benefits of co-sleeping includes; it encourages breastfeeding by making nighttime nursing more convenient, helps a nursing mother develop her slumber cycle in with her
These include less sleep for the parent. Infant will toss and turn and burp and bark in their sleep- pretty noisy little creatures to keep close while you’re trying to sleep yourself (What to Expect, 2016). Another disadvantage is less sleep for the baby. When a parent hears a baby crying in their sleep your first initial reaction is to pick up the baby, but; that move may actually do further harm than good when it comes to both the parent and infant getting a good night’s rest. Another disadvantage is possible problems in the future. For instance, while some experts argue that sleep sharing stimulates independence by making baby feel secure, others say that the longer you wait to move baby out of your room, the greater the chances he'll have a tough time adjusting when you finally do (What to Expect, 2016). Lastly, less sex for the parents is a disadvantage for co-sleeping. Can you really let it all hang out when baby is sleeping in the same room? If so, more power to you – your baby won’t remember a thing. But if you’re like most couples, either the two of you – or your child – have got to go for the passion to flow (What to Expect,