Book description
Only since Victorian times has it been standard practice for mothers
and fathers to send their babies to sleep alone, away from the parental
bed - often in another room. This book reveals how babies who sleep with
their parents benefit by getting virtually a full night's sleep.;The
author explains the advantages of this radical form of baby care,
including its benefits for breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of
babies in the bed and, through interviews with parents, explores
attitudes to the idea. The book also contains a fresh perspective on the
tragedy of cot death, as well as practical advice on how to sustain your
sex life, hints on safety in the bed and answers to all the common
objections. Finally, the author deals with the moment when the baby
leaves its parents' bed. I feel a good deal of sympathy for anyone who
tries to plead for infants' rights. Deborah Jackson does so ...
thoroughly -- Germaine Greer Independent Only since Victorian times
has it been standard practice for mothers and fathers to send their
babies to sleep alone, away from the parental bed - often in another
room. This book reveals how babies who sleep with their parents benefit
by getting virtually a full night's sleep.;The author explains the
advantages of this radical form of baby care, including its benefits for
breastfeeding mothers, reviews the history of babies in the bed and,
through interviews with parents, explores attitudes to the idea. The
book also contains a fresh perspective on the tragedy of cot death, as
well as practical advice on how to sustain your sex life, hints on
safety in the bed and answers to all the common objections. Finally, the
author deals with the moment when the baby leaves its parents' bed.
