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on January 13, 2026

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Co-Sleeping

Fabulous Breastfeeding Co-Sleeping Information

There is a lot of misinformation about co-sleeping out there. For most breastfeeding moms, co-sleeping is a fabulous way for everyone to get their must needed sleep and also not interrupt the breastfeeding dyad! So here are some wonderful links for great information to help you be successful and SAFE!

How Babies Sleep

USC Co-sleeping Pamphlet

Dr William Sears:

Dr Sears on Co-sleeping Concerns
Dr Sears on if Co-sleeping is Right for You
Scientific Benefits of Co-sleeping by Dr Sears
Safe Co-sleeping Habits by Dr Sears
Research on Co-sleeping by Dr Sears
Co-sleeping and Intimacy by Dr Sears

Dr Jay Gordon:

Dr Jay Gordon on Safe Co-sleeping
Changing Patterns for the Family Bed
Transitioning to Their Own Room

Mercola on the Family Bed

Benefits of Co-sleeping Past Infancy

Needs vs Habits, Tine Thevenin

Rediscovering the Family Bed, Tine Thevenin

Transitioning Out of the Family Bed

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