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UNICEF on Co-Sleeping
Breastfeeding mothers get more sleep when co-sleeping!
A study of 33 mothers and their 4 week old babies has concluded that breastfeeding mothers get more sleep when they co-sleep with their babies.Breastfeeding mothers slept more than bottle-feeding mothers when co-sleeping with their babies but bottle-feeding mothers’ sleep was unaffected by where their baby slept. Breastfed newborns had less total sleep per day than bottle-fed newborns while their breastfeeding mothers had more sleep periods in 24 hours than bottle-feeding mothers.
The authors call for the development of methods or devices that allow breastfeeding mothers and newborns to sleep next to each other in complete safety .
Quillin SI and Glenn LL (2004). Interaction between feeding method and co-sleeping on maternal-newborn sleep. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 33:580-8. [Abstract]
