by phdinparenting on November 27, 2009
Dear Editor,
I was dismayed but unfortunately not shocked by Sarah Schmidt’s article Co-sleeping fears prevented call for parents to abandon defective cribs. Governments across North America, including the federal and some provincial governments in Canada, have been waging an ongoing war against co-sleeping. Unfortunately, this is not based on sound science.
It is important to note [...]
by phdinparenting on June 4, 2009
This is the third post in a series on preparing for a second baby. If you haven’t read it already, check out the first part What on earth were we thinking? and the second part To tandem or not to tandem.
…there were four in a bed and the little one said
“roll over, roll [...]
by phdinparenting on June 1, 2009
8.8 deaths per 100,000
In 2003, in Canada 8.8 people per 100,000 population were killed in fatal car accidents.
8.8 deaths per 100,000
In 2008, in Ontario 8.8 babies per 100,000 live births died while sharing an adult bed or mattress with an adult.
The Ontario coroner says it is dangerous for babies to share a bed with their [...]
by phdinparenting on May 29, 2009
Panic.
Complete panic.
It’s 3:00am. I’m 30 weeks pregnant. My 2 year old son wakes up again and wants Mommy. I nurse him back to sleep, get up to pee again (pregnant bladder) and try to find a comfortable position to sleep where my huge belly is neither making me uncomfortable nor in danger of being kicked [...]
by phdinparenting on February 28, 2009
Photo credit: Lab2112 on flickr
This post provides tips for sleep deprived parents that want their babies to sleep better and, like me, do not want to use the cry it out approach. Some of these things I have learned through experience and others I’ve learned through reading research. I should note that I have [...]
by phdinparenting on February 25, 2009
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by phdinparenting on January 11, 2009
As a follow-up to my post on the benefits of co-sleeping, I wanted to write a post about co-sleeping safety. I think this is important because too many people either believe that it is unsafe and therefore avoid it at all costs or they don’t think twice about safety and can end up putting their [...]
by phdinparenting on January 9, 2009
When a baby is on the way, most parents spend hours, days or weeks preparing a beautiful nursery with a gorgeous crib. Society tells us that babies sleep on their own, in a crib, in a different room from their parents. More recently, health authorities have started suggesting that the safest place for a baby [...]
by phdinparenting on December 28, 2008
I should preface this by saying that I own and have read many of Elizabeth Pantley’s other No-Cry books. As many of my readers know, I am supportive of a no-cry approach, so when I was given the opportunity to read and review the No-Cry Nap Solution on my blog, it seemed like a natural [...]
