Question

1. Should infants share a bed with their parents? Why or why not? At what age is bed sharing appropriate?

Answer 1

ANS- Infants should not share the bed with their parents because of some safety reasons.

• An infant might get suffocated from soft mattress.
• Infants are at the risk of strangulation.
• An infant might get trapped between a mattress.

Infants should always be placed on their backs at the time of sleep. They should be on a firm mattress without any pillows, without any toys, without any blanket.

Parents should put a crib next to their bed. They can use a bedside sleeper, that allows them and their baby to be next to each other.