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, answers to all the common objections and dealing with the moment when the baby leaves its parents' bed.
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Current Western parenting advice, says Deborah Jackson, stresses the need to minimise the "bother" that children cause; Jackson claims that this culture views the child as a potentially dominating personality that could undermine parental authority when older and emphasises that this tendency needs to be trained out of them early. The author disputes the scientific basis for such claims, and such a culture, and appeals to parents to trust their own instincts. Using extensive research she puts the case for a child-orientated approach to parenting.
This book is controversial, thought-provoking, carefully researched and passionately argued. It is extremely interesting, and, even if you don't accept all her conclusions, will definitely prompt the reader to reassess their own expectations of the parent-child relationship. --Alison Jardine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'A practical guide on how to get some sleep when there is always a little person around during the night' -- Mother
'An impeccably researched rulebook for the thoroughly modern mother ... lively, impressive' -- Daily Mail
'Draws on startling medical and historical evidence' -- Daily Star
'Jackson provides intellectual justification for what we already instinctively felt was right' -- The Times Magazine
'Read this book before you have your baby if you can - if not, read it anyway' -- Australia's Parents
'An impeccably researched rulebook for the thoroughly modern mother ... lively, impressive' -- Daily Mail
'Draws on startling medical and historical evidence' -- Daily Star
'Jackson provides intellectual justification for what we already instinctively felt was right' -- The Times Magazine
'Read this book before you have your baby if you can - if not, read it anyway' -- Australia's Parents
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By lynn_m21
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I love this book, it really gave me the confidence to parent in my own way and to follow my instincts. From day one, my baby had decided she was not going to sleep in a cot, no way, she screamed the place down every time i tried to put her in her plastic crib in the hospital. I don't think she had absorbed a word of the Gina Ford book I read whilst pregnant and had arrived with her own ideas firmly in place.
After reading this book I just got on with co sleeping and enjoyed it. At about 8 mths she went into her cot, right next to my bed, without any upset. This is working well for us. But if she wants to she comes in with me.
All parents should read it, even if just to balance their views.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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My baby is 5 months old. It was actually the nurse who came to visit every day after she was born who told us that it would be ok to let her sleep in bed with us. We had no preconceived plan, but had instinctively put bedsharing into practice mainly because I was to lazy to get up 10 times in the night during the first days and weeks. There is no question that this works. She sleeps very well and is a very happy and calm baby. However there is no need to follow this practice like a religion. Our baby sleeps some nights entirely in her cot in our room - other nights she sleeps with us - and she sleeps alone outside (a Nordic practice!) during the day. She gets a great deal of attention but by no means do I carry her around all the time. I find some of the ideas of the book a bit far fetched, behaviourist, and "new age" and sometimes a bit too prescriptive, despite the authors best efforts not to be. Nevertheless I think that she is basically right and if it takes this book to convince parents and give them confidence it is a good thing.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Linda S
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This book gave me the confidence to trust my own instincts. There are so many pregnancy 'gurus' out there who urge new parents to subject their kids to strict eating and sleeping regimes. As a new parent, your own instincts can be undermined by all these 'expert' voices. Then someone gave me Deborah Jackson's lovely book and it seemed more in tune with what felt natural for me as a new mother and for the baby. Our baby shares our bed and we're all happier for it.
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love this book!
this book is very insightful and helpful in understanding the importance of cosleeping and the safety around it! Read more
Published 17 days ago by Rooty root
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Makes sense.
It never occurred to me before my girl was born to put her in bed with us cause I had read that was dangerous. As I breastfed her I was the one who had to feed her every 1. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Kire
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Published 2 months ago by Daniel Roldao dos Santos
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Three in a bed- convinced me to co-sleep
Interesting and thought-provoking look into cultural attitudes towards co-sleeping and breastfeeding during the night. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Collin Hills
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Non-judgmental research based book
With my first baby I tried in vain to follow all the mainstream books to get him to fit into a mold that wasn't right for him or us. Read more
Published 4 months ago by liztd
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saved my sleepless nights. wonderful book.
I only wish I read this book before my daughter was born, I struggled with the so called routine i was told to stick to by my midwife and found the putting baby down in her own bed... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sara Mthomas
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great buy for a mum to be
I wish i had read this whilst pregnant rather than when my baby was about 5 months old. I wish i had put my baby in bed with me from the very beginning rather than waiting til he... Read more
Published 9 months ago by hostelgirl
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One of the most inspiring books
This book is a fantastic heart warming addition to an attachment parent's library. It not only confirmed my want to co-sleep with my son but also quietened any doubt I had. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Lct
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Interesting and unbiased
I previously co-slept with my, now, 11 year old son on the advice of the midwife in the maternity unit where I gave birth. Read more
Published 13 months ago by janifitz
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Very helpful book, important information
If you never thought about cosleeping with your newborn, mostly because all risky factors you hear around you (from SIDS, through suffocating to no sex life or raising spoiled... Read more
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