From Natural Papa: Co-Sleeping with Baby: Attachment Parenting for Dads

I recently stumbled upon another dad blog (yes there are others) called Natural Papa, and while PoppaBlog would rather hug a TV than a tree and will opt for bloody steak over tofu 101% of the time, we can appreciate quality advice from quality dads.

A post on co-sleeping grabbed my attention. Call me sexist, but I’d typically expect the mother to be the main proponent of co-sleeping. Especially if she is breast feeding and the little one wakes up frequently. Natural Papa is a big fan of it, and I’ve actually met a few other dads that were down and figured linking to his post might interest some of my readers.

Here is a snippet of his article:

Co-sleeping is one of the principles of attachment parenting, and also one of the most contentious. For those who practice it, it’s normal and healthy. For those who don’t, it’s dangerous and irresponsible.

“You really let your baby sleep in the same bed with you? Isn’t that dangerous?”

Before our first child was born, my wife and I discussed co-sleeping, and I have to admit that I wasn’t so sure about it. I read about the basics, the pros and cons, and intuitively, it seemed right. But when I thought of actually having the baby in bed with us, I had some reservations. After some serious study of the issue, and talking to others, I eventually came around, and now, I can’t see doing it any differently.

My wife and I have been co-sleeping with all of our children for almost 12 years (one at a time, though, not all of them at once), and I believe that if you can disregard the negative bias of the mainstream media when it comes to natural parenting, and trust your own instincts, co-sleeping is beneficial to the entire family.

And here’s the link again. A good read, worth checking out.

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