Sigh.
Before anyone jumps on me let me just say I co-sleep with Caden and have done so since he was about 3 weeks old so I'm obviously an advocate. However, I can see why they would be so over the top with this campaign. Let's face it ladies, the general population isn't all too bright. Yes, co-sleeping is incredibly beneficial when done PROPERLY, but what about all those families bed sharing incorrectly? Such as a heavy sleeping father / mother, using heavy adult blankets, are smokers, drinkers, take medications, drugs, etc. Sometimes people need that scare tactic to get it through their heads. I don't condone co-sleeping when the proper guidelines aren't followed as much as possible and I can't imagine any of you would either. It IS dangerous when done incorrectly and CAN kill.
If this campaign can save ONE life than I'm all for it.
Sigh.
Before anyone jumps on me let me just say I co-sleep with Caden and have done so since he was about 3 weeks old so I'm obviously an advocate. However, I can see why they would be so over the top with this campaign. Let's face it ladies, the general population isn't all too bright. Yes, co-sleeping is incredibly beneficial when done PROPERLY, but what about all those families bed sharing incorrectly? Such as a heavy sleeping father / mother, using heavy adult blankets, are smokers, drinkers, take medications, drugs, etc. Sometimes people need that scare tactic to get it through their heads. I don't condone co-sleeping when the proper guidelines aren't followed as much as possible and I can't imagine any of you would either. It IS dangerous when done incorrectly and CAN kill.
If this campaign can save ONE life than I'm all for it.
Are you sure, I think your a butthead.
Here's another way to look at it, i'm fairly positive i'm not the only one who wished they'd started co-sleeping early as then they might be able to remember a bit more of those first few weeks but didnt because uninformed people scared them out of it and they were just too tired and nervous to argue. Because being informed doesnt mean everything. I'd read a few books that covered co sleeping but those first weeks i was SO scared that something would happen i listened to everyone but myself. Someone in that situation could be very annoyed that these rather ignorant ads are fueling the fire.
But yeah as you said, everyone reacts to things differntly.