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co-sleep

American  
[koh-sleep] / ˌkoʊˈslip /

verb (used without object)

co-slept, co-sleeping
  1. to practice co-sleeping.


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They are also told never to co-sleep in armchairs or on sofas.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

That wouldn’t be too big a problem, since we co-sleep, but since he isn’t totally awake, he frequently bites.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2020

“I can’t stress enough that parents should never co-sleep with their babies, no matter what the circumstances,” said Costello, who had taken baby Hugo to bed with her after a restless night, according to SWNS.

From Fox News Aug. 15, 2019

You are building in some fun on the weekend when you can all co-sleep, but there will also be days when you cannot keep the schedule and they are in bed with you.

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2019

What about parents who want to swaddle their babies, bottle-feed them or co-sleep with them?

From Salon Jun. 8, 2018

So now that I’m back, they’re very, very clingy, which I think is so cute, and so we’ve been co-sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2025

"The evidence of the cases reported to the procurator fiscal shows that, tragically, babies can and do die in high-risk co-sleeping situations."

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

However, without a Snoo, many sleep-deprived parents turn to co-sleeping with their babies when they're extremely sleep deprived, as Salon previously reported.

From Salon May 25, 2023

A majority of the deaths involved co-sleeping with at least one parent or caregiver.

From Seattle Times Apr. 10, 2023

There’s crying it out, Ferberizing, attachment-parenting co-sleeping, having a family bed, etc.

From Washington Post Dec. 14, 2022

The mother took prescribed medication and co-slept with her babies, and because the father had been arrested, she had to care alone for five children.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2023

Because of this, we co-slept from the time she got home from the hospital.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2019

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