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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

Worried: No, I do not think it is “weird” for a child to co-sleep with parents.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2019

“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

Then you can send her the new AAP guidelines about how to co-sleep as safely as possible.

From Slate Mar. 25, 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

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

They said they had been co-sleeping with their dog.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2022

If you have an older, even-tempered dog, the conversation becomes about the pros and cons of co-sleeping with your pet.

From Washington Post Nov. 18, 2021

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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