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co-sleeping

American  
[koh-sleep-ing] / ˌkoʊˈslip ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or practice of a baby or young child sleeping in the same bed with, or in the same room as, a parent.


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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

Ruth Charteris KC said that overall, safer sleep advice had worked to save the lives of thousands of babies but she was concerned by the findings which showed unsafe co-sleeping was still happening.

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

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