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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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And when it comes to sleep, many parents today feel as if they have to be secretive if they choose to co-sleep because they’re afraid that the truth will be met with backlash.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2025

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

Well, along came this system that told that you are automatically an awesome mother if you have an unmedicated birth and breast-feed and co-sleep.

From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2016

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

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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