bed-sharing
noun
bed-shar·ing
ˈbed-ˌsher-iŋ
variants
or bed sharing
: the practice of sleeping in the same bed with one's child
Now the practice of bed sharing appears to be coming back into favor again—and a close look at the science suggests that the context in which parents do it, and the choices they make beforehand, matter a lot in terms of safety.—Melinda Wenner Moyer
More and more parents are sleeping next to their infants—the percentage of bed-sharing babies has more than doubled in recent years …—Karen Springen
compare co-sleeping
bed-share
intransitive verb
or
bed-shared or bed shared; bed-sharing or bed sharing; bed-shares or bed shares
Studies have found that the risk of SIDS [sudden infant death syndrome] increases anywhere from two to tenfold when parents bed-share, depending on the bed-sharing situation and the age of the baby.
—Jessica Pauline Ogilvie
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