Exposure to pets good for babies

[Catherine]

Quote:But yes, I suppose in the cases of cot death in the old days, it's likely an animal could have been blamed even when it had nothing to do with it. We still don't understand cot death, so could have had wrongful ideas many years ago.

We know that sleeping position matters. Babies should not be placed face down.
I would have to do some research to catch up with the latest ideas. I do have some thoughts of my own. Primates like orangutans and gorillas do not lay their babies down to sleep. They hold them continuously. Human babies die suddenly for no reason when they are left alone to sleep. I have never heard of a crib death happening while the baby is being held. It is called crib death.

I wonder if physical contact with another living being is really important to a baby. If that is so, a dog or cat sleeping with the baby might be  a good thing. Certainly a dog would alert you if the baby stopped breathing. I think I would want a dog around if I had a baby around. On so many levels it would be a good thing.