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Yesss! I was so scared when she was smaller, even though the risk is technically highest now but the overall risk is shockingly low. Especially without the other risk factors!
Comment by msnpark at 25/01/2025 at 14:23 UTC
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I actually am a relatively anxious person but reading Emily Oster’s books helped me understand a lot of these likelihoods.
I actually didn’t even get an owlet, which surprised myself. Ultimately it does suck when the baby has to leave the room at 4 months when you expected to be in the same room for 6 months because he doesn’t fit in the bassinet or he sleeps better in the nursery vs in the pack and play because our snoring, but in the long run he sleeps better - we sleep better (still with baby monitor on full volume) and we get to have some privacy and not whisper before bes