Summary: James McKenna, PhD, anthropologist and legendary infant cosleeping researcher, sits down our guest host, Mary Francell, IBCLC, to talk all things biologically normal infant sleep. They discuss: -Jim's research on cosleeping infant/mother pairs -what "biologically normal" infant sleep looks like, and how it vastly differs from the current mainstream cultural narrative about infant sleep -the "dance" between mother and baby during sleep, including the synchronizing of breath, heart beat, temperature, etc. -Jim's SIDS theories -The AAP's misleading guidelines about bedsharing, and how to make bedsharing/cosleeping safe for babies of all ages Check out Jim's book Sleeping With Your Baby here: www.amzn.com/B006VDXBW4 His research/work, as well as more info about his Infant Sleep Lab can be found here: https://cosleeping.nd.edu/ Mary Francell, our guest host, blogs here about all things infant sleep/needs: www.whatdobabiesneed.com Join her Facebook group to find like-minded parents: https://www.facebook.com/groups/biologicallynormalinfantsleep/ A HUGE THANK YOU to Mary for sharing this interview with us!! RATE, REVIEW, & SUBSCRIBE to the podcast! Become a PATRON to support our efforts and receive exclusive episodes not available to the public: www.patreon.com/raisingprimates Visit us at www.raisingprimates.com
