There is a lot of debate over where is the best place for your baby to sleep: the parent’s bed, in a crib in the parent’s room, or in a “bed extender” attached to the parent’s bed. Almost everyone agrees that the baby should be in the parent’s room somewhere because keeping the baby in the same room reduces the risk of SIDS. That much is clear. What is not as clear is whether or not they should share the bed with the parents. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Paediatric Society advise against co-sleeping. (The CPA says it is for co-sleeping but they define it as sleeping within arm’s reach of the baby but not on the same surface. They differentiate it from bed-sharing.) There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods.