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Sharing your bed with baby
Co-sleeping means sharing your bed with your baby.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can sharing baby wipes between babies in a church nursery spread disease? What about diaper changing surfaces that may not be cleaned between kids?
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A member asked:
Will sharing a bed with my baby make breastfeeding easier?
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A 32-year old asked:
Can I catch a flu illness from sharing beds (when the other person is not in the bed)?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Hello! My partner and I recently starting sharing a bed at night and she told me that my whole body starts to shake every night? Like a jolt goes through my body. I had absolutely no idea I was doing this and I have no memory of it at all. Any ideas?
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A 45-year old asked:
Is it possible to contract HPV from using same bed sheets and sharing a drink?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Can I contract herpes by hugging, cuddling ( with clothes on) or sharing a bed with someone?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Will I catch COVID-19 by sharing a bed with someone who has completed a 5-day-long isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 and has no symptoms? (we are both fully vaccinated)?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can the HPV virus spread through sharing towels, bed sheets, etc?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Any suggestions for someone who has very mild OCD and is anxious that his unnoticed wet dreams may impregnate a person that may sit on this bed during the course of the day? (Not sharing bed with anyone?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can herpes be spread through urine? Was sharing a bed on vacation with my toddler and I had an accident and peed in the bed. Unsure if she came into contact with it or not. I am not aware that I even have herpes, but this did make me anxious?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Can anything be done to reduce or eliminate snoring? My husband doesn't have sleep apnea but his snoring prevents us from sharing a bed.
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A 22-year old female asked:
My partner is worried about me sharing a bed with him while I have athletes foot. Will me wearing socks be enough to prevent him from catching it from me while I am in his bed?
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A 33-year old asked:
Should elderly woman having Posterior Cervical laminectomy and fusion be sharing a bed with dogs post-OP or does this increase risk of infection?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you suggest how to get bed bugs off my babies crib?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have a small fever, can my infant still sleep next to me in bed?
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A 18-year old female asked:
My baby will be one on xmas today she got in to the infant ibprophen it was enough for six doses for her a lot of it was on the bed an clothes ?
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A 31-year old female asked about a male:
Hi doc.I here a voice from my 6 months old babies nose while feeding and also when he lies straight on a bed. When i keep him in upright hes ok .
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A 45-year old asked:
Why is sharing friends pants bad for you?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can diseases be spread by sharing drinks?
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A 38-year old asked:
What exactly is the united network for organ sharing (unos)?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Can you get sick/catch diseases from sharing drinks? Whether by straw, or rim?
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A member asked:
What is a good schedule for sharing nighttime responsibilities with my husband?
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A 32-year old asked:
My kid said he is thinking of defriending me on facebook. What should I do? Stop sharing on his wall?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is sharing contact cases safe?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can i sprend herpes by sharing cigs ?
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A 18-year old male asked:
What are the bad effects of sharing cigarettes?
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A 48-year old asked:
Could I have HIV from sharing water ?
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A 45-year old asked:
What are the dangers of sharing hair clipper?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you get herpes from sharing food?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can herpes be pass through sharing a blunt?
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