(CNN) In the quest for better sleep, people often ask if they should share their bed with a pet. Pros and cons for humansWith that important matter out of the way, let's turn to you -- is it good for you to sleep with a pet? "All of this suggests that having pets in the bed or bedroom is not necessarily bad," said Dr. Bhanu Prakash Kolla, a sleep medicine specialist in the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. A setup for successSuccessfully co-sleeping with your pet has a lot to do with how deeply both you and your pet sleep, says clinical psychologist and sleep specialist Michael Breus, the author of " Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health ." That, along with the animal's movement, could well prevent you from getting some good sleep,'" he said.

Source: CNN November 06, 2021 01:53 UTC