The Cosleepy Blog

No one told you how to bedshare, so what will you do at 3 a.m. when your baby refuses to sleep apart from you?

It is not safe to bedshare with a baby lounger, nest, or pod. They introduce the two risks of suffocation and SIDS, so cuddle curl, instead.

Tracy Gillett, founder of Raised Good, asserts that social sleep is the norm for mammals like us. She shares how our species’ biology put her on the “natural” path as a new mum in this podcast episode.

Here’s a trick that I learned early on as a cosleeping, contact-napping mom: What you wear on the outside affects how you feel on the inside.

This rule of thumb is a game-changer for postpartum mental health, especially for moms who cosleep. Close proximity during sleep is actually the biological norm.

When it’s time to transition your toddler out of your bed and into their own, choose a floor bed frame with rails. You won’t have to worry about them rolling off or getting trapped in a gap.

There are tons of Pinterest-worthy night lights out there. But a family with a toddler on a floor bed needs something a little special. Because your toddler isn’t confined to a crib, their light needs to be extra safe.

Need a better mattress for cosleeping? These are the three most important factors to a safe bedsharing mattress.

Shopping for a new mattress that’s safe for bedsharing can be overwhelming with all the options on the market today. If you can avoid memory foam, do it. Memory foam has at least three major risk factors.