The Cosleepy Blog

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.

Finding a new mattress that’s affordable, comfortable, and safe for bedsharing with your baby can feel near-impossible. There are many options on the market today, but only worry about three things.

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.

Whatever you choose, whether from Madewell or Target or Amazon or Etsy or the local small business up the road, I hope you can occasionally treat yourself.

Even if you’re a fan of contact naps, sometimes you need to get something done while baby sleeps for an hour. Follow these five steps to sneak away and leave your baby to sleep solo.

There’s a special sense of doom reserved for bedsharing moms who know they’ll need to spend a night away from their toddler. How will their toddler sleep without them for the first time in their life?!