Contact nap TV
Why genre matters and a great show to get you started 🧡
Hey friends! Hi from northern California.
I thought of another way to give back in addition to making my Beginner’s Guide free, so this week I’ve been busy cleaning up the office, painting the walls, and setting up a new space for it. I can’t wait to show it to you guys — hopefully next week if I can get my act together!
Today I thought I’d share one of my all-time favorite shows for contact naps. And letmetellya — I’ve watched a lot of TV in my six years of sitting beneath a sleeping baby!
I’m also going to give you an affirmation to use this week if you’ve been feeling guilty for cosleeping. 🫶
I hope things are going okay in your world. I’m wishing you a joyful, wholesome rest of the week. xx
When I was a new mom and realized that contact naps would allow me to catch up on all the good TV I’d missed, I began with a popular series called 13 Reasons Why.
…It was maybe the worst idea I’d ever had.
If you’ve watched the first season, you’ll understand why it was not the best show to watch in my fragile, ultra-vulnerable state as my newborn napped on my chest.
You guys, this is not the season of life for content that’s going to stoke our anxiety. Or break our hearts or spark an existential crisis.
I believe that this is the perfect time for those corny sit-coms and romantic comedies you were too embarrassed to watch before. The sweeter and cheesier and more heartfelt, the better. Think Hallmark Channel!
We are going through a lot right now. And what we need is corny. We need cheerful. And wholesome; and hopeful.
I cannot describe the bliss of lounging on the couch beneath my baby, with his head on my heart, and watching Trying.
It checks all the boxes for the perfect contact nap show — you’ll be silently laughing, trying hard not to wake up your baby. Your eyes will well with happy tears. You’ll look up flights and AirBnbs in North London. You’ll remind yourself that life is just so beautiful. And you’ll thank your lucky stars that you get to spend it with this little thing, resting their head on top of your heartbeat.
The two lovable leads are Rafe Spall and Esther Smith, who was new to me. But she is now one of my favorite actors, and I will watch her in anything. You’ll get it, once you see the heart she brings to this character.
And Rafe? You may know him from I Give It A Year. Very handsome, very charming. And just soo unbearably sweet as this character. My heart skips a beat every time he smiles with his tongue pressed in-between his teeth. I can’t get enough!
So these two are hopelessly, endearingly trying for something each season — first, they’re trying to get pregnant. The things they “try for” change with each season.
You can stream it on Apple+. 🧡
I just finished season four and I can tell you it only gets better and better — especially as the supporting cast of hilarious, lovable characters gets more screen time. Give it a shot this week and let me know what you think!
Sleeping beside my baby isn’t selfish.
Do you have a cosleeping-lifestyle question for me? I’m going to start a subscriber-only advice column soon. It’s $5 per month and you can cancel at any time.
This is so that you’ll have a safe space to ask your question, and I’ll have the freedom to be 100% honest in my response. I won’t have to worry that what I say is Google-able. (Haha, I’m thinking about the FAQ I receive that goes something like “how will my partner and I ever have sex again?” 💀)
This won’t be the place to ask cosleeping safety questions. You can scroll my Insta, blog, or get a how-to guide for those answers!
Special thanks to new paid subscribers: Rose, Stefanie, Alisa, and Remi!