May
A letter from the editor 🥤
A politician, a doula, and a pediatrician walk into a bar.
The bartender looks up and says, “Good evening, ladies. What can I get you?”
The politician orders a virgin margarita. The doula asks for a Coke. The pediatrician wants a soda water with lime.
The bartender glances at his watch and says with a wink, “Lemme guess — it’s a little too close to bedsharing for a real drink.”
The politician guffaws. The doula rolls her eyes with a smile. The pediatrician blushes and asks in a hushed voice, “How do you know that I bedshare with my baby?”
The bartender responds with a shrug, “4 out of 5 moms do.”
My friend! This month I wrote my first ever cosleeping joke! I’ve been pumping out cosleeping content since the before-times, and I need something new. The feedback on the joke was surprisingly encouraging, so I’m going to try to come up with some more. It feels so good to be creative!
This is how I felt when I started making cosleeping memes four years ago. Absolutely no one else on Instagram was doing it back then, and I felt like it was a higher calling. 😂 I purposely designed my memes to be incredibly niche. It helped attract “my people.” People like YOU, who just get it.
I’m always trying to find ways to make cosleeping content fun and joyful, while being helpful. (Hence my lovable Cosleeping Safety Captain character!) I hope you like what I’m doing. Thank you for being here, especially right now while I’m prioritizing my book and can’t be the creative rockstar on Instagram that I once was.
Keep scrolling for a summary of my May. I hope you feel seen, less alone, and more confident about sharing sleep with your baby. Sending you love, wherever you are right now. Xx
WHAT I CREATED
Here are all the things that I put out into the world this month…
🎧 A 20-minute talk with a neuroscientist about how cosleeping literally builds your baby’s brain
❤️🩹 A glimpse into cosleeping with a neurodivergent baby
🌎 How common is bedsharing? — an excerpt from Dr. Helen Ball’s new book
📙 From a mom whose baby will only sleep on her chest #cosleepyquotes
🦀 Perhaps the biggest complaint from moms who breastfeed toddlers
✋ Five reasons your bedsharing baby is waking up at night
🥰 The yummiest, snuggliest, best part of motherhood #cosleepyquotes
👷🏻♀️ Another round of Cosleepy’s Spot the Hazards
👊 Propaganda we cosleepy parents ain’t falling for
🤣 When they say cosleeping will ruin your sex life
📖 What is the most prevalent way to sleep across cultures and societies?
🙄 How I responded when SNOO asked me to partner with them
WHAT I READ
📚 I finished all my books this month! That never happens!! What about you? I’d love to know what are you reading during contact naps!
★★★☆☆
Crush by Ada Calhoun
When a husband asks his reluctant wife to consider what might be missing from their marriage, what follows surprises them both — sex, heartbreak and heart rekindling, and a rediscovered sense of all that is possible.
★★★★☆
Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
He has a curse — every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They'll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. Right?
★★★★☆
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison
A hopeless romantic meets a jaded radio host in this cozy, Sleepless in Seattle-inspired love story from beloved author B.K. Borison.
★★★★☆
Back After This by Linda Holmes
From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over and Flying Solo, a podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love?
★★★☆☆
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.
DID YOU KNOW? I have read hundreds of books on my phone over the last few years while lying beside my sleeping boys through the Libby app. All for free. Download the app, enter your library card, find a good book, and dive in!
(You can send the book to your Kindle, if you’d prefer!)
You can tap here to see what I read in April, March, February, January, December, November, and October. I generally suggest a gentle genre for this season of life, like romance or mystery!
WHAT I BOUGHT
I bought this super soft bubble blanket as a baby shower gift. I told my friend that it’s not supposed to be used when she cosleeps with her baby, but I wanted her to have something special when she’s awake and wants to be cozy.
I bought my friend Carson’s new book for my book editor — it’s a beautiful, week-by-week pregnancy and birthing guide. It would also make a great baby shower gift, and it’s much more affordable than that blanket! 😅
May is my birthday month! Matty asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I said concert tickets to see Leon Bridges! Have you heard his music?! He’s one of my favorite musicians ever, and I cannot believe I get to see him in real life in a few days. This will be my first concert since 2019!