Why We Do This
the reason underneath all of it.
Mel's cosleeping guide
one sitting, one setup. the bed, the position, how the nights actually go, and what to say to the people who'll have something to say, all in one place and all in Mel's own words.

Inside the guide
you don't have to read it front to back tonight. if you need the big picture right now, start with part two, and if the bed is the thing keeping you up, go straight to part three.
the reason underneath all of it.
the Safe Sleep 7, and where the real risk lives.
the bed, the position, the room.
how it actually goes, and what changes.
what to say, and what you're standing on.
one page, screenshot it.

A look inside
the shape your body makes around your baby, shown in a real photo of Mel's own bed, with the three things that hold it in place. it sits beside everything else you'll want for tonight:

The first page of the guide
You didn't decide to want him close. That part was there before the reading, before the opinions, before anyone told you it was dangerous. What you decided was whether to trust it.
I started bedsharing four days after he was born. It was the night I caught myself falling asleep sitting up with him still latched, and that frightened me more than the bed ever had. So I put him on the mattress beside me, and then I spent months working out how to do it properly, because nothing I found answered the questions I actually had.
This is the answer to all of it, in one place. The bed, the position, how the nights actually go, and what to say to the people who'll have something to say.
MelGet the guide
one payment, and it's yours to keep. you read it right here in your browser, on your phone at 2am or on your laptop, and the link comes to your email so you can always find your way back.