Mel's cosleeping guide

The Cosleeping Setup

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.

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Mel smiling up at the camera with her baby asleep on her chest

Inside the guide

Five Parts and One Page

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.

01

Why We Do This

the reason underneath all of it.

02

Is This Safe

the Safe Sleep 7, and where the real risk lives.

03

The Setup

the bed, the position, the room.

04

The Night Itself

how it actually goes, and what changes.

05

When People Question You

what to say, and what you're standing on.

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The Nightly Bed Check

one page, screenshot it.

Mel lying on her side in bed, curled around her nursing baby, her arm above his head and her knees drawn up below his feet

A look inside

The Cuddle Curl

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 mattress test, and what to do tonight if yours fails it.
  • what stays in the bed, what goes, and the gap most people forget.
  • the 2am reset, done without either of you fully waking.
  • what changes as he grows, from newborn to rolling to crawling.
  • the one line to say when someone questions you.
Mel smiling, with greenery behind her

The first page of the guide

You Already Knew

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.

Mel

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Yours Tonight

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.

$19one time
  • all five parts, written to read in one sitting
  • the cuddle curl, in a photo of Mel's own bed
  • the nightly bed check, ready to screenshot
  • read on any device, and come back any time
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