08/18/2025
Navigating baby sleep was hands down one of my biggest postpartum challenges.
We coslept from the day we brought him home from the hospital until 6 months. I genuinely loved every minute of it - until it turned into 10+ wake ups, split nights, and brutal early mornings.
After weeks of hoping things would improve, we finally made the leap and transitioned him to his crib and his own room. It was rough. (I may or may not have slept on his nursery floor for a full month.)
Nothing divides moms more than the words “sleep training”, but after weeks of both of us too cranky to function, I knew we needed to try something different. I also never thought I’d cosleep. But here we are, I did both.
I scoured the internet, read a few books, even had ChatGPT write me a custom plan... and still felt totally lost.
We ended up working with Rosalie from and it was the BEST decision we made. She was so genuinely caring, flexible, attentive, and knowledgable. Instead of gathering 50 different ideas from instagram “experts”, an actual evidenced based healthcare professional gave me a detailed guide on exactly what we needed to do. I was blown away with her constant check ins and understanding when we needed to pivot approach.
Now, I can lay my son down in his crib and walk out while he falls asleep on his own. He wakes just 1–3 times for quick feeds and settles right back to sleep. I never thought we’d get here. For those that messaged me asking if I’d share what we did, it was mainly discontinuing nursing to sleep, cribside comforting, checking in at 3-5 minute intervals, and staying consistent.
Our sleep journey taught me a valuable lesson about motherhood. To remain open, listen to my gut, and ignore the pervasive mom judgement.
Postpartum is a humbling time. It has taught me so much about myself and how I can better show up for my patients. Sending so much love to those that are navigating the messiness of baby sleep and postpartum!
Not sponsored - just trying to help any other struggling moms out.
