Morning, sleepy head. This is Cosleepy Dispatch #007, your field notes for the week of June 29, 2026.

What I've got for you this week:

• 🥳 What to do when your baby wakes up during the night and wants to play
• 💬 How to handle being judged for cosleeping
• 📚 The best book for contact naps that I've read so far this year
• 📤 An opportunity to give me feedback on how I'm doing!

Monday mornings can be hard, so I hope this dispatch helps you feel stronger and less alone. Grab a warm drink and start scrolling!

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🥳 COSLEEPY Q&A

My baby wakes up and wants to play!

A cosleepy mom named Jessica emailed me last week about her 10-month-old who likes to practice new skills like sitting up and crawling in the middle of the night.

This is normal, but it can be frustrating when your normal back-to-sleep tool (like feeding) suddenly no longer works.

If this happens to you, here's what I want you to think about:

• Reducing some of baby's daytime sleep. You can begin by capping their last nap of the day by 15 minutes, or you could push bedtime 15 minutes later than usual.
• Is your family bedroom as distraction-free as possible? (Blackout shades and a pink nightlight near the bed help keep baby's focus on you!)
• Do you need to practice new ways of helping your baby fall asleep?

Here's what I mean -- if feeding your baby no longer puts them to sleep instantly, consider some of these techniques shared by cosleepy parents. You may need to pivot.

P.S. A "split night" is the most extreme version of this, when your baby is awake for 1-3 hours during the night. 😵‍💫 My bedsharing guides include a chapter on what to adjust so this doesn't happen!

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💬 THE COMMENT SECTION

How do you handle being judged for cosleeping?

This week, ​I asked the community how they handle being judged for cosleeping​. Do they ignore it? Or have a sarcastic come-back ready to go? (Or maybe they can't help but react the way I did, as a new mom, and they just burst into tears.)

Here are some responses that stood out to me:

• @nurturedayandnight I handle it as an opportunity to give others permission to do the same!
• @isabelacpcunha I give zero f***s 🙃
• @v.c.pasha I suggest they come by in the middle of the night to help put her back to sleep every few hours or so
• @_morninglo Well, I just in my mind know what they’re missing out on 💕
• @d33lytful Stare at them blankly
• @imagesoftokyo No one ever judged me. I live in Japan ❤️
• @leesh_26 I tell them about the safe sleep 7, how we follow those guidelines, and explain that as a single parent it’s not realistic to get up every hour with my child when she’s in the bassinet, so cosleeping allows us both to get the rest we need.

SEE COMMENTS

I highly recommend scrolling through the comment section if this is something you're going through. You've got this.

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📚 NAP-TRAPPED

My favorite book of 2026 (so far)

I mentioned this book a few weeks ago, when I was about halfway through. I really loved it! I can imagine Amazon or Netflix adapting it into a film.

It featured a lot of neighborhoods in LA that I miss, and it's so obviously written by someone who knows the magic of the city firsthand. Diverse cast of characters, great dialogue, sweet moments.

It also raises questions about fate, past lives, magic, and the unexpected path. I think it'll keep you good company on your afternoon contact naps. 🤗

★★★★★

​​One & Only by Maureen Goo

Cassia Park runs her family's highly successful, magically-gifted matchmaking business in Los Angeles. She is fast approaching her 40th birthday, still waiting to meet the man she was destined to marry, and still wanting to start a family. Done waiting on destiny, Cassia starts an unexpected fling with a younger man and must decide whether to follow fate or forge her own path.

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 e-reader, if you’d prefer!)

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📤 FEEDBACK REQUEST

How am I doing?

In case you weren't sure how this works, these are real emails! All you have to do it hit reply and you can message me directly! I've gotten some sweet messages since I started this newsletter a couple months ago...

Excited for your new office space and loved the pic at the end with you in it. Also just wanted to say how much I love this new approach to connecting and sharing your info. ─Renee

Thank you for being a force of knowledge and hope! Because of your resources, I have also helped other moms feel more empowered to safely cosleep. Thank you for the work you do during those crammed three hours at the dining table and the sacrifices in your marriage and basement/bathroom schedule! Your work and resources have been pivotal for our family’s good! ─Amelia

Do you remember me? I was your first client back in 2020!!! You've come a long way and I'm loving your content! We ended up having our second child this year by Gods grace, and your information saved us again! ─A'ishah

(The answer is of course I remember you! 😘)

It seems like I'm on the right track here. So I'm wondering -- how are you enjoying these Monday emails? As you know, I've only got few hours each day to work. I've tried (and burned out from) almost everything in these past six years...

• Writing how-to blog posts
• Posting on Instagram, TikTok, etc.
• Recording and editing podcast episodes
• Interviewing cosleepy moms for my digital magazine
• Shooting and editing Youtube videos
• Running an off-Instagram community
• Writing and selling how-to guides
• Writing my upcoming book

Will you please hit reply and send me a quick note about what you enjoy and what has supported your family the most?

After I turn over my final draft to the publisher in July, more time will be freed up. Your feedback will be sooo helpful as I plan out this next chapter!

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