I just gave birth to baby number 7 and am in the sleep deprived trenches and felt many moms in the same season need to hear this. 💕 For so long I tried to do everything “right.” Put the baby down. In a safe spot. Alone. On their back. Drowsy but awake. All the things we’re told from day one. Meanwhile my baby had spent nine months being part of me. They only knew my heartbeat, my breath, my warmth. And suddenly I was supposed to place them in a crib during their first moments on earth and expect them to adjust. I tried. I really did. But I was beyond exhausted. Falling asleep sitting up, in a chair, on the couch. The exact unsafe situations everyone warns us about. Learning about the Safe Sleep Seven helped me understand how to approach bed sharing in the safest way possible. Parenting is risk assessment from the moment your child arrives. There are risks to everything. Even driving with the safest car seat in the world carries risk. Our job is to research, understand why guideli...