Carson Meyer Instagram – I get lots of questions here about sleep and it you’re looking for some secret solution to get your babe to sleep through the night and nap on a schedule you’ve come to the wrong place. I am no expert in infant sleep, but what if I told you you don’t need an expert? In fact the only expert on your baby is YOU! I have friends with babies that sleep from 7pm-7am every night but that’s not my experience and not the reality for most mamas I know. I haven’t had a single night of uninterrupted sleep in almost a year but even with multiple wakes and feeds every night I feel rested most days and that’s because we bed-share. I don’t have to get up and turn the lights on or walk into another room to tend to her. We fall back asleep in each other’s arms. It works for us. Between leaps, teething and new skills sleep is always changing and every baby is unique. What I can tell you from experience is that the moment you accept the season as it is, the stress will lift. I can also tell you that a baby’s need for connection and closeness and is no less important when the sun goes down. There’s no such thing as a self soothing infant. They rely on our nervous system to co-regulate and when we respond to their cries it reenforces a feeling of safety that is crucial to their neurological development. One day I’ll sleep soundly again but until then I’m soaking up the cuddles that I know won’t last forever.