It wasn’t until a clinic appointment with Dr. Newman that I stopped hiding it. Their breastfeeding clinic made me feel empowered and confident. I finally felt like I was making a GOOD choice for my family. We only did it for the first 4-5 months, but it was beautiful. I actually really miss it. We only have a double bed and my son demands most of the real estate. Some horrible teething nights I try and convince him to sleep with us and nurse all night, but he can’t get comfortable unless he does a few flips and summersaults.

I would not have survived breastfeeding without co-sleeping. I look at it as a choice that facilitated our commitment to breastfeeding. So when you look at it that way, it was a healthy choice for us. My son also had severe mouth and esophagus ulcers from Thrush so had choking fits often. I wouldn’t have felt safe without him right beside me.