I Lied To My Pediatrician About Where My Baby Slept At Night — And I’m Not The Only One
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The AAP comes down hard against bed-sharing, yet many parents still do it. Instead of lying to our pediatricians about it, we should be talking about how to make it safer.
The first few weeks of my son’s life were filled with ups and downs and a fair amount of crying — both his and mine. The intense psychological transformation to motherhood and the plunge in my hormone levels post-birth conspired to make me a less stable version of my former self.
I noticed, in particular, a sense of dread unfurling up from the pit of my stomach as the afternoon wore on. I knew night was coming. And I didn’t know how I could manage to survive another one.
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