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“I’m Not Sorry I Didn’t Listen”: Mom to Experts Who Warn Against Sleeping With Your Baby

“Don’t let them sleep with you.”

It’s a warning every new mama is familiar with.

Various medical groups and health professionals caution parents that bed-sharing with their baby can create bad habits and pose health risks. However, Beautiful Alarm blogger Esther is out to encourage moms who decide to go against the grain of conventional Western practices.

In a viral Facebook post shared by Love What Matters, the mother of two shares why 21 months of sleepless nights with her newborn by her side were worth every second.

Though she knows not everyone will agree with her, this strong Christian mama is confident that the choice she made for her baby girl is one she will never regret:

“‘Don’t let them sleep with you.’

‘You will create bad habits.’

‘Don’t give in to their cries.’

‘Stay strong.’

That’s what the experts say. The experts know what they are talking about. Oh yes, they know. I know they know because I have had 21 very sleepless months.

I didn’t listen to those experts.

I couldn’t because of eating issues, but I also mostly chose not to sleep train. Here I am. 21 months later. Still tired. Still not sleeping. Because I didn’t listen. I created bad habits. I gave in to my baby’s wants. And I guess, I did not stay strong.

Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey Straeter
Kelsey is an editor at Outreach. She’s passionate about fear fighting, freedom writing, and the pursuit of excellence in the name of crucifying perfectionism. Glitter is her favorite color, 2nd only to pink, and 3rd only to pink glitter.

“We Heard a Loud Bang, and Then BOOM!”: Megachurch Pastor on God Turning Off His Church’s Power So They Could ‘Witness His Power’

“We just encountered something I haven’t experienced before at Long Hollow or at any church for that matter,” Gallaty explained. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. We now with unveiled faces are looking at the glory of God are being transformed.”

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They Were Born 6 Hours Apart in the Same Hospital. 35 Years Later, They Got Married

Like many modern couples, Joshua and Elizabeth Colbert met on a dating app, Hinge. Except in their case...that's not really 100% true. It turns out, the couple discovered they'd actually first met in the hospital nursery, on the very day they were born.