How can I tell if I have insomnia?
September 27, 2019Sweet Treats and Halloween Sleep
October 25, 2019
Sleep deprivation and parenthood is a tale older than time itself. If you’ve crossed the parenthood threshold, you know what I’m talking about. Envision bleary-eyed, coffee-slurping moms and dads doing that familiar “soothing sway” as they rock back & forth, either with or without infant in arms. These poor parents barely have the cognitive capacity to register a well-intentioned (but oh so out-of-touch) friend saying, “how is the baby sleeping?” “have you started sleep training yet?”
Of course you aren’t sleeping!
Of course you haven’t started sleep training!
You’re barely showering and eating food, much less getting your beauty rest!!
As my favorite parenting podcast makes mention with their title, the sleep deprivation of early (and late) parenthood is part of what makes this period in your life truly the longest shortest time. In fact, having a baby is one of the top time periods when people report first onset of a sleep disorder. And the sucky part…the sleep issue can last for years, even after your child is grown (and sleeping…finally….like a baby).
When it comes to parenthood–we really don’t get a break, do we?!
I went through this myself, being prone to insomnia prior to giving birth to my child, and then hit with the double wammy of a sleepless babe and increased anxiety about this living, breathing creature that I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ALIVE! It was all a bit too much for me. So, even once my child had hit the elusive “sleeping-through-the-night” threshold, I was still wide-eyed and activated in the middle of the night. So.not.fair.
The good news was I knew how to use a powerful method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) on myself. And, as it usually does, it worked! My sleep was back on track before I knew it.
If this sounds like you, your sleep can be back on track quickly too. Contact me today to learn more about CBT-I and how it can help you get through this longest shortest time. Because your sleep is paramount! Everyone in the family–including darling little one–will thank you for it.
