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You are here: Home / Archives for sleep deprivation

I’m A Mom Who Deprives Myself Of Sleep On Purpose. Here’s Why

May 17, 2017 by Heather Jones 3 Comments

“I think I might be nocturnal.” This is the realization I came to during one teenage summer. I was at that magic age where I had no school, no job, and no bedtime. All of the freedom, none of the responsibilities. I found myself finally dozing off to the sound of birds chirping at 7 am, and rolling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alone Time Tagged With: bedtime, exhaustion, introvert, late nights, mother, night owl, nocturnal, parent, sleep deprivation, tired

Terrorist Negotiations And Spaghetti Squash

February 11, 2015 by Alison Tedford 8 Comments

Not negotiating with terrorists seemed reasonable until I went and had a baby. As an infant, my son would hold hostage my bedtime. His witching hour was around 2 am, which gave me the illusion of a dilemma between watching Extreme Makeover again or early morning infomercials. Some of the products … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Humour, Parenting Tagged With: bedtime, children and sleep, insomnia, sleep deprivation

I should be sleeping

August 2, 2013 by Alanna 3 Comments

OK so I'm a month in on baby #2 and I am utterly exhausted. Breastfeeding is a workout and I'm only getting two and a half hours of solid sleep at a time. Clearly the Hubs and I didn't think this through (I'm joking of course!). Fortunately I'm taking it easy and not beating myself up like I did the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: first month after baby, new mom, new moms, newborn, newborns, sleep deprivation, sleep deprived

Night Owl, Morning Glory

March 27, 2012 by Amanda

Before I was married I loved to stay up late and sleep in. Then I tied the knot, real life started, babies started showing up and I joined the ranks of the Early To Bed, Early To Rise, out of necessity. The sleep deprivation was unreal and I needed to get to bed as early as possible each night to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: holiday, morning person, night owl, sleep, sleep deprivation, travel

The War On (Night) Terror(s)

January 19, 2012 by Amanda

I'm pretty sure my three year-old is trying to kill me.I know she looks angelic, but it's a disguise. Beneath that cherubic gaze of adoration lies a calculated plan to dissolve my sanity, and her weapon of choice is night terrors. Do you know much about night terrors? They are not nightmares or bad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: melatonin, Naturopath, Night Terrors, sleep, sleep deprivation

Crybaby

July 5, 2011 by Amanda

Do you remember a few months back when I was pleading with you all for advice about how to get our baby to sleep through the night? I was so weary, getting up eight times a night, and I thought I was going to dissolve into a puddle of sleep-deprived woe. I kept on hoping things would naturally get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baby, Cry it Out, sleep, sleep deprivation

Mr. Sandman Has Left the Building

February 24, 2011 by Amanda

You'd think that by my third kid, I'd have a few things figured out.Ha! Nope, still floundering in the Sea of Unknowns and my biggest waves, the kind that keep knocking me over and dragging me down, come from the almighty issue of sleep.Brinley is six months old and nowhere near sleeping through the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: parenting, sleep deprivation, sleep training

Molasses

February 17, 2011 by Amanda

I slept for three hours last night. And the night before that, too.It feels like I am wading through waist-high molasses, trying to stay on top of the tasks and demands at hand, but the sludge of sleep deprivation hinders my every move. I knew having three kids this close in age would be hard, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: sleep deprivation

Tired? Shut Up.

June 14, 2010 by Amanda

When you're sleep deprived, no one cares.In those first few bleary-eyed weeks of having a new baby in the house, I always feel compelled to tell people how many times I was up in the night with the shrieking child, how few hours of sleep I managed to snag, how my older child still isn't sleeping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: pregnancy, sleep deprivation

When 8 Year Olds Can’t Sleep

January 21, 2008 by Jen

Tonight I have had enough. 8 years of broken sleep, musical beds, and soothing him to sleep. My sweet, sensitive, anxious young man and the battle of bedtime. My 5 year old goes to sleep on her own and sleeps soundly through most nights but not her big brother. And not that I don't appreciate your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: children's sleep, ferber, motherhood, nightmares, parenting, sleep, sleep deprivation

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