Insomnia is defined as having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking earlier than you want at least three times a week. Up to 30% of the population struggles with it-and 50% have trouble sleeping from time to time. Insomnia is one of the most common sleep issues Dr. I was excited to chat about sleep from a different perspective. Shelby’s book, she dives into the sleep issues moms face-from insomnia to fatigue to sleep apnea. All too often, I hear from clients who absolutely can’t sleep-beyond frequent night wakes for the baby. But there’s a difference between waking up to feed the baby and letting go of sleep as a priority. Sleep is something that we think we must sacrifice as moms-and, to a degree, we do. But most importantly, I would make a plan from the beginning to protect my own sleep. I would probably move the co-sleeper a little farther away. If I could do it all over again, I would do things differently. And I tried to take on every nighttime responsibility-not because my husband wasn’t willing to support, but because I felt like I had to be the one to do everything. I intervened to nurse probably more often than I needed to. I stirred at every movement, every noise my son made. Of course, it was harder than I had ever imagined. I imagined that I would sleep when the baby slept and that even though I would be tired, it would be manageable. What I didn’t spend any time doing was forming a plan for my own sleep. Picking out a bedside co-sleeper for when he was little, choosing a crib for later, shopping for sleep sacks and pacifiers and sheets. Before my first son was born, I spent a lot of time preparing for his sleep.
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