Ep 51-Living with sleep anxiety and practical tips to manage it

Do you feel anxious as bedtime approaches? 

Does your stomach drop when your child wakes up after 30 minutes from a nap? 

Do you get overwhelmed as you spend ages getting your child TO sleep and back to sleep? 

This episode is for you! Mumma, you are not alone. I was you. In this episode I share my personal story of anxiety, PTSD, baby loss, parental loss and how all of these traumas led to excessive anxiety around my child's sleep. 

No village, unable to sleep myself, checking on my baby repeatedly, missing my parents, having no in-laws, dealing with the loss of 3 babies was all too much. 

But it led me to prioritising my child's sleep and having a plan to get him sleeping, gaining a sense of control and sleep for myself. 

If you have ever been anxious or are feeling that way now, this episode will resonate with you.  The episode also gives heaps of practical tips which will support you during stages of minimal sleep so you can come out the other side with a sleeping child, more well rested and of course less anxious! 

Listen here!

SHOW NOTES 

These episodes linked below are from mummas who were struggling, feeling vulnerable and who were on the edge. Their stories illustrate how sleep transformed their babies, themselves and their entire family unit. Listen below. 

• Episode 31 "Rhiannon was suicidal because her baby hadn't slept in 18 months" https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Bapsx0EA1CA9Kq8Fixp5y?si=ma2Pm7moROmGaxSpagmSFg

• Episode 34 "Jess had worked with 3 sleep consultants and still wasnt getting any sleep!"https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Tp4YxIv2tPcdJ6lG4lygn?si=_Ap7uPCGRFa-bt8WKfUuRQ

• Episode 29 "Megan's baby was only sleeping 15-20 minutes at a time" https://open.spotify.com/episode/3UHxMgjBDVF5USkoND4w5a?si=kRCFDniaS8WNhPCrw7EZTA

Trigger Warning-this episode mentions PND, PTSD, Suicide and Anxiety