Yesterday my friend Vicki told me she’s absolutely exhausted.
Her baby girl is one and isn’t sleeping through the night, and her little boy is seven but still climbs into his mum and dad’s bed in the small hours.
‘The other night he even asked to switch on the TV so he can watch Ben 10 – at 4 in the morning,’ she yawned. ‘I just wish I could have a lie-in.’
I know exactly how she feels
My son’s dad and I spent the first year of our little boy’s life permanently tired. Nighttimes became a constant round of rocking, walking, singing. Usually Abba’s I have a Dream – don’t ask me why, it just seemed appropriate.
We tried everything.
Car rides, stories in a soothing voice – nothing worked. He was 15 months before he slept through, and that was only after three nights of sleep therapy. (You make sure they’re fed, burped and dry, then you leave them for 5 minutes to cry, then 10, and so on until finally they stop making a fuss when you leave the room and drift off by themselves. It’s torture and you have to warn the neighbours in case they call social services, but it worked for us.)
Of course being a mum is the most amazing, wonderful gift. But the fact is, whether you’re in your 20s, 30s or 40s, and whether your child is a toddler, pre-schooler or teenager, you need heaps of energy and patience.
Sleep is very important
Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety.
The way you feel while you’re awake depends in part on what happens while you’re sleeping. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health. In children and teens, sleep also helps support growth and development.
Bed Advice
The foundation of good sleep is a comfortable bed and the right mattress. Research shows that sleeping on an uncomfortable bed could rob you of up to an hour’s sleep. Buy the right bed and you could be buying into night after night of quality sleep.
Remember, you’re going to spend over 20,000 hours on your bed over a seven year lifespan so it’s worth taking a little time and effort in the beginning to make sure you make the right choice.
TEMPUR has the best material
TEMPUR is an open celled viscoelastic, pressure relieving and temperature sensitive material that moulds to the exact contours of your body. Ordinary polyurethane material features irregular cell shapes that simply compress under weight. With TEMPUR, millions of open cells gently move around the curves of your body giving you total support where you need it, with no counter pressure. When you lift your body off the TEMPUR material it returns to its original shape.
TEMPUR products are recognised and purchased by hospitals, nursing homes and sleep centres worldwide for the pressure relieving comfort and superior support they provide.
Once you sleep on a TEMPUR mattress and pillow, you’ll realise there is no comparison and this is why TEMPUR is number 1 on consumer satisfaction in the UK.
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Related article
https://www.kidstart.co.uk/blog/mother-brain-during-pregnancy/
