{"id":1684,"date":"2016-12-05T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.80\/livingwithkids.co.uk\/eyes-wide-open\/"},"modified":"2016-12-15T17:18:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T17:18:56","slug":"eyes-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/eyes-wide-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyes wide open?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Yesterday my friend Vicki told me she\u2019s absolutely exhausted.<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Her baby girl is one and isn\u2019t sleeping through the night, and her little boy is seven but still climbs into his mum and dad\u2019s bed in the small hours.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>\u2018The other night he even asked to switch on the TV so he can watch Ben 10 \u2013 at 4 in the morning,\u2019 she yawned. \u2018I just wish I could have a lie-in.\u2019<\/em>\r\n<h3>I know exactly how she feels<\/h3>\r\nMy son\u2019s dad and I spent the first year of our little boy\u2019s life permanently tired. Nighttimes became a constant round of rocking, walking, singing. Usually Abba\u2019s I have a Dream \u2013 don\u2019t ask me why, it just seemed appropriate.\r\n<h3>We tried everything.<\/h3>\r\nCar rides, stories in a soothing voice &#8211; nothing worked. He was 15 months before he slept through, and that was only after three nights of sleep therapy. (You make sure they\u2019re 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\u2019s torture and you have to warn the neighbours in case they call social services, but it worked for us.)\r\n\r\nOf course being a mum is the most amazing, wonderful gift. But the fact is, whether you\u2019re in your 20s, 30s or 40s, and whether your child is a toddler, pre-schooler or teenager, you need heaps of energy and patience.\r\n<h3>Sleep is very important<\/h3>\r\nSleep 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.\r\n\r\nThe way you feel while you&#8217;re awake depends in part on what happens while you&#8217;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.\r\n<h3>Bed Advice<\/h3>\r\nThe 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\u2019s sleep. Buy the right bed and you could be buying into night after night of quality sleep.\r\n\r\nRemember, you\u2019re going to spend over 20,000 hours on your bed over a seven year lifespan so it\u2019s worth taking a little time and effort in the beginning to make sure you make the right choice.\r\n<h3>TEMPUR has the best material<\/h3>\r\nTEMPUR 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.\r\n\r\nTEMPUR products are recognised and purchased by hospitals, nursing homes and sleep centres worldwide for the pressure relieving comfort and superior support they provide.\r\n\r\nOnce you sleep on a TEMPUR mattress and pillow, you\u2019ll realise there is no comparison and this is why TEMPUR is number 1 on consumer satisfaction in the UK. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/partner\/TempurUK.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">For more information click here.<\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Related article<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/mother-brain-during-pregnancy\/\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">KidStart \u2013 a little help along the way<\/a><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yesterday my friend Vicki told me she\u2019s absolutely exhausted. 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