[MommyE18]

Hello everyone! Mommy’s in particular.

Do you find yourself waking early say anywhere between 3-5am, and stress out because you know your baby will be up soon, so you really want to get those extra couple hours, but seemingly can’t?! How do I let go of that worry. My insomnia has improved a lot since it began 2.5 years ago, but I definitely still have my nights. I think it’s my arousal system- it’s so sensitive now that I am a Mommy. Anyone else?

[Chee2308]

Greetings!
Entertain those very thoughts that are keeping your awake. So your baby will be up in a few hours, and you’ll be knackered from lack of sleep but so what?? Endeavour to find out if it’s really that bad. Everyone knows parenting isn’t easy so allow yourself to feel pressured and stressed. It’s normal! Nobody is judging you or saying this shouldn’t be happening. Because human brains work like this: Brain: There’s a danger here, you need to take care of it. You: Oh no, I need to get away from this. It’s horrible. I’m gonna shut all these horrible thoughts out because they’re unpleasant. Brain: You try to make me go away??! Nice try! Here’s more.. good luck with that! Then before you know it, you’ve got terrible sleep and find it harder to shut down to rest. Don’t shut things out from your brain or try to make them go away, it doesn’t work. Accept them with grace and courage, and you might succeed beyond your wildest dreams. Look beyond the insomnia and learn the lessons that this episode in life provides: patience, perseverance and courage. Good luck and congratulations on being a parent!

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