Is sleep deprivation driving you nuts? Here’s how to cope!

Thousands of moms across the globe push through the day from sheer love and responsibility despite fatigue being a constant theme in their lives. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, adults need more than seven hours of sleep a night. On average, most moms, however, get four to five hours of highly interrupted sleep a night, an hour or two at a time.

Tips to manage sleep deprivation

• Stay-at-home moms are more flexible, so it is possible to fit in some nap times during the day. According to sleep experts Sleep Resolutions, it is important to pick your struggles. “The dishes and laundry can wait,” they say.
• For working moms, if possible, negotiate flexible hours like starting later than your usual time, if possible.
• Booking a night out of the house will also work because moms are unable to rest when they are with the children in the house.
• Ask for help from friends and family members, or if you can afford to, hire a nanny that will be hands-on while you rest. You don’t have to do it all.
• According to Sleep Resolutions that no screen-time rule before bedtime should apply to moms as well. All that exposure to blue spectrum light from backlit electronic devices wreaks havoc on your circadian system and guarantees you will struggle to fall asleep.