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Seven Reasons Why I am Destined Never To Get Any Sleep

July 5, 2015 by heatherss 9 Comments

Every now and then I have a wonderful, full night's sleep. I savour it like a decadent  piece of chocolate cake, never knowing when the next one will come my way. Although my child has recently turned three, we are still battling, and I've put together some reasons why I feel I am destined never to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pre-Schooler, sleep, sleep, toddler

A Letter to the Tired Mommy

January 4, 2015 by heatherss 3 Comments

tired mothers in the middle of the night need to read this

Dear Tired Mommy I see you there. Awake in the early hours of the morning. Your body so wracked with fatigue. But you keep going. You keep responding to your child. This is what true love is. An action. A verb. An act of love to serve. To lose your own sleep to help your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby, poems, sleep, toddler, Uncategorized Tagged With: I wish this child would sleep, letter to a tired mom, sleepless mom, sunburn, toddler sleep

A Prisoner of My Emotions (Sleep & Breastfeeding a Toddler Poem)

October 19, 2014 by heatherss 5 Comments

In the early hours of the morning When my entire body is craving sleep Anger festers inside me like a boiling cauldron. There is no winning here for me Only a tired mother's act of love The only way for him to sleep is boob And that means I cannot sleep I am numb With every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: breastfeeding, poems, sleep, toddler, weaning

Nine Ways to be Mindful When You’re Sleep Deprived

September 6, 2014 by heatherss 8 Comments

(I wrote this post a few weeks ago for a parenting site that did not use it in the end. I decided to put it on my blog, adding in some finishing touches. I am still going through quite a bit of sleep deprivation, so the topic is still very relevant to me. Nicky has been sick this week and his naps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sleep, toddler

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