{"id":2699,"date":"2022-03-26T08:59:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T12:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2023-02-17T16:55:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T20:55:40","slug":"sleep-isnt-optional-self-care-its-a-necessity-especially-for-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/sleep-isnt-optional-self-care-its-a-necessity-especially-for-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Isn&#8217;t Optional Self-Care, It&#8217;s A Necessity [Especially for Moms]"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2699\" class=\"elementor elementor-2699\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2818a2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2818a2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c14ef\" data-id=\"37c14ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327614d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"327614d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Libby here! I asked at Amanda Jewson at <a href=\"https:\/\/babysbestsleep.com\">Baby&#8217;s Best\u00a0Sleep<\/a> to write a piece on the importance of sleep for moms. <\/i><\/p><p><i>For me&#8230;prioritizing my needs, [particularly sleep] was\u00a0the biggest step towards feeling like me again. It is the MOST BASIC and undervalued self-care practice.<\/i><\/p><p><i>Advocating for and prioritizing our sleep is what\u00a0will make everything else feel not not\u00a0overwhelming. SO\u00a0without further adieu, the amazing Amanda&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bb3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3bb3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Moms need sleep, at the bare minimum <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f61ce4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f61ce4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5163ded\" data-id=\"5163ded\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b493e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b493e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>I have a dilemma.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can\u2019t write this blog post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My girl Libby and I jumped on a call and she asked \u201cAmanda, I\u2019d love for you to write about self-care and sleep,\u201d Naturally I said\u2013 \u201chell yes,\u201d but now, here I am sitting at my desk for about an hour trying to think about how I want to write about self-care and sleep. Why?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because sleep is not self-care. Sleep is a necessity.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d84fa6b\" data-id=\"d84fa6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff2380 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ff2380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 117 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M3,1.5C5,4.9,6,8.8,6,13s-1.7,8.1-5,11.5C0.3,21.1,0,17.2,0,13S1,4.9,3,1.5z M16,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-4.1-3-8.3-3-12.5S14,4.3,16,1.5z M29,1.5c2,4.8,3,9.3,3,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S27,4.9,29,1.5z M41.1,1.5C43.7,4.9,45,8.8,45,13s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S39.7,4.9,41.1,1.5zM55,1.5c2,2.8,3,6.3,3,10.5s-1.3,8.4-4,12.5c-1.3-3.4-2-7.3-2-11.5S53,4.9,55,1.5z M68,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-0.7,8.1-2,11.5c-2.7-4.8-4-9.3-4-13.5S66,3.6,68,1.5z M82,1.5c1.3,4.8,2,9.3,2,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S79.3,4.9,82,1.5z M94,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1.3,8.1-4,11.5c-1.3-1.4-2-4.3-2-8.5S92,6.9,94,1.5z M107,1.5c2,2.1,3,5.3,3,9.5s-0.7,8.7-2,13.5c-2.7-3.4-4-7.3-4-11.5S105,4.9,107,1.5z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6f471 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da6f471\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When motherhood induced sleep deprivation made me feel like I was dying<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f61e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f61e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>My Foray In Self Care<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Began in my therapist&#8217;s office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I came to her because I was absolutely convinced that I was dying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Actually, dying.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally people would see an actual doctor about their fear of dying and I did. But in addition to running some tests, my doctor (I just got emotional thinking about how she supported me at this time!), also recommended a great therapist. So off I went.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What did I think I was dying of?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wasn\u2019t sure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I couldn\u2019t pinpoint it but my body was displaying all sorts of subtle symptoms like weight loss, hair loss, heart palpitations, neck pain and feelings like I was suddenly going to pass out which I interpreted as\u2026well\u2026dying. And I was living my life every single day worrying about it. Non-stop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unrelentingly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-32d6b06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32d6b06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cac7a1b\" data-id=\"cac7a1b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-674eac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"674eac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2704 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c.jpeg 886w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2704 lazyload\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c.jpeg 886w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/1B9D7104-3F0B-4C9A-86C0-83E425654AB6_1_105_c-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e72d207\" data-id=\"e72d207\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcd893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcd893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My life was exhausting. The moment I\u2019d wake up, I\u2019d immediately think about how I was dying and live the rest of the day in utter horror of what that meant for me and my family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So like, not to be a downer but this was my reality .\u00a0 Finally, one day at work after experiencing another sudden feeling that I was going to pass out in a meeting (later diagnosed as my first panic attack), I called the doctor. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought to myself: \u201cif you\u2019re dying, let\u2019s get the show on the road and see a doctor. Or get some real help. I\u2019m done\u201d So I did. And there I was in the therapist&#8217;s office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I told her all of my symptoms, she asked me why I think they started. I told her (honestly) that they arrived \u201cout of the blue\u201d. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, my therapist is absolutely zero bullshit. Zero\u00a0 bullshit. And she simply said \u201cthat\u2019s not true\u201d So I dug and when we dug we uncovered the following:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had a significant trauma history I hadn\u2019t really processed before having children<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I worked literally non-stop. I worked a full-time job and my side hustle, Baby\u2019s Best Sleep, suddenly blew up out of nowhere and was quickly becoming a full time business. I worked all day teaching, came home and worked with clients helping them sleep until 10 PM most nights.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was a yes person\u2013I said yes to everyone about everything.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My husband travelled all over the world, all the time for work.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c425a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c425a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was convinced my symptoms were out of nowhere. My Zero bullshit therapist challenged me to find time to actually decompress and find time for myself\u2013aka actual self-care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought I was doing that. I worked out 5 times a week! I listened to podcasts while I did chores. I did grocery shopping alone sometimes! Self-care!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo,\u201d she said, \u201cnone of that is self-care. You need 15 minutes a day of pure, alone, calm Amanda time\u201d. I agreed, but it was foreign to me. It also scared the shit out of me. Time? Alone? Doing nothing? Eeek.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For 5 weeks, I went\u00a0 back to the zero bullshit therapist&#8217;s office and told her another reason why I hadn\u2019t practised my self-care that week. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 5th week, she told me not to come back if I didn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/10-self-care-tips-for-moms-with-little-to-no-support-system\/\">actually practice self-care<\/a> or nothing would work. I was taken aback. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shit,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I thought. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2198705 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2198705\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 117 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M3,1.5C5,4.9,6,8.8,6,13s-1.7,8.1-5,11.5C0.3,21.1,0,17.2,0,13S1,4.9,3,1.5z M16,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-4.1-3-8.3-3-12.5S14,4.3,16,1.5z M29,1.5c2,4.8,3,9.3,3,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S27,4.9,29,1.5z M41.1,1.5C43.7,4.9,45,8.8,45,13s-1,8.1-3,11.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S39.7,4.9,41.1,1.5zM55,1.5c2,2.8,3,6.3,3,10.5s-1.3,8.4-4,12.5c-1.3-3.4-2-7.3-2-11.5S53,4.9,55,1.5z M68,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-0.7,8.1-2,11.5c-2.7-4.8-4-9.3-4-13.5S66,3.6,68,1.5z M82,1.5c1.3,4.8,2,9.3,2,13.5s-1,7.4-3,9.5c-2-3.4-3-7.3-3-11.5S79.3,4.9,82,1.5z M94,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1.3,8.1-4,11.5c-1.3-1.4-2-4.3-2-8.5S92,6.9,94,1.5z M107,1.5c2,2.1,3,5.3,3,9.5s-0.7,8.7-2,13.5c-2.7-3.4-4-7.3-4-11.5S105,4.9,107,1.5z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dea8449 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dea8449\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-260af26\" data-id=\"260af26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bda1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1bda1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Actual Self-Care and the tangible Benefits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d7fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d7fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>So I started.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It started with 5 mins of meditation and reading in my bedroom.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It started with saying no to that project someone asked me to take on when I didn\u2019t have the capacity.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">It started by taking a night in a hotel to myself after a long stretch of travel from my husband.\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to additional trauma processing therapy, self-care blossomed into an actual life-changing, truly transformational experience. My hair stopped falling out, I don\u2019t feel dread anymore, and I\u2019m a balanced person.\u00a0 I am here to tell you that self-care is a real thing and you need to practice it. But not the way Dove body wash tells you to.<\/p><p>[If you are looking for ways to incorporate self-care WITHOUT the price tag society makes you feel needs to be attached, check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/self-care-tips-for-moms-with-a-low-budget\/\">tips for low-budget self-care<\/a>.]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6d1e70\" data-id=\"d6d1e70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9222ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9222ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2519 lazyload\" alt=\"Woman drinks coffee while reading a book\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2519 lazyload\" alt=\"Woman drinks coffee while reading a book\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/anthony-tran-8i2fHtStfxk-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109d0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"109d0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sleep Is Not Self-Care<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39fe26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39fe26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I created Baby\u2019s Best Sleep because I watched good friends lose themselves in sleeplessness. I watched them self-flagellate over not being the perfect \u2018natural\/attachment parent (WTF is that anyway?). I saw the dull eyes. I heard the tears on the phone. And I said Eff this\u2013We can do better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My own journey into self-care wasn\u2019t about sleep but for so many of you, sleep needs to be your stepping stone on your journey into prioritizing, loving and caring for yourself. I would liken sleep, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not to self-care<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but rather as the elixir you need to feel restored enough to practice it. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep is akin to water. To food. To shelter. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not self-care<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep is a biological function that we all require so our bodies work. We don\u2019t suddenly shed this need the moment we birth a child. Sleep is a necessity. And society and judgemental IG accounts need to stop telling parents differently. Sure your child\u2019s sleep patterns may be normal, but our living arrangements are in silos\u2013away from support and families\u2013and nothing about that is normal. You are being asked to endure a superhuman experience and if you\u2019re struggling with it\u00a0 <\/span><b><i>there\u2019s nothing wrong with you. <\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d3e8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1d3e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">So what\u2019s the connection between sleep  and self-care?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c977fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c977fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t function at base levels without sleep. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to sleep being\u00a0 a necessity of life, you require good sleep in order to organize your thoughts and emotions and to practice actual self-care. When I was in my shit I can tell you I wasn\u2019t my best parent. I was short with my kids, I cried a lot and my kids mimicked my behaviour.\u00a0 This is often what my clients tell me too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last 10 years, however, self-care has been repackaged and commodified by spa weekends, expensive trips, fancy gadgets or products because \u201cyou deserve it, babe\u201d. This annoys me. It makes self-care feel unattainable, expensive and out of\u00a0 reach for many who need it. Self-care should be:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restorative<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something meaningful to you<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\">Let me tell you what actual self-care may look like:<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Saying no to plans<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Declining when your kid&#8217;s daycare asks you to volunteer<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Asking your partner for a sleep-in<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Getting a pre-made meal at the grocery store instead of making it<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">15 mins alone time in your bedroom<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Putting on a sneaky podcast while your child watches 25th Cocomelon episode<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Extra screen time for the kids on days you just can\u2019t deal<\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Unfollowing that person on IG that makes you feel like shit<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd30ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd30ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CXAMHkSglCa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><div style=\"padding: 16px;\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\"><div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\"><div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto;\"><div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\"><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CXAMHkSglCa\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by The Honest Mom (Libby) (@diaryofanhonestmom)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e2b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e2b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">final thoughts on self-care &amp; the basic necessity for sleep <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eac06a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9eac06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order for your body to function properly at its base levels\u2013you need to treat it right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That includes good food, hydration and plenty of sleep\u2013those are necessities. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve got that down, adding in layers of self-care will reduce your stress levels, make you a more present and delightful parent, and at the very least, get you out of 2-3 bake sales. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-care saved my life. But sleep is not self-care. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep is a necessity.<\/span><\/p><p>Let&#8217;s do both.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bba23f elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bba23f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c48ebc\" data-id=\"4c48ebc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f399207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f399207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><em><strong>Amanda<\/strong> is the mother of two young girls, a Canadian certified\u00a0sleep consultant, trained educator and current BSW candidate.<\/em><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><em>In 2017 Amanda founded\u00a0Baby&#8217;s Best Sleep has since then helped countless parents\u00a0create healthy sleep habits for themselves and their children.<\/em><\/div><div><em>Amanda is an all-around sleep expert and uses a research-based\u00a0approach to developing custom-tailored programs for her clients. \u00a0<\/em><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><em>Amanda is also the creator and host of<a href=\"https:\/\/bbs-education.mykajabi.com\/podcasts\/slumber-party-with-amanda-jewson\"> &#8220;The Slumber\u00a0Party Podcast&#8221; <\/a>A funny and informative look at common baby and child sleep issues!<\/em><\/div><p><em>Find Amanda on:\u00a0Baby&#8217;s Best Sleep <a 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