You don’t have to feel tired and sleep deprived all the time just because you became a mom!
I used to believe being tired was just a part of it, but then I learned about the circadian rhythm.
By making a few changes to my habits, I gained the ability to actually feel happy about being awake no matter what time day or night.
Furthermore, I figured out to thrive on interrupted sleep, and how to nap in such a way as to wake up feeling refreshed rather than groggy or disoriented.
I learned that there are many sources of energy, and many healthy patterns of sleep—not just the 8 hours per night I was taught.
Join me in this masterclass to learn all about circadian polyphasic sleep and how to make your motherhood schedule leave you feeling rested no matter how many times your baby wakes up at night.
You’ll understand what drives each of the possible sleep patterns, and how to set yourself up for success so that your body actually understands it needs to be in a polyphasic pattern (if you don’t know what I’m teaching here, most likely your body is compensating for living with a broken monophasic pattern, not actually thriving in a polyphasic one).
Monophasic = one period of sleep
Biphasic = two periods of sleep
Polyphasic = many periods of sleep
TLDR: Your baby isn’t ruining your sleep—you just need to help your body understand what it is supposed to be doing through this stage of life. You can do thit by communicating in the language of the circadian rhythm: light, temperature, meal timing, social and safety cues. When those are right, you can wake up after a few minutes, 20 minutes, 2 hours, or longer—and feel alright—because your body is not primed to always expect 8 hours anymore.
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