Sleep is important. We all know that, but yet we never seem to get enough of it, do we? Especially those of us with kids. We love our children, but they tend to rob us of the valuable sleep our tired bodies need and deserve. For Moms, this is even more true.
This is my family; my wife Lindsay and my daughter Amelia. They’re awesome. My wife is not only a great mother to my daughter, but she is a full time student, studying to be a dietitian. Balancing sleep with being both a full time student and a mommy can be tough. There are many late nights and early mornings for our family. But we are not alone. I think anyone who mixes children with careers experiences the same thing. In the moments when we are busy, it’s too easy to say “I guess I’ll just go to bed a little later tonight.” We rarely think about the consequences of reduced sleep until it’s too late.
The solution is more sleep, right? While the answer is likely yes, that is easier said than done. Sometimes you just don’t have control over how long you can sleep. However, you absolutely have control over your quality of sleep by choosing what you sleep on. My wife and I have slept on a Tempur-Pedic mattress (with an adjustable bed base) for almost 7 years. We fall asleep quickly and wake up refreshed, even after nights where we didn’t sleep as long as we would have liked to. Even when Amelia was born, waking up multiple times throughout the night didn’t bother us because our bodies could enter into the deeper stages of sleep more quickly with the Tempur-Pedic. Quality over quantity is the key to many things, and sleep is no exception.
See what Clinical Psychologist and Board Certified Sleep Specialist, Dr. Michael J. Breus says about Sleep:
So moms, please let us know how we can help you get the sleep you deserve!
To better health through better sleep,
