Are you completely exhausted but unable to sleep, even when your baby is finally asleep? Postpartum insomnia can make it difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or quiet your racing thoughts, even when you desperately need rest. In this episode, we’re talking about why new moms can’t always “sleep when the baby sleeps,” how postpartum anxiety, hormonal changes, mental load, and an over-alert nervous system can affect maternal sleep, and why putting more pressure on yourself to fall asleep often makes insomnia worse.

You’ll learn practical ways to calm your mind before bed, create a realistic postpartum bedtime routine, reduce nighttime anxiety, arrange protected sleep with your spouse or support person, and recognize when sleep problems may require additional medical or mental health support. If you’re struggling with postpartum sleep deprivation, racing thoughts at night, or feeling tired but wired after having a baby, this episode will remind you that you are not failing and you do not have to navigate it alone.

I’m also inviting you to my free workshop, Sleep Through the Night Without “Cry It Out,” where you’ll learn how to reduce your baby’s night wakings and create longer, more predictable stretches of sleep using a gentle and responsive approach.

FREE workshop: Sleep Through the Night Without “Cry It Out”. Sign up here: https://mamamatterstoo.myflodesk.com/workshop

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