Mothers & Sleep

Hello you holidaymaking mother of character, Now what’s better than sunshine and well behaved children on your summer break from business as usual? The answer from my POV is very definitely a bloody good night’s sleep on at least as good a mattress as I have at home. On our break in North Yorkshire the sun shone, our friends were as awesome as ever and we had a seriously good rest from the old routine. HOWEVER, the sleep thing just wasn’t as it should be. The thing they... Read More

Mums, Sleep & PND

Having a baby is a wonderful experience without a shadow of a doubt but the shadows that can grow beneath a parent’s eyes and the accompanying shadowy moods with endless broken nights is anything but wonderful. Sleep - or lack of it - has a lot to answer for when it comes to having a ‘good’ or depressed mood. I’m touching on sleep in my forthcoming book about working mothers and have recently read an academic paper by doctors in Australia... Read More