Imagine if you could stop feeling ‘pregnant tired’ and start feeling like your old self again
Congratulations, you’re having a baby!
Over the next 9 months, your body will go through a lot of changes and for many women, restorative sleep is one of them.
- Would it feel good to get some strategies on how to sleep better as your body changes?
- Would it be comforting to get some help on how to maintain healthy sleep, nutrition, exercise, and relaxation techniques as you go through this big unknown change?
- Would it be helpful to have a sounding board for when your overactive mind starts catastrophising and keeps you up at night when all you want to do is go to sleep?
- Would it be reassuring to have someone keep you accountable across your pregnancy so that you can maintain your professional reputation and craft an after-baby return that you can get excited about?
Yes? Well, in that case, I’d like to ask you this one final question…
Do you need sleep support from someone you can trust, who is trained, and who has been there before?
It’s not your fault. You and your body are going through so many changes. Your body is obviously changing, and you are needing to psychologically adjust to the idea that you are going to be a mother soon.
EXCITING!
And in the meantime, you still need to work and meet your day to day demands, they haven’t disappeared.
Periods of poor sleep are known to increase the likelihood of gestational diabetes, hypertension, pre-term birth and type of birth (i.e., vaginal vs. caesarean). Poor sleep is also known to risk your psychological wellbeing which can affect you and your baby beyond birth.
If you don’t address it now, your tiredness and worry will only increase as your due date draws nearer. You don’t have to feel anxious and tense due to lost sleep and pass it on to your unborn baby through the umbilical cord.
Your baby is learning about his/her world through you. Help them learn about a world that is calm and well rested.
As a mother of 2 children and a psychotherapist who specialises in helping adults, across the career lifecycle, I know how important sleep is for pregnant mums to feel a lot like themselves even though they’re growing a baby. I also know how important it is for mums to manage their emotions so that they can maintain their professional reputation and significant relationship so they can enter motherhood free of guilt.
Imagine enjoying your pregnancy because you have a structure to help you:
- find time to rest, so that you aren’t always exhausted
- prioritise what needs to be done, done,
- plan healthy meals so you aren’t riding the sugar yo-yo
- remember to drink plenty of water
- manage your emotions so you don’t have confusing outbursts
If you’re reading this and identified that some external, unbiased career and sleep support from someone who’s been there would be helpful, then that’s where I come in. The approach I have developed for pregnant mums takes the research, my experience and what clients tell me all into account.
3 out of 4 women will experience perinatal insomnia symptoms, poor sleep quality, or disrupted sleep when they are pregnant.
Ladyman et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022) 22:659
Did you know that sleep is one of the 3 pillars of health?
You need to have a good diet, moderate exercise, and enough sleep to have a healthy baby. Because of my corporate background, combined with my sleep therapy training, I can help you develop a practical plan that helps you achieve that.
If you’re experiencing 3 or more of these symptoms and you’re pregnant you could be at risk of perinatal depression & anxiety (PNDA).
Book a Pregnancy Sleep Call to help you prevent that from happening.
- Physical symptoms that were not previously present, such as heart palpitations, chest tightness, headaches, body tension, sweaty hands, tingling, shortness of breath, stomach aches
- Sleep and appetite disturbance
- Nightmares and/or flashbacks of upsetting events
- Fatigue and loss of energy
- Recurrent thoughts of going to bed and never waking up
- Feeling separate, remote or withdrawn from family and friends
- Repetitive negative thought patterns, often including harsh self-criticism
- Regular anxiety about the need for things to go according to plan
- Memory, concentration or decision-making difficulties
- Scary, unwanted, recurrent thoughts or images of something bad happening to themselves, their baby, or those around them.
- Feeling numb, hopeless or despairing about the future
- Feeling out of control or ‘crazy’
- Avoiding situations that previously brought enjoyment
- Frequent feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
- Frequent grief, loss, tearfulness
- Feeling more angry than usual, experiencing frequent angry outbursts that are out of character
- Reduced enjoyment in activities that previously brought enjoyment
- Increased irritability or reactivity to others
There is no need to battle yourself in your head.
Many pregnant women feel so much better after speaking to someone who’s trained and been there before because they leave the conversation:
- Feeling heard and understood
- much clearer about how they can effectively navigate their insomnia without risking their career, family, health or important relationships
- motivated to make changes to help themself
I know you don’t need lots of conversation. What you do need is someone to help you formulate a plan so that you can sleep well and still meet the demands of your work and home life, no matter where you are in your pregnancy.
Book in with Martine to find out how you can sleep well, work well and feel well during your pregnancy.
Together we can co-create a plan that addresses your concern with real practical strategies.
Pregnancy Sleep Call – 90 Mins – $AU295
Come away with clarity and with a proper plan around…
- Your sleep
- Managing energy levels
- Mental & Emotional health
- Interpersonal relationships
- Career planning
- Exercising
The Pregnancy Sleep Kit is included.
