Sleepy Mamas

We need to talk about the method in which our government communicates threat, and if that method is a threat in itself. It is clear that the summer wildfires which affect various parts of the country caused shocking distruction, leaving the fire service critically stretched. The potential for danger to life rose incredibly high and…

The thing about not having enough sleep is that even when you want to write a post about the poetic symmetry between the springtime preparations within your parents beautiful cottage garden, and your own internal springtime period, you cant, or at least, its not the blog post it might have been if you’d had a…

As the sun shines over a brand new year, I am eager to enjoy whatever this next chapter holds for us all. Since having another child, life has evolved and changed once again, and if  having one child was a learning curve, going from one to two has been more like a learning cliff. For…

For as long as I can remember I’ve been told I’m too nice, too shy, too accommodating, and too sensitive. The handful of people in my trust circle might beg to differ, as they are often on the pointed end of my sharper traits, but out and about in the big bad world I’ve always…

The Sleepy Mamas Blog is about how to cope during periods of prolonged sleep deprivation. Mental health challenges as a result of significantly disturbed sleep is inevitable, especially during pregnancy, postpartum and early parenthood. When looking for support during these challenges within pregnancy and postpartum, wherever you turn, you are encouraged to ‘reach out’ to…