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But good habits for sleep like those only go so far for folks in a certain phase of life.
Ashley Ertel, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and certified DBT professional.
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the founder of The Huffington Post.
Thats the cycle of life where sleep deprivation is kind of embedded.
Youre at the mercy of the child.
Ourability to focus,capacity to remember important details, andoverall reaction timestend to suffer as well.
And asTalkspacetherapistAshley Ertel, LCSW,points out, all of those are skills that new parentsespecially post-delivery mothersrequire.
Not just for the baby, but for their own mental well-being, too.
During the first three months postpartum, womens bodies are undergoing tremendous change, says Ertel.
The body itself has been through significant physical trauma, and hormones are fluctuating to pre-pregnancy levels.
To help any new parents you know get some much-needed shut-eye, check out the following ideas.
Mothers have supersonic hearing andcan hear most of the times every little noise their baby makes.
Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global and the founder of The Huffington Post.
It can make it harder for a mom to truly rest.
We tell couples, take turns, she said.
One is in charge of the baby while the other one sleeps.
It doesnt have to have both at the same time.
Help new parents catch up on sleep during the weekends
Or whenever the new parent is off work.
Just lying down and resting can be helpful for new mothers, says Thompson.
Give them a massage
Or simplygiftthem a massage from a third-party venue.
Even being in a space thats free from distraction can help a mom rest, Thompson says.
If its your partner, though, you could always take turns kneading each other into relaxation.
anxiety, it might be the perfect treat.
Thats swell and all, but Huffington recommended thinking beyond the knickknacks.
I will do your grocery shopping and take care of all these basic necessities of life.'
Every parent is differentsome want to sleep with the baby, others need space, says Thompson.
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