Text/Health Medical Network Zheng Yifen
Do you also use milk as laundry detergent and facial cleanser as toothpaste because you can’t get enough sleep to take care of your newborn? Before the baby is 1 year old, the average sleep time of novice parents is reduced by at least 3 hours per night! Disrupted sleep for new parents and newborns is linked to parental stress, according to a new study. As a mother, a psychosomatic doctor especially recommends “investing in sleep”, such as creating a good sleeping environment, using aromatherapy, etc., to relieve sleep and relieve stress.
According to Sleep Junkie statistics, 68% of novice parents can meet the healthy standard of 7 hours of sleep before giving birth, but in the first year after the birth of the child, most parents only have 4-5 hours of sleep left, only 10% of parents can sleep 7 hours a night.
Physician ‘stressed’ after learning she’s pregnant
“When I found out that I was pregnant with my son a few years ago, what I was most afraid of was not the delivery process, but that I would be sleep-deprived and unable to breathe for several months because of raising the baby.” Professor, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Neha Chaudhary, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, confided in an interview with CNN.
As a doctor, I have frequently stayed up late to work for 10 years. I have been on duty for more than 30 hours, and my sleep is interrupted by the terrible beeping sound of communication equipment, which makes people slow down in processing information. Everything I encounter feels as huge as a mountain. Heavy and just want to eat delicious junk food to relieve stress.
“Different from staying up late shifts on call, I am a novice parent and I am not ready for sleep deprivation. When I become a parent, I have no private time, only crash emotions and squeezed time to rest. Unless the child falls asleep, I can go to bed,” Choudry said.
Stress and lack of sleep form a vicious cycle
Disrupted sleep in new parents and newborns has been linked to increased parental stress, according to a new study. Whether a parent or baby suffers from a sleep disorder isn’t the only reason; both factors can contribute to parental stress.
Stressed parents don’t sleep well, and stressed babies don’t sleep well either. The more sleep-deprived everyone in the family is, the more stressed they are, and the more stressed they are, the worse their sleep is, creating a vicious cycle. And the study shows that people with high stress are four times more likely to develop anxiety and depression than the average person.
Invest in sleep + relieve stress
For any new parent or caregiver, you’re not alone in your sleep deprivation. Child and adolescent psychosomatic doctor Jodry believes that the vicious cycle of sleep and stress can be improved. If the whole family falls into the trap of poor sleep, it is suggested that the first thing to do is to “invest in sleep”. Regardless of whether any family has poor sleep, as long as the people living under the same roof are easily affected. Not only suitable for adults, but also very helpful for young children.
1. Set a bedtime and start relaxing before bedtime.
2 Create a comfortable sleeping environment, cool and dark, and avoid the timing of just eating.
3. Avoid staring at the screen before going to bed.
When stress arises, practice coping with emotions such as taking deep breaths, talking on the phone with a friend, or distracting yourself with everyday activities, even the boring one of folding clothes; try meditation or aromatherapy, soothing music, or a warm bath, Helps maintain peace of mind, helps parents and babies relieve stress, and develop healthy sleep habits.
Persistent sleep or stress problems, such as sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, can go undiagnosed for years, affecting quality of life for both parents and babies. Anxiety and depression also play a role. Therefore, if you have been stuck in the trap of “not sleeping well”, it is recommended to seek medical advice from family medicine, physical and mental medicine, or pediatrics in order to improve your health.
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