Sleep consultant, Dr. Sarah Mitchell shares about her experiences with undiagnosed gestational diabetes, attachment parenting, and postpartum anxiety.

From Ottowa, Ontario, Sarah and her husband now live in the San Francisco Bay area with her 9 year old son and 7 year old daughter. With 8 years of university healthcare research, Sarah thought she’d be prepared to deal with her son’s sleeping habits as a newborn. She began to struggle with unexpected sleeping issues and became obsessed with researching, studying and talking to experts about implementing solutions.

Main points:

1:58 Planned on natural approaches

2:14 Undiagnosed gestational diabetes

3:23 Signs of gestational diabetes

4:26 Sleep problems

5:43 Birth incision healing

6:18 Postpartum anxiety

7:00 Sleeping and Maternity leave in Canaday

8:26 Sleeping pressure in Canada vs. United States

8:47 Sleeping approaches based on family demands

10:50 Path to good sleep

12:24 Have a plan in place that you feel comfortable with

12:32 Mental shift

14:24 Starting sleep routine

17:29 Sleeping through the night and Feeding habits

19:41 Second child

21:06 Sleep and impact on relationships in life: tension with husband

Tips and Resources:

Therapy

Self-care

Sleep Summary by age

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