Is Your Child's Sleep Affecting Your Marriage?!

In honor of Valentine’s Day, this month’s blog is all about the way that our children’s sleep can absolutely impact our relationships!

Are you in a co-sleeping situation that you never planned on?

Do you have a drunk octopus lying next to you each night rather than your partner?

Is your spouse sleeping in a separate bed because it’s the only way you all can function?

Are you falling asleep in your toddler’s bed and never making it to yours?

Do you want to crash as soon as you get your kids to bed because you are too exhausted for anything else?

Parenthood is NOT easy on marriages. It’s a sacrifice we would all make over and over again of course, but it doesn’t mean we can’t wish for changes. In a world where we are constantly being told to savor every moment, babies don't keep, and time flies...the guilt can creep in very quickly. I believe in the truthfulness of all of those sentiments, but I also whole-heartedly believe that it's okay to teach our kids some independence around sleep. They will still feel our love- I promise!  We can hold them and sing lullaby's during their bedtime routine. We can snuggle them when they wake up from that nap. They can sit on our lap as we read stories to them. They will grin so big when we pick them up and swing them around the living room as we dance to their favorite song.

We get our bed all to ourselves at night plus we get a good 2-2.5 hours free in the evening after our kids go to bed and I can’t tell you how much it does for my sanity and for our marriage! We have time to get the house picked up, prep things for the next day, watch TV together, TALK, or do other extracurricular activities…yeah yeah TMI, but this is real life and it’s important stuff!

If you’re ready to treat your Valentine and GET YOUR BED BACK, it might be time to message me. I got your back!  -Amy

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