Perinatal · Sleep
Realistic Perinatal Sleep Plan
Protect the biggest possible block
Perinatal sleep advice is often gaslighting in disguise. This is the honest plan: not 8 hours, but the biggest protected block possible and a coverage plan for the rest.
My baseline: hours of sleep I'm actually getting
The biggest single block I could realistically protect
Who covers, when, and what wakes them
What I stop doing during that protected block (phone, laundry, dishes)
What I do to fall back asleep after a wake-up
When I'll ask a professional if this isn't enough