Perinatal · Postpartum
Sleep Deprivation Survival Plan
One protected 4-hour block
Chronic sleep deprivation in the newborn/infant stage is a physiological state — one that mimics depression, hijacks attention, and shortens fuse. Naming it as sleep deprivation, not personal failure, matters.
My last week — honestly
Day
Longest stretch
Total (rough)
Mood 0–10
The one 4-hour block plan
Who takes the baby; what device or lack of device I'll use; earplugs; what I'll say no to for it to happen
What I'm dropping this week to protect sleep
Sleep is not a luxury here
A single protected 4-hour stretch is often the difference between coping and crisis in the newborn stage. Design your household to make it happen.