I have
always had a rollercoaster of a relationship with sleep. As I mentioned before
when I wrote about sleep and my issues surrounding sleep, I went through a
phase of suffering from insomnia which was at its worst when I struggled through
the darkest days of my depression. Thankfully when I started feeling stronger
mentally and emotionally my sleeping issues subsided and I once again
experienced the sweet relief of sleep.
Since the
days when I struggled to sleep I am pleased to say that the long nights of
lying awake for hours and hours, wishing for sleep to wash over me, are in the
past. After struggling with depression
and insomnia, apart from the odd night when I let worries fill my thoughts
making it hard to drift to sleep quickly and peacefully, I happily experienced
full nights of blissful sleep.
Then Bug was
born and peaceful nights of sleep were once again a mere fantasy and I relished
every second of sleep that I could get.
Having a child, a lively one at that who has never been much of a
sleeper, strengthened my belief in how precious and important sleep is and that
I should never take for granted a good night’s sleep.

Realising
the importance of sleeping, especially having personally experienced sleep
issues and survived through the lack of sleep that children can bring, I have
been reading an eBook about sleep. Thanks to their sleep experts the Feather & Black FREE sleep advice eBook is filled with interesting sleep facts and
stats, useful tips and guidance to help you achieve a good and refreshing
night’s sleep.

The free
comprehensive sleep eBook has given me some welcome advice to help me achieve a
better night’s sleep and reminded me that at bedtime I need to resist the
temptation of reaching for my phone to keep in touch with social media and that
the late night blogging on my laptop is not that healthy for achieving quality
sleep.

Whilst my
use of technology late of a night is not helpful for a good night’s sleep, I do
some good things that help me drift off peacefully; I only drink water before
bed, I keep the bedroom free from clutter and I keep the lights low in the
bedroom for a relaxing atmosphere.
Whilst we already
follow the advice Feather & Black provide in their eBook regarding children’s
bedtime routines I think it’s great that they have provided sleep advice tailored
for children because as any parent can attest good sleep for both child and
parent is essential for coping with busy children and having happy fun days
together.

With the
help of this useful eBook, which has provided me with some great tips and reminded
me what I need to do and not do for a good night’s sleep, hopefully we all
might get some more sleep!
Do you
have any tips for a good night’s sleep?
* In collaboration with Feather & Black *
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