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Sleep and Baby

Sleep Cycles

You may have thought that when you sleep at night, your brain is taking a break and sleeping too. That is not the case. While we sleep we go through different stages. One of these stages that are not mentioned as the other five is... "the waking sleep stage." This is when you are fully relaxed, yet still awake, and your body is preparing for sleep. Once falling asleep, our muscles begin to lose the tension it normally has, and our eyes begin to slow down to a roll. I have experience this stage of sleep before baby, it was glorious. Now since having a son who doesn't understand how important sleep for mommy. Almost 2 years old and he stills wakes up twice a nice. How can someone so small take so much room in a California king size bed?

 

Sleep for Health

Unfortunately it is common for people to have problems in the waking stage. This can be only once in awhile when you are stressed, or have an illness. Other times this is a continuous pattern that occurs every night. One such reason someone cannot relax and fall asleep at night is from Insomnia. People from all over the world suffer from it, and over 50 percent of Americans deal with the illness every evening. Insomnia causes the person to have problems falling asleep, waking up easily or too soon to get enough rest, and feeling not refreshed in the morning.

Another culprit in disturbing the waking sleep stage is Circadian Rhythm disorders. This is a person’s inner clock falls apart. Instead of being able to fall asleep at a normal time, they cannot sleep until 3 or 4 in the morning. This results in them not being able to wake up until later in the day. For people who have a different form of the disorder, they will want to sleep earlier in the evening say such as 7 or 8 PM, and wake at 3 or 4 in the morning and not be able to fall back to sleep.


Luckily there are ways to get your waking sleep stage back on the track. For people who suffer from a disorder there are medications that can be prescribed and different types of therapy. For those more fortunate, simple changes in lifestyle will be all it takes. Having a comfy sleep environment is the first step. If you are stressed from the day, adding items to relax you may help. These include fountains, and aromatherapy items. Avoiding caffeine and alcohol close to bedtime will also help you drift to sleep quicker. Exercising during the day helps your body more than you may think. It is also known to assist you on falling asleep.

Waking Cycle

The waking sleep cycle is a crucial step towards the deep sleep your body needs. Changing your lifestyle and confronting any sleep disorders you might have will help your sleep cycle change instead of constantly staying in the waking sleep zone. Currently I am learning to burn all the excess energy my son has at the park. It has been successful lately. So sleep will be had, and Luna will get fit!