Night nurses, sleep consultants, and The Snoo bassinet — the common denominator of all the 'hacks' for new moms to get more sleep is money.
. And “sleeping well” is part of her definition. Her youngest child is 12; perhaps she's forgotten how much sleep actually costs when there’s a little one around.
Brand-new babies have nut-sized stomachs and no circadian rhythm. New parents go to bed each night not knowing whether they’ll be awoken in an hour or three, nor how long they’ll be up when they are. Sleep-deprived, they throw money at the problem because they lack the energy or clarity to do much else — and also they are promised that purchasable items will solve it.
Before my daughter’s birth, we outfitted her nursery with Crate and Barrel blackout curtains and registered for multiple Halo SleepSacks and a Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit that's like a straightjacket for slumber. We borrowed a Rock ’n Play after discovering she wouldn’t sleep in her $190 bassinet or crib . Eventually we bought a second truly magic sleepsuit and received a white-noise machine as a gift. That's about $800 and counting, spent or received.when she was about 3 months old.
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