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Sleepless in Singapore
The sleep deprivation and burnout of new parenthood
The sheer and utter exhaustion has less to do with sleeping fewer hours. It is the result of fragmented sleep, fragmented downtime, and a fragmented sense of self.
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An important sleep hygiene habit is sleeping and waking at the same time every day.
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Annie Tan
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I can’t say I hadn’t been forewarned. As soon as I got pregnant, other mummy friends charged me to sleep as much as I could because I would never sleep the same way again.
I took this cryptic advice as casually as it was given. Like most working Singaporeans, I was no stranger to late nights. I started my career in a publishing house where writers frequently worked past 10pm to meet a deadline. All this and more, I was willing to endure for an offspring. How bad could it be?
