Can t sleep? Treat yourself like a baby
1 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM
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Shhhhh. Don t wake the baby (you). Illustration / Marta Sevilla, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Jessica Grose
Can the five S s used to calm fussy babies swaddle, side or stomach position, shush, swing and suck also help grown-ups snooze? A reporter finds out. Last year was when I was finally going to get a good night s sleep. My youngest child was turning 4, and so the post-midnight disruptions for blanket fixes and stuffed-animal retrieval had ebbed. My work and home life were in predictable rhythms. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, I did hot yoga. I had a firm mattress recommended by many respectable online-review websites.