{"id":12948,"date":"2014-05-10T07:48:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T00:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=12948"},"modified":"2014-05-10T07:49:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T00:49:22","slug":"sleep-help-mom-needs-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/sleep-help-mom-needs-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Help: Because Mom Needs Her Sleep!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Besides time, there’s one more thing moms cannot get enough of…sleep! \u00a0How many hours of sleep do you get a night? \u00a0Do you even know? \u00a0We could all use some sleep help. \u00a0We’ve been avid fans of sleep devices since they first became available. \u00a0Our first favorite, from many years ago, was the Zeo<\/a>. \u00a0The downside was that you had to wear a sensor strap across your forehead each night. \u00a0An even bigger downside is that Zeo is now out of business.<\/p>\n

Today’s sleep trackers are a little less obtrusive. \u00a0Recently, we have been trying out the LARK<\/a>. \u00a0It’s a sleep sensor that LARK calls a silent “un-alarm” clock. \u00a0When you set your alarm for the morning using the LARK app, it will gently nudge you awake with vibration instead of sound…which is a much better way to wake up. \u00a0It also enables your partner to sleep soundly without being awakened by an alarming alarm clock.<\/p>\n

Sleep Help<\/span><\/h2>\n

Once you have children, trying to get a full 8 hours a week is rough. \u00a0It starts with your baby needing to be fed throughout the night. \u00a0Then your toddler will call for you or invite himself into your bed. \u00a0When they get older, you get a little more sleep, but you hear every noise in the house. \u00a0Deep sleep is not something we mothers achieve for very long on most nights.<\/p>\n

Do you have a set bedtime or do you head up for bed, only to be reminded of the laundry that needs to be transferred, or the school lunches you forgot to pack? According to\u00a0Thomas Roth, PhD, director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, there is plenty of data that links poor sleep to all sorts of health problems like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, confusion, delayed responses, poor work performance, and more.<\/span> We found this info graphic from HealthCentral.com that shows possible issues from insufficient sleep:<\/p>\n

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Did you know your lack of sleep can deplete your cognitive performance to that of people with a blood alcohol content of 0.10, which is over the legal limit of .0.08? \u00a0And that an estimate of 15-33% of fatal car crashes are related to driver fatigue? \u00a0(1) \u00a0In the short run, we mothers may be very efficient at getting everything done by the end of the day, but in the long run, we could be shortening our lives and causing extra stress due to our lack of concentration.<\/p>\n

How to Improve Your Sleep<\/span><\/h2>\n

Could you use some sleep help? There are a number of sleep trackers on the market these days. \u00a0We have reviewed the Zeo<\/a>, BodyMedia,<\/a> and the Gear Fit<\/a>. \u00a0What makes the LARK different? First and foremost, it offers an alarm clock that is silent. \u00a0You only receive gentle vibrations to awake. \u00a0Secondly, it provides really valuable data showing your sleep patterns like:<\/p>\n