Awake at 3am

Belle thought her baby was just a bad sleeper.
Colic from the start. Waking every 30-60 minutes, she followed every piece of advice, stuck to the routine and even worked with two sleep consultants.
Nothing worked or improved her daughters sleep!
At some point it stopped making sense to. So she stopped looking for better routines… and started pushing for answers through the medical field.
When she finally got them, it was obvious why nothing had worked.
Her daughter hadn’t been a “bad sleeper” at all, she had a serious medical condition preventing her from staying asleep.
Once this was treated, she started to sleep through the night straight away.
This is an important episode to hear, what are the signs and when to pivot away from sleep training....Because there is no such thing as a bad sleeper, there is always a reason and Belle found it!

Megan’s baby woke every single hour… for a full year.
Then at 12 months… he suddenly slept through.
She went from a career woman to completely exhausted, isolated, and questioning everything she ever thought to be true about being a mum.
In this episode, she shares what that year really looked like… and why, the second time around, she did things very differently.
If you’re stuck in hourly wakes right now, this will feel very familiar.

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If you haven’t already, go back and listen to Episode 11 first. That’s where part 1 of Sophia’s story begins.
In today’s episode, everything unravels.
Sophia shares how severe sleep deprivation led to PTSD, the breakdown of her marriage, and raising a baby on her own.
She was so traumatised by the experience, she made the decision to never have another child… a decision that nearly cost her the man she would go on to marry.
This episode is about what happened next.
How she took back control, changed the entire way she approached sleep, and went from barely surviving to building a successful career helping parents all over the world avoid that same breaking point.
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Jess had 2 under 2 and was running on no sleep.
Out of pure exhaustion, she made a decision she now calls the biggest parenting mistake she’s ever made.
In this episode, Jess shares what led her there, what happened next, and the reality of what severe sleep deprivation can do to your mind.
This is an honest conversation about motherhood, overwhelm, and the kind of exhaustion that pushes you to your limits.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re not coping, you’re not alone.
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Sophia, co-host of Awake at 3am, shares her story of becoming a first-time mum at 21.
She was a flight attendant, living a completely different life, when she found out she was pregnant in a brand new relationship.
Things moved quickly, and then fell apart just as fast, navigating single parenting as a young mum was not on her bingo card....
In this episode, Sophia talks openly about what those early months really looked like. The impact of sleep deprivation on her mental health, navigating postnatal depression and a marriage breakdown, and the reality of becoming a single parent.
She also shares how much she relied on her parents during that time, and what having a village actually meant when everything else felt unstable.
It’s honest, raw and a side of motherhood we don’t talk about enough.
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