Ashburton Courier: March 11, 2021
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Hush, babysleeping ...<br />
Having anew born baby inthe house does<br />
affectyour sleeping patterns.<br />
The struggle to get out of bed during the<br />
night, often multiple times, tosettle acrying<br />
baby inneed of some form of comfort only<br />
youcan bring.Itcan be hard.<br />
The best thing to remember is, regardless of<br />
any initial struggle with less sleep, itdoes -or<br />
should -get better.<br />
These broken sleep patterns arenot forever.<br />
However for others,‘‘slept like ababy’’might<br />
be acommon saying but the reality issome<br />
people struggle to get agood night’ssleep.<br />
And it’s not just those with newborn babies<br />
in their lives that are affected. Ten per cent<br />
of New Zealand adults have insomnia lasting<br />
longer than twoweeks at atime.<br />
In general practice, when seeing patients<br />
who sleep poorly, the first job is to find the<br />
issue and whythereisaproblem getting to sleep.<br />
This can be acommon problem associatedwith anxiety<br />
and sometimes bad habits around sleep. Alternatively,<br />
is there aproblem with early morning waking and not<br />
being able to get back to sleep?<br />
From time to time, this may beassociated with amore<br />
serious condition of depression and would need to be<br />
discussed further with your general practitioner.<br />
Anumber of simple strategies might help in relation to<br />
getting to sleep.<br />
Having aroutine around bedtime is important. Going<br />
to bed at the same time is helpful.<br />
Factors such as comfortable bedding and room<br />
temperature can all have an impact onyour ability to<br />
get to sleep.<br />
Sometimes a hot bath or shower can help. It is<br />
suggested that you should avoid caffeine or alarge<br />
meal prior to going to bed. Awarm drink made with<br />
milk can be agood idea. It is also suggested that you<br />
avoid television or computer games just prior to bed.<br />
These can be stimulating whereas reading or listening<br />
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to some quiet music is oftenmorerelaxing.<br />
Some people with sleep problems will take a<br />
nap during the day. Limiting daytime naps to<br />
no more than 30 minutes has been shown to<br />
help some people.<br />
Most people find that exercise can promote a<br />
better quality of sleep and it is advantageous if<br />
this is done earlier in the day.<br />
Once in bed, don’t be a night-time clock<br />
watcher. Ifyou have not fallen asleep within 20<br />
minutes, itissuggested that rather than lie in<br />
bed and become anxious about not being able<br />
to get to sleep, get up and engage in arelaxing<br />
activitysuch as reading.<br />
Seven hours a night for an adult is often<br />
thought of as a minimum number of hours<br />
required but quality isasimportant asquantity.<br />
Snoring can be an issue although often itis<br />
moreofaproblem forthe partner.<br />
If, however, itisassociated with episodes of stopping<br />
breathing, itiscalled sleep apnoea. This condition can<br />
result in high blood pressure and may goontocause<br />
heart disease. Itcan occur at any age and in males and<br />
females but is most common in middle-aged men.<br />
There are now treatment options available through<br />
hospital sleep clinics, soifyou have these symptoms,<br />
discussing with your general practitioner may again be<br />
helpful.<br />
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