tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006833743714206736.post3178201782169742210..comments2023-06-20T00:22:26.822-07:00Comments on Flare of Light: Considering 2015Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006833743714206736.post-35635563548861492472016-01-03T16:52:03.678-08:002016-01-03T16:52:03.678-08:00Yikes, dark at 3pm, wow. That would be quite an a...Yikes, dark at 3pm, wow. That would be quite an adjustment. And sleep is so critical too, you're right. I'm glad the Vitamin D is helping you so much. I have tried that (although I don't think it was at that dosage) and I felt like it helped a little, but not as much as the light. And I'm finding sitting in front of the light more pleasant and easier to remember. <br /><br />We cosleep with our little ones too, but I have really struggled with the transition from cosleeping to independent sleeping with all of my babies, as well as getting them to stop nursing constantly all night long. Sleep and potty training have been the absolute hardest part of raising a baby/toddler for me.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment, Antonia! Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006833743714206736.post-57392964548924577552016-01-02T23:46:50.776-08:002016-01-02T23:46:50.776-08:00sounds a lot like my experience!!
really glad you...sounds a lot like my experience!!<br /><br />really glad you have found some things to help you.<br /><br />The last few years I have felt like a total wreck by Christmas/new year (last Christmas I didn't even go to visit my in-laws, the rest of the family went and I stayed home alone for a week because I was so unwell and stressed, and in Jan 2014 I was so stressed I got viral meningitis...) but I have learned some helpful lessons and this year has been much much better...<br /><br />a. I go to bed early (9pm)<br /><br />b. I too take one day a month off (I am a Secular Carmelite and I go for a day a month to my meeting, 10am - 6pm, helps me a lot, and being away from home is good as well..!)<br /><br />c. I've been gluten free for about 3 yrs now as well; made a big difference as well for me<br /><br />d. I started taking high strength vitamin D pills (I take 50micrograms daily) and that has helped me so much with feeling psychologically wrecked and fatigued during the winter months. In fact this winter I haven't felt like that at all, and usually I feel mentally suffocated by the winter darkness (it's dark by 3pm at the moment), and last year we were looking in to light therapy as well, but this year I've been ok.<br /><br />thanks for the Sleep Lady book. I have book marked it. I am happily cosleeping with the baby at the moment, but the time will come (as it did with the other two) when I can no longer sleep well with them in the bed next to me...so that book will come in handy!<br /><br />thanks for sharing<br /><br />best wishes!<br />xxxxx<br />English Home Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11506539134585982773noreply@blogger.com