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I complained about having a night nurse

During my training as a perinatal psychologist, I learned a few (okay, a lot) of things. One of the biggest? Sleep is a literal protective blanket for your mental health. If you’re going to do one thing to safeguard your sanity postpartum, it’s sleep. However you can. Whenever you can.

So when it came time for me to actually be postpartum (not just talk …