Coping with Sleep Deprivation: Practical Tips for New Parents

You’ve just welcomed your baby, and everyone says: “Sleep when the baby sleeps.” But between round-the-clock feeds, laundry, and the adrenaline of new parenthood, that advice can feel impossible. The truth is, newborns simply aren’t wired to sleep like adults, and that’s by design. In this post, I share why babies wake so often, what sleep deprivation really does to parents, and practical, evidence-based ways to cope, from small daily shifts to support like night doulas.