Sleeping on the floor, swapping beds all night, breastfeeding in their sleep – these mums have adapted their routines to get a more restful night. 

Sleeping on the floor, swapping beds all night, breastfeeding in their sleep u2013 these mums have adapted their routines to get a more restful night. 

Working mums reveal their unexpected sleeping arrangements

negative

“I once attempted to sleep standing up”

I rely on coffee and sheer willpower to push through

“There is no low I haven’t reached”

“They splay out like a starfish, forcing us to the edges of the bed”

“What works one day probably won’t work in a few months”

“I would often climb into his cot with him”

“I slept on the floor of the nursery”

Motherhood by Stylist

Meet the mums who are fuelled by coffee and sheer willpower.

Suspiciously damp sheets, gerbil curling and floor beds: working mums share the lengths they go to for a decent night of sleep