KATHERINE Ryan has opened up on her ‘controversial’ co-sleeping routine and claimed she hasn’t slept in four years.
Not only this, but the mum-of-three also admitted to feeling “tired, hungry and sleep deprived.”
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Speaking on the Nearly Parents podcast with Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, who are currently expecting their first child, the 41-year-old comedian got candid on her nighttime routine.
Rather than sleeping in bed with her husband Bobby Kootstr, 42, Katherine confessed that she, her partner and kids all sleep together in one room.
The actress and writer, who is pregnant and expecting her fourth child, explained that she and Bobby sleep with their two youngest kids, who are two and four, in their nursery.
Revealing all to Jamie and Sophie, the star, who recently opened up on her shock health diagnosis, acknowledged how children impact a relationship, as she claimed: “It really tests your relationship.
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“You used to be the most important person in each other’s lives, you cease to be the most important person in each other’s lives. There’s a shift in, you know, roles and responsibilities and focus.
“You’re both tired and you’re hungry and you’re sleep deprived – that’s how they torture prisoners.
“I haven’t slept in four years, but I’m kind of fine with it.
“I’m getting to the age where, like, you know, your dad starts waking up at 5am and he’s in bed by 7pm, that’s me.
“The elderly get up early and that’s the phase of life I’m at.
“I don’t view myself as the children’s mother, I’m their grandma. I’m really fun, I always say yes.”
Katherine, who previously admitted to cheating on her ex and not having regrets, then added: “I sleep with my children in the nursery like the dog off Peter Pan.
“For a while it was on a Montessori bed which is a glorified mattress on the floor.
When they’re first born, I sleep with them in the bed. Some people think this is controversial and that it’s not safe
Katherine Ryan
“I was in there for a while and then I built these beautiful alcove beds for my two youngest children and one of them will sleep in one and I sleep in the other.
“The other sleeps with my husband on the Montessori bed – we’re all around the nursery.
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Establish a sleep routine that works for you and stick to it.
This will help your body establish a consistent, natural sleep-wake cycle which can do wonders for your overall sleep quality.
As such, try to avoid making up for lost sleep with a lie-in.
Instead of sleeping in, spend your morning reading a book in bed or having a leisurely coffee in the kitchen.
Ensure that your bedroom, bedding, and sleepwear are fit for purpose too.
The ideal sleep environment is dark, quiet, and cool – much like a cave.
If you find unwelcome sources of light are keeping you up, consider investing in an eye mask or black-out curtains.
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In terms of temperature, try to keep your bedroom at 18°C. You can further reduce the risk of waking up due to overheating by ensuring that all your bedding and sleepwear is made with natural, breathable materials such as cotton and linen.
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“It’s cute. It means we respond to them immediately, so they don’t wake up and cry and wonder why they’re alone in the world and then give up and fall asleep, which is what I believe sleep training is, but that’s controversial.”
Revealing all on her “controversial” sleep routine, Katherine, who previously took a savage swipe at Danny Jones after he was filmed in a drunken kiss with Maura Higgins, added: “When they’re first born, I sleep with them in the bed.
“Some people think this is controversial and that it’s not safe. Some people feel like it’s actually really safe and safer than leaving a newborn to fend for themselves in a dark room all alone.
I haven’t slept in four years, but I’m kind of fine with it
Katherine Ryan
“I also breastfeed them for a long time. Instinctively it felt like the right thing to do.
“That worked for us, then we graduated slowly to the nursery.
“It is our intention to have the children sleeping in there without us, but they still wake up at least once in the night.
“They used to wake up four or five times in the night – this is what I mean by there is no morning.”
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