From Exhaustion to Rest: Baby Sleep Solutions, Faith, and Finding Support with Christina Fabritiis

What if better sleep could transform not just your baby, but your entire family?

In this episode of the Mom-Life Podcast, host Sonya Flores sits down with Christina Fabritiis, founder of Fabulous Sleep Solutions, to discuss the realities of sleep deprivation, gentle sleep training, and how parents can create healthy sleep habits without sacrificing connection or compassion.

Christina shares her personal journey from exhausted mom to sleep consultant and offers practical strategies for helping babies, toddlers, and even older children develop healthy sleep skills. Together, Sonya and Christina explore common sleep challenges, bedtime routines, the importance of consistency, and why asking for help can be one of the best decisions a parent makes.

They also dive into the emotional impact of sleep deprivation on mothers, the role faith can play during overwhelming seasons, and how healthy sleep can strengthen relationships, improve family dynamics, and help parents feel like themselves again.

In this episode, you'll learn:
 ✨ Why sleep is a skill children can learn
 ✨ Common reasons babies and toddlers struggle with sleep
 ✨ The difference between gentle sleep training and "cry it out" methods
 ✨ Simple bedtime routine tips that support better sleep
 ✨ How sleep deprivation affects a mother's mental and emotional well-being
 ✨ Ways to lean on faith during challenging parenting seasons
 ✨ When it may be time to seek support from a sleep consultant

Whether you're in the newborn stage, navigating toddler bedtime battles, or simply looking for encouragement, this conversation offers hope, practical tools, and reassurance that you don't have to do it alone.

Favorite Quote:
"You're not failing—you're just exhausted." — Christina Fabritiis

Connect with Christina:
 📖 Author of Time to Sleep, Little Bear
💤 Founder of Fabulous Sleep Solutions

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Transcript

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Welcome back to the Mom Life Podcast, the show where we have honest conversations about motherhood, faith, family, and finding support through every season of life. I'm your host, Sonia Flores. Today we're talking about something every parent understands but often struggles with. Sleep. If you've ever found yourself awake at 2 a.m., exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering if you'll ever get a full night's rest again, this episode is for you. Joining us today is Christina's owner of fabulous sleep solutions. Christina is a sleep consultant who helps families move from exhaustion and chaos to peaceful nights and healthier sleep habits using a gentle, customized approach. In this conversation, we'll discuss common sleep challenges, gentle sleep training, creating bedtime routines, the impact of sleep deprivation on moms, and how faith can help carry us through those exhausting seasons of motherhood. Whether you're navigating the newborn stage, raising toddlers, or simply looking for practical ways to bring more rest into your home, you're going to walk away encouraged and equipped. Let's dive in. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Absolutely. I'm so excited to be here and just very, very grateful that you invited me on the show. So thank you. Absolutely. Can you introduce yourself and tell us about how you became a baby sleep consultant? Absolutely. So I'm Christina Fabritis, the owner of Fabulous Sleep Solutions. I started my business in 2019. And honestly, I had struggles, of course, with my own little girl when she was a baby. And fast forward, it was like my husband and I were talking about it. We're already helping so many people. I might as well make this into something because people need it. And I just saw so many moms that were like barely surviving and running on no sleep. They were overwhelmed and thinking, this is just a part of motherhood. I'll sleep when I die. And it was like, I remember thinking, this can't be it because sleep isn't a luxury. This is a foundational thing. Our creator designed us to sleep. And so I went for it. And now I teach a very gentle, supportive approach and help families go from chaos and exhaustion to actually sleeping through the night and feeling like themselves again. Yes, you are speaking our language, Christine. You really are. What is one thing you wish every new parent knew about baby sleep? One thing I wish every parent knew would be that it's not their job to get them to sleep. And I, you know, I think that we just we become parents and we think that we're supposed to know everything all of a sudden. Like, and it just, it's like the switch turns on and all of a sudden we're a cook and a nurse and a chef and a cleaner. And it's like, now I need to figure out how to get this child to sleep. And it's like, it's not your job to get them to go to sleep. This is a skill that they need support in learning how to do. Thank you for clarifying that for us. What are the most common sleep challenges you see in babies and toddlers? Yeah, so I would say the most common things are like early morning wakeups, like how much of baby sleep is a habit versus their temperament? And why do babies wake up like several times a night, even though they're being fed or changed and they're getting all their needs met, but they're still like waking up throughout the night. One thing I do appreciate about you is how you can tailor your sessions to the needs of the family. So that's one thing that I want to highlight to people because they're help out there, help exist. Many moms are afraid of sleep training, especially crying it out. Can you explain the different approaches? So there's a spectrum, right? There's very gradual hands-on methods out there to more structured approaches. And I always tell parents it's not really about choosing the right method, it's about choosing the right support for your specific family. What makes a gentle sleep training method different? Yeah, with the gentle approach, we're not just ignoring babies and leaving them to cry it out, right? Like we have so many stories of people saying, Well, they just told me to just let them cry, and I'm not comfortable with that. And I wasn't comfortable with that either. And so we're guiding them, we're supporting them, we're becoming their biggest cheerleader, which is what we're supposed to be anyway, is their parents, right? Right. And we're giving them the space at the same time to learn while they're still feeling safe and feeling loved and supported. And how long does sleep training typically take? So sleep training typically can take two to three weeks. However, when I work with a family, we typically will get results within the first one to three days of working together if they follow what is being taught to them. But yeah, I generally will work with a client for three weeks. Okay. How does sleep deprivation affect moms mentally and emotionally, from what you've seen? Yeah, that's a big one, honestly, and impacts everything. Mental clarity, emotional stability, patience. I mean, you know what it's like when you don't get sleep regularly without your kid waking you up, like feeling short, like just your physical health, your immune system is weaker. The baby's immune system is weaker, right? If they're all like, oh my gosh, my kid's always getting sick, or we're our family is always slick sick, then maybe we need to look at the sleep because if you're not getting enough sleep, your immune system is definitely compromised. Sleep deprivation is actually a form of torture for a reason. I don't know if people realize in the military, they actually use sleep deprivation as a form of torture. Wow. That's part of the training, a boot camp. Wow. Wow. Way to put things into perspective there. It's business. People need to take it more seriously. Yes. What would you say to a mom who feels like she's failing because her baby isn't sleeping? I would say you're not failing. You're just exhausted, and they are not the same things. So how can moms manage that feeling of being overwhelmed when they are running on empty? I know I've come to that feeling, especially with my first one. Yeah. Honestly, simplifying things. Just ask for support, get help, and stop trying to figure it all out by yourself at two o'clock in the morning because everything feels heavier in the dark, or everything feels more complicated and it just feels like a there's a depth to it at nighttime when things are you're up with rocking your child in the nighttime and you're sobbing because you're so tired. That was me. I get it. Just ask for help. It is okay to ask for help. Yes, I completely agree. What are three simple things moms can do tonight to improve their baby's sleep? And one of them, of course, has to include reaching out to you and your contact information. Everything's gonna be in the show notes. So, of course, number one, reaching out to you, what else can they do? Yeah. Honestly, I would say my biggest tip for as an answer to this question that I tell people would be put there's so much confusion surrounding this, and I'm gonna set up straight. We want to put your baby down fully awake, not drowsy, not asleep. Your baby should be going into bed fully away. Think about it. When you go to bed, are you drowsy? No, you're fully awake. You go through your shower, your routine, you brush your teeth, you put your pajamas on, you take off your makeup, whatever your routine is, and then you hop into bed, right? But you're not like rocking yourself trying to get those are the sleep skills that we have to learn for ourselves when we lay down, is to try to get to sleep, right? So we want the same thing for our child, especially if we want them to learn how to sleep independently, put them down a late. Okay. Yeah. I love it. Because that and that goes into what I wanted to talk about next with the routines. And how important is it to maintain a routine? What should we think about when we're wanting to build a routine for our kids? Yeah, I mean, creating a consistent bedtime routine. You know, it could be, and and it depends on the age, right? So with a baby, it might just be something as simple as changing the diaper or giving a bath, changing diaper, putting some lavender lotion on, giving them a little massage, saying a prayer, giving them a kiss, and putting them into the crib fully awake, lights out, and that signifies, right? And you have like your special key phrase, it's nighty night time, right? Doing the same consistent routine every single day will be helpful. Now that's gonna be a little bit different for a toddler, right? Because the toddler is a little more, a lot more going on, a little more stimulation. And so you got to kind of calm them down and bring them down. So similar in we're gonna take a bath and brush our teeth, and then maybe we're gonna sit on the floor in the bedroom. And I highly recommend this because, and even with the baby, I highly recommend giving babies some floor play time in the bedroom during the day so that they get comfortable being in that space as their own with the daylight, and they recognize that this is a safe space for me and I like being in here. So with the toddler, now we're all gonna sit down as a family, or maybe mom and dad, whoever it can be, and read a book. And with a toddler, you know, you have to have boundaries and they want to pick things and they want to make decisions, and so this is a great chance for them. Okay, sit down. Here's three different pajamas, pick which ones you want, and go ahead and pick two books that out of these two books that we're gonna read, right? And they now they get to feel like I'm a big kid, I got to make my own decisions, and there's less push and pull at that time when it's actually bedtime. And providing them with those choices, Christina. You're so brilliant. Yeah, I love that because so often we hear like, oh, the bedroom's only for sleep. So just for sleep. But I love how you're you're saying you want to create that, you want them to associate that space as a safe space. So I love that. And also for those families who are faith-based to it begin to instill the prayer at night with them. Oh, beautiful. Instilling that prayer gives them peace and and calmness and safety, and you're setting up that from or very early on that you know, we have that communication outlet. And if they're feeling scared, and that is something as the kids get older that I because I work with all ages, but that we will craft a prayer together to try to help the parents based on what's going on at bedtime. Because if a child is scared, there are things out there like monster spray or this or that that people will use and like spray the rooms, and I just laugh at that. So I'm like, you're actually instilling more fear in them, making them believe that there's actually monsters when there's no monsters in their room, and we just need to pray out whatever the issue is and not give more weird ideas to have in their little minds that they already have these crazy stories, like so, yeah. Yeah, thank you. That was beautiful. Is it ever too late to start sleep training? I know you mentioned you work with all different ages, so is it ever too late? No, I mean, and honestly, so I work with all ages from newborn through adults, and I would say if you don't get your child on the right path, they're going to grow up into an adult who has anxiety and doesn't know how to sleep well. And that how many adults do you know in your friend circle in your community that have insomnia issues or they have anxiety or they have teenagers who don't sleep? I actually had a family who came to me, and their 14-year-old daughter had never slept a day in her life at nighttime. She has never slept through the night. And this family, dad was a lawyer, and mom, they had poured so much money into trying to get this poor girl some help, done all the medications, they've gone to sleep specialists, they've done the sleep study, they'd done all the things. And I was kind of a last resort. And by the time we were done working together in just a couple weeks, she was a different kid. The parents were thanking me, they were so thankful. And my whole approach with everybody is natural, and it's always to try to get people off any medication you're taking. Like we don't do melatonin, there's none of that. And so the whole goal is to help you learn how to sleep independently and embody those skills that you already are built to have and produce your own body's natural melatonin. I love that so much, Christina, because I think about how those with I with ADHD, I know that there's been so much talk about ADHD and whatnot. And I know they have a tendency to lean on the more nocturnal side. So when they when families work with you, either a child or an adult, you can help guide them through what it is that they need to get more of a regular sleep pattern. Yeah, I I if it's okay, like we can if you don't want to share this, and I get it. But so I do want to share a little bit about ADHD that is a little bit controversial, but uh children are actually being misdiagnosed with ADHD and given medication because doctors are not trained in sleep necessarily, and they don't recognize that sleep deprivation symptoms are almost identical to ADHD symptoms, and so when really it's just the sleep that needs to be fixed, and those symptoms will go away. I love that. Thank you. I and it's it's very near and dear to my heart because so many people are being treated with ADHD that don't need to be. And nine times out of ten, if somebody has ADHD, they're gonna tell you they don't sleep well. Very true. Thank you. And so if we can just fix their sleep, a lot of times everything else works out. Also, so many people don't recognize this, nor do they want to deal with it. But you can actually help your child with ADHD symptoms simply by fixing what they put into their body with food. I do have a whole blog on my website that talks about ADHD and sleep. And there is video on the bottom of that blog that is not from me, it's from another source that I highly encourage you guys to go and watch if that's something that speaks to you about. It's a woman who she was able to change her daughter's whole autistic behavior just with food instead of medicine. Wow. Wow. Wow. That is so powerful. How much food affects our body, and that is something that I do in my plan when I work with a client. We always look at what you're putting in the ears, the mind, the mouth, and you know, just what goes in is very important. So very, very, very wonderful information. And it's information that people are looking for because we do hear a lot of stories of moms being just overwhelmed and frustrated, and they're like trying X, Y, and Z to help their child out. But I mean, sleep, nutrition, there you go. Exactly. Exactly. But people don't realize that. Very simple, but yet very hard to execute. When should a parent consider working with a sleep consultant? I mean, if you're up at two in the morning frustrated and Googling, and you're exhausted, and you're like, I can't take much more of this, or you're rocking your baby like I was crying, bawling my eyes out with my husband standing in front of me because I was afraid while I was nursing her in the middle of the night that I was gonna drop her. Like, that's your breaking point. That's when it's time to start reaching out and asking for support. When you're like, I just don't know how much more of this I can take, or I can't take any more. I've got to get some rest. And you just need some support. You need someone to hold your hand and get you through the process fast. Yes. What does working with you actually look like day to day? So I'm very hands-on. Like I create a custom plan, I walk you through everything step by step. We role play, we will pray together if that's okay. I support you through all of the hard parts and make sure that you feel good about implementing and that you're not going to quit before the actual breakthrough happens. I love it. And when we're talking about families, and I know I had alluded to you catering to the different needs of the families. And I think that for families, especially who have different schedules, say like parents work different schedules or whatnot, I feel they too need to reach out to you for support because you can customize plans to different families and parenting styles, right? Yeah, I mean, every home is different. There's no one size fits all, but there are some things that we need to kind of, you know, I help them look at the schedule. I help them look at things and I see things differently than they do. And so we just work together. And if it doesn't work, it's not gonna work. And I'm not, I'm gonna tell you that up front if I don't think it's a good fit, because I'm here to support you and make this work for you. And if I don't feel that it's a good fit and it's not gonna work, and then I'm not gonna take you on as a client because it has to be, I want you to feel good at the end of all of it. And so, but there is no one size fits all. Yes. And I I do have to say for some of us who maybe in the thick of it, like the that mom brain, the the brain fog is in and we're like feeling like, oh no, I don't need help, I can do this, whatnot. Like our processing is really delayed. So when we reach out to someone like you, you're gonna let us know what the next step is. So just having the ability to entrust in you, and it's it doesn't have to be a consult, it's not a consultation in person, right? You could do virtual consultations. Right. My whole approach, I don't I actually have never gone in somebody's home. I've helped people in the UK. I do everything over Zoom. We do phone calls, we do emails, and I have a log, like a shared Google spreadsheet that we track everything in and communicate in the log together. And that's where the meat of it is, is really in the log. And then if they have like more specific in-depth questions, we'll email back and forth. But then we also, of course, have those phone calls together and then the Zoom calls as well. So very well rounded out on support. Love it. How can moms lean on faith during exhausting sessions like sleep deprivation? This season can just really feel so heavy, but honestly, God meets us in the middle of the exhaustion, right? You're not unseen, even in those early mornings when kids are waking up and coming to get you or screaming their heads off and crying, right? We just have to remember to close your eyes and breathe and ask God for the patience and the to calm and still your heart. And I remember when I was nursing, my daughter's 14 now, by the way. So when I talk about, I remember this like it was yesterday. And I would close my eyes and I would just pray and I would I would ask God, would you please make time stand still? Because I feel like I don't have enough time in the day to get things done. And I would feel guilty about trying to sit and read my Bible. When I started doing that, I legit felt like he did that for me. He because you have not, because you ask not. And so I felt like, oh my gosh, like I had a whole new perspective. And he, I do feel like he did make time stand still for me. And it was like I got so much done. And one little tip that I will give you to try as moms who are in this season and feeling like that, if this resonates with you, is if you feel like you don't have enough time to get everything done, you actually have more time than you think you do. Pull out that baby's mat, playmat, and set a timer for yourself for 10 minutes and set a goal. You would be surprised at how many dishes you can wash in 10 minutes when you have your timer going. It's amazing. I love that. And I have to admit that I would do that. Do that several times a day. And and what it is that I could accomplish, because I would make a list of things that I want to get done, and then I would just set a timer and try to attack those, like just be hyper focused on that one thing for the 10 minutes, and then grab the baby and we're back into it. Yes. Absolutely. And and like you said, make a list on the in the morning, you know, when you're feeding your baby, have your list and make out the list of, you know, a couple of things and prioritize them of what you want to accomplish. And then not just it's okay, and you have to grant yourself grace if you don't get them all done that day, but check them off as you go because it's such a huge accomplishment accomplishment and relief to get those things checked off your list. And it does make you feel better, even though some people might roll their eyes at me. I do believe that seeing that check mark next to all those things does something in your brain chemistry that helps you to believe that sense of accomplishment and that you feel better at the end of the day. I agree. I agree wholeheartedly. What does healthy sleep really look like for a family, not just the baby? For a family, absolutely. So somebody had said this the other day, and I thought it was hilarious that I'm not just teaching the baby to sleep, I'm getting the whole family to sleep better because, you know, like I just worked with a client who mom and dad had it was an eight-month-old, and mom and dad were co-sleeping, and they were like, we're exhausted, like we're not sleeping well. Dad is a light sleeper, and the baby in the bed is like helping, it's making him to not sleep as deep because he's so fearful of rolling over on the baby. And then mom is scared to death that he's gonna crush the baby, so she's not sleeping well, and like at the edge of the bed. And so now that the baby's sleeping peacefully every night in his crib, in his own space, in his room, they're sleeping amazing. And so it's your whole family, your whole home is rested. Peaceful bedtimes, parents who feel like themselves again, they get their lives back together, they have time as a couple together to reconnect, and uh the whole house is just a different environment. And I think that's important too, because we as women, we go through so many changes with the whole pregnancy and delivery and all that stuff. We go through so many changes, and it's so important to find that time to reconnect with your partner to kind of help yourself feel grounded again. Absolutely, absolutely. I'd love to share a story of a couple of things. Yes, go ahead. So I had a mom come to me and she had a toddler, and she came to me and she said, This is my fifth kid. I have had four other children who have never been an issue. And I just I feel like I'm broken and I don't know what I've done to break my kid. Like I did something wrong. I'm doing something wrong. And it's to the point where none of my other family members, including my husband, want to be around us when everybody gets home for the day. She said everybody scatters and locks themselves in their rooms. My husband leaves and goes out because he doesn't want, because my toddler is a terror, like biting, screaming, throwing himself on the ground, pulling your hair, like he's a hot mess. And my whole family dynamic has changed. And I feel like, and she's just bawling. She's like, I feel like my whole family has just fallen apart. And this is actually a testimonial on my website, so you can go find it there. But in in as little as three days, they started seeing a difference in the family dynamic change. And it's just it mind-blowing how much sleep really affects our psyche, our mindset, our whole personality. And she just was blown away. The whole family was able to come back together and be included and say goodnight to everyone. And just, you know, it was it makes me get choked up a little bit because it's that's why I do this. It's life-changing for families, you know. And so thank you. I just I wanted to share that for anybody who might be in thinking about a situation like that. Like I have all these other kids, and I just need to Google a little bit more and figure out you don't need to stop wasting your time. Where should they go? Where do they go to get your support, Christina? Fabulous sleep solutions.com. It's got everything you need on there. You can find me on Instagram at Fabulous Sleep Solutions.com. Add me as a friend, Christina Fabritis, on Facebook or follow me on Fabulous Sleep Solutions page. Send me a DM. Let me know what's going on. I'd love to hear what's going on in your home. Comment on my posts, you know. Let me know what's going on, how I can help you, how I can support you. I love it. I love it. I'm gonna make sure that we have all of those links in the bio as well as your book. Oh, yes, yes. Tell us a little bit about it. Oh my goodness, that was a total God thing. So I told my husband, I feel like I'm supposed to write a book. And he's like, about what? Sleep? And I was like, Well, I always encourage families to sit down and read with their kids. And I feel like kids get so frustrated around bedtime that I'm feeling inspired to write a book about sleep at their level so that it helps them to understand why they need to go to sleep and the importance of sleep, but in their terms with fun, colorful pictures that helps them understand why we have to do this right now. And so I prayed over it and I kid you not, like I whipped that book out in 30 minutes. Wow. I just sat at my computer and I asked God to help me, and it just kept flowing, and it was like, oh my gosh, and it just unfolded right there. And so it can be found on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, Time to Sleep a Little Bear. And I never in a million years thought I would write a book, and here I am a children's book author. So that's a total glory to God for that. I I had I don't I don't want to say had nothing to do with it because obviously he used me for that. But yeah, so I'm grateful and I hope that it blesses a lot of families. And I'm sure it does for those who have already purchased it and everything that you do as you've seen, the just everything that the families have said about you, your testimonials, everything has blessed so many different families. Let's get into some fire, some rapid fire questions. Oh sure. Co-sleep or crib? Crib, absolutely. Swaddle or sleep sack? Both depending on age, I would say. So what age for the swaddle and what age for the sleep sack? Well, newborn would be swaddle, sleep sack as they grow a little older in inf as an infant. Okay. White noise, yes or no? Yes. Pacifier, helpful or harmful? Helpful with a plan. Ooh. Yes. Thank you. Yeah. Dream feed, worth it or skip it? Sometimes case by case, but ideally not. Okay. Strict schedule or go with the flow. Structured flexibility. Structured flexibility. All right. Tell us a little more about structured flexibility. Well, you know, schedule means rigid schedule, right? Like at this time we're doing this and at that time we're doing that. And it's really not about that. Yes, we need to have some sort of schedule or then all chaos breaks out and it's nuts out. But if you have structured flexibility, we're looking more at wake windows and what your schedule is like. And so we try to mix and marry the two. Love it. Love it. Naps on the go or at home? Home a hundred percent when possible. Okay. Blackout curtains must have or optional. Must have. Baby monitor, necessary or overrated? Helpful, but not necessarily required. Thank you. No, I'm sure those new moms to be are checking their their baby registries. Christina, is there anything else that you would want to include, want our listeners to know before we get into your favorite quote? I would say one other thing to really keep into consideration is the temperature of your home, especially as we start going into summertime. And I know not everybody can do this, but fans help a lot. But we sleep better when it's colder and darker. And so as dark as you can get it, and so that there's no light. And then think of a cave, right? Bears in a cave. We want that deep restorative sleep. And we get that when our when we're cool and it's dark. And so I would say your if you can for sleeping, your thermostat should be between 68 and 72 degrees. And you have to kind of play around with this because we don't want your baby to be cold at night. And if if you want to bump it down, then make sure if their feet are cold when you get them up in the morning, then put some socks on them when they go to bed. And of course, make sure that the socks aren't going to be too tight because we don't want any circulation getting cut off or anything. So be smart about it. But if you can tolerate it, and a lot of people have those smart thermostats now where you can adjust it even on your phone so that like two hours before bedtime, you can start dimming the lights, start winding things down, and start bringing the temperature down like two hours before bedtime so that it starts getting cooler because it needs a little time to get to that set point. And then the other thing I wanted to mention was a lot of people don't realize what a good routine could really do for them. And then also like your child should be going to bed early all the way through middle school. Thank you. By early, I say, especially when they're younger and they're dropping naps, they should still be having quiet time. So even if they're not having a nap anymore, okay, great. Mom still needs quiet time too. So we're gonna put you into your bedroom and you're gonna pick something, whether it's blocks or a puzzle, but you're gonna have quiet time at a little table in or on the floor in your bedroom. Well, we all have quiet time, and you can come out when the clock turns green or whatever you have set up or they hear the beeps or whatever it is, but set a time for them, especially a toddler and and a little older, they can understand that and it's important and consequence, right? And rewards go a long way. But like a 4:30, they they start getting into that witching hour and they can start acting crazy. That's them getting into overtired mode, and then you're like, well, why isn't my kid falling asleep until nine, 10 o'clock? It's because they got overtired, and now it's actually harder to bring them down from that. So they take longer to get to sleep. And so 4:30 would be bath time, 5:30 is dinner, 6:30, lights out. Oh my gosh, Christina, you are just brilliant. And it might be closer to seven. Again, people some people are like, I could this girl's nuts. I'm not, I promise you. My kids went to sleep at 6:30 for the longest time, and people thought I was crazy, but you know what? They slept from 6 30 at night till 6 30 in the morning. And I had from 6 30 to 9 30 to myself with my husband, or if I wanted to go out with my friends, or it was amazing. And they, my kids are they thrived. Yeah, some people can't do that. And I'm not saying everybody has to do 6 30, but I'm saying when you have littles, you'll be so grateful that you did it and you made that change. I have I hired a health coach and mindset coach at one point, and he was like, There is no way. And he hired me to help him with his toddler, and he's like, There's no way. I said, Okay, can you trust me for a couple weeks? And he said, Oh, I'm gonna do what you say, but I'm telling you, there's no way. They're doing somersaults in their bed. He's another testimonial on my website. And after we were done working together, he said, I will never ever go back. He said, Seven o'clock is textbook like Bible in our home from now on. I love that. Oh my gosh. I can help you if you need help. So oh my gosh, could you imagine how different schools would be and how grateful teachers would be to you if everyone had their children in bed by 6:30? No. And there are some people out there, I know, and you're probably shaking your head going, that's never gonna work with our schedule, blah, blah, blah, blah. I get it, but it's still that there it, like I said, there's flexibility, and it's just figuring out that sweet spot that's gonna work for you and your family and what that's gonna look like. So yes, thank you for that. Thank you. Absolutely, absolutely, Christina. Now, what's your favorite quote? My favorite quote, honestly, let go and let God. That's beautiful, and that is something that I have had to commit myself to, and I have to keep coming back to it on a daily basis. Dying to self and get out of God's way and stop trying to be God in situations and play God and do his job. Let go and let God. What an encouraging conversation with Christina. One of the biggest takeaways from today's episode is that sleep is not a luxury. It's foundational for the health and well-being of the entire family. Christina reminded us that asking for help is not a sign of failure, and that with the right support, families can create a healthy sleep habit that brings more peace, connection, and rest into their homes. I especially loved her reminder to let go and let God and to give ourselves grace during those difficult seasons of motherhood. Whether you're currently navigating sleepless nights or supporting someone who is, know that help is available and you don't have to figure it all out alone. You can connect with Christina through her business Fabulous Sleep Solutions, and we'll include all her contact information, social media links, and information about her children's book, Time to Sleep, Little Bear, in today's show notes. If today's episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with another mom or three who could use a little extra support and encouragement. Thank you for spending part of your day with us. Until next time, remember motherhood isn't about perfection. This is Sonia Flores, and you've been listening to the Mom Life podcast. We'll see you next time.