Reclaiming Your Energy: Why Moms Feel Exhausted Even When Baby Sleeps - a More for Mom Series

That feeling of waking up just as tired as when you went to bed is a universal experience in motherhood. But what if it’s more than just "mom life"? 

What if, even when your baby is sleeping soundly, your own body isn't getting the restorative rest it needs?

In this powerful episode, Cara welcomes Corina Pacini, a myofunctional therapist who specializes in how our breathing and oral function affect our overall health from energy and focus to emotional regulation.

Corina’s journey into this work began with her own difficult postpartum experience. 

After her first daughter was born in 2020, she faced painful nursing, a baby who wasn't gaining weight, and a sense of failure. 

The turning point came when a lactation consultant identified a tongue tie; a condition where the tongue's range of motion is restricted. 

This discovery sent Corina down a rabbit hole, where she realized that the symptoms her daughter had were ones she had suffered from her entire life, leading her to get her own tongue tie released and completely transform her well-being.

This conversation validates the heartbreak and guilt so many moms feel when breastfeeding doesn't go as planned. 

Corina explains that breastfeeding is a complex dance between mom and baby; if a baby's tongue can't function correctly to remove milk, a mother's supply will naturally decrease, a biological process that has nothing to do with her worth or effort. 

We discuss what a tongue tie really is, why it can’t always be diagnosed just by looking, and the importance of treating each case individually rather than with a one-size-fits-all approach.

Ultimately, this episode is a reassuring reminder to look for the root cause. 

For any mom feeling lost in a sea of overwhelm, Corina offers a simple, powerful first step: pick one thing.

Instead of trying to fix everything at once, identify the single biggest challenge be it sleep, feeding, or something else and pour your energy there first.

TLFMTR (Too Long For Mom To Read):

• A mother's chronic exhaustion, even when her baby sleeps, can be linked to her own airway and breathing patterns.
  
  

• Tongue ties, which affect the tongue's function, can be a root cause of breastfeeding difficulties, leading to issues with milk supply and painful nursing for mom.
  
  

• Addressing your own airway health, such as getting a tongue tie released, can lead to significant personal health benefits, including better sleep, an end to teeth grinding, and improved emotional regulation.
  
  

• The journey of diagnosing and treating a tongue tie is complex and highly individual; it's not always a quick fix and requires looking at the whole picture.
  
  

• When feeling completely overwhelmed, the most effective first step is to pick just one thing that is causing the most stress and focus on solving that problem first.

If you could quiet all the outside noise and expectations, what is the one area of your well-being that is truly asking for your gentle attention right now?

Remember, you are a great mom, and you're not alone in this. 

Join us for the More For Mom Summit, the official summit kick off is November 12th BUT… there’s lots of fun activities and a moms only community buzzing right now. 

If you're ready to fill your cup and find more joy this year, we’ve created the More for Mom Summit just for you.

Connect with Corina:

Instagram:@myocaresolutions

See you there!

Shawna & Cara