Holly Bourne on what to do when your baby won’t sleep

Happy Mum Happy Baby

Giovanna Fletcher

Kids & Family

4.8 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

On this week's episode, Giovanna sits down with bestselling author Holly Bourne!

Holly tells Gi about the impact sleep deprivation had on her mental state when her baby daughter just wouldn't sleep.

She also opens up about her long and painful journey to getting treated for endometriosis, a condition that is still widely misunderstood and misdiagnosed.

Plus, Holly talks about writing her latest novel in the throes of first-time motherhood. So Thrilled for You is a hilarious, raw and honest expose of early motherhood and friendship, and you can get your copy here!

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0:00.0	Coming up on Happy Mom, Happy Baby.
0:03.9	I just remember turning to my husband going,
0:05.4	I think I can give birth in the woods.
0:07.7	He was like, oh.
0:11.0	And he was like, what other ways do you think about giving birth?
0:14.1	I think I want to give birth in the woods or have an elective C-section.
0:19.3	I was so ill mentally.
0:22.1	Like, I don't mind saying that.
0:23.7	And, you know, sometimes she would wake up and I couldn't.
0:25.9	I was gone and I would just, like, have to go and scream into a pillow.
0:29.2	And you have a room where my husband would have to get her.
0:31.1	And I was like, Santa's going to wait the baby.
0:33.6	I spent an hour and 45 minutes.
0:35.3	I knew it would take another hour and 45 minutes as you wake up.
0:40.3	I went running out into the street in my pyjamas,
0:43.3	like yelling at this poor man dressed as Santa.
0:44.7	Santa, no!
0:46.7	And I was like crying.
0:55.7	The lowest point in my parenting journey is watching Santa Claus reverse a caravan out our road.
0:56.9	Just beep, beep.
1:00.4	In that moment, were you like, I am insane.
1:03.9	I have stopped Santa Claus visiting my neighbour's children.
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