Now she busies herself, while others sleep, glued to her computer.

CNN: Saving Aesha

Aside from giving up on sleep, Kimberly Zimmerman Shorter of Atlanta said she makes a lot of morning compromises now that she has two children.

CNN: The mommy morning compromise

As for breaking the sleep-with-Mom habit, it may be easier now than when she was younger, says Ronald Becker, M.

CNN: Six big kid sleep problems

She tried not to think about how she looked right now, about the loose skin under her eyes from a night of no sleep.

NEWYORKER: The Repatriates