Speak to any mother about their experience of motherhood and inevitably the topic of sleep comes up. Whether it's the question of does your child sleep through yet? Or what age they were when they did. It can be a pretty contentious issue.

The sleep deprivation that goes along with motherhood can be debilitating - impacting our mood, health and relationships.

When we add in having to function at work without adequate sleep then the situation can become chronically difficult. That's why I'm so grateful for this episode's guest to be sharing her wisdom with us.

My guest is the Founder and CEO of The Children's Sleep Charity Vicki Dawson. She set up this charity after her own struggle with her children's sleep as a working mum.

Vicki is one of the UK's experts on the topic of children's sleep. She's on the Board of the British Paediatric Sleep Association and a member of the British Sleep Society.