So That Motherhood

Equipping moms in the messy middle with faith, encouragement, and simple tools to thrive

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I help Jesus-loving mamas of littles who feel overwhelmed and stuck in survival mode by rooting them in radical, grace-filled faith. I equip them with simple, life-giving tools from daily rhythms to natural wellness SO THAT they can thrive with peace and joy.

  • Why Tired Moms Need Something Better Than Melatonin: The Natural Sleep Support Changing Everything

    If you’re a mom running on crumbs of sleep and cold coffee, this one’s for you.

    Lately, every conversation I have with another mom circles back to the same thing:

    “I’m exhausted… but this is just how it is, right?”

    And honestly?
    That’s exactly how I felt too: stuck in that loop of interrupted nights, light sleep, and waking up feeling like I never actually rested. Often it was from waking up to nurse my baby, whatever random thought or need my 3 year old seemed to think was important, or helping my 6 year old get back to sleep after a nightmare. And on the rare nights they slept through but my body was so used to being on high alert that I still woke up even more exhausted. Anyone else!?

    But here’s the truth most moms don’t know yet:

    👉 There is a natural solution that helps your brain get into real, restorative sleep, even when you’re still getting woken up at night. AND IT JUST RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. So most likely you haven’t even heard of it yet.

    It’s not melatonin.
    It doesn’t knock you out cold.
    And no, it’s not one of those groggy, half-alive sleep aids.

    This is something completely different.

    Why Traditional Sleep Supplements Don’t Work for Moms

    Most sleep solutions assume one thing:

    ➡️ That you’re going to sleep through the night.

    But moms? We don’t have that luxury.
    Kids wake up.
    Babies need us.
    Toddlers wander into the room at 2am like tiny CEOs needing a meeting.

    So taking something that sedates you or keeps you in a heavy sleep isn’t just unhelpful, it’s unsafe.

    What moms actually need is better quality sleep.

    Enter: Bioactive Peptides (the natural upgrade moms didn’t know existed)

    Imagine something that:

    ✨ Helps your brain drop into REM + deep sleep faster
    ✨ Optimizes the sleep you do get to be more restorative
    ✨ Supports natural sleep cycles without sedatives
    ✨ Doesn’t leave you groggy
    ✨ Still lets you wake up easily if your kids need you

    That’s exactly what these new bioactive peptides do.

    They work with your body’s own communication pathways like little messengers that gently tell your brain, “Hey… let’s get into real rest now.”

    No crash.
    No fog.
    No dependency.

    Just better sleep efficiency.
    And for moms, efficiency is everything.

    Our Experience (and my skeptical husband’s reaction)

    My husband and I got access to try this new sleep peptide early. My hopes were high. I’ve already been using some of their other supplements for the last year and they have changed so much for me in nagging pain, helping when mom rage came in strong, toning up after baby number 3 when the things that used to work weren’t anymore…I was already a believer in bioactive peptides. But when I told my hubby I wanted him to give the sleep peptides a try as well his response was “Why? I sleep fine.”

    But please note: he is a TERRIBLE sleeper. If he is woken up in the night it takes him forever to get back to sleep, he struggles with racing thoughts, and each morning he needs quite a bit of time to wake up before he is truly himself.

    He agreed though, to humor me.

    The first few nights he was surprised. Especially because we borrow an Oura ring and had some before and after data, which confirmed it wasn’t just a placebo. And especially because in those weeks he broke his hand and obviously wasn’t in the most optimal state!

    After two weeks he UNPROMPTED turned to me in the car and said “That sleep stuff you have me trying really works. I told my coworker about it. He needs it. This is the best I have slept since we started having kids.”

    Did I have to hold back tears? Yes. Yes I did.

    Why This Matters for Moms Everywhere

    Because being tired doesn’t make you a bad mom.
    Being exhausted doesn’t mean you’re failing.
    And needing support doesn’t mean you’re weak.

    It just means you’re human.
    And you deserve to feel like yourself again BEFORE your nights are perfect.

    If you’re tired of being tired, this is worth looking into:

    👉 https://bit.ly/sleep-peptide-for-mamas

    No hype.
    No gimmicks.
    Just a real option that supports real moms who still have real night wake-ups.

    You deserve sleep that actually counts.
    And for the first time in a long time, that’s finally possible!

    If you have questions or want to chat about this little problem solver or any of the other products that have helped me be the mom I want to be, reach out to me on Instagram. You can find me over there @itshannahmcleod and I LOVE getting random messages in my inbox – so don’t feel weird about sending me a DM!

    FOREVER CHEERING YOU ON!

  • The Beginning of SO THAT Motherhood

    Welcome to So That Motherhood

    Motherhood is messy, beautiful, exhausting, and joy-filled. Often all in the same hour. For years, I’ve shared my life and thoughts on social media, but I’ve wanted a place apart from the scroll. A space where I can slow down, put words to the stirrings in my heart, and let my hopes, prayers, and encouragement live somewhere permanent. This blog is that place.

    My Story

    If you are new here (HI NEW FRIEND!) I’m Hannah. I’m a wife, mama to 3 littles, and someone who is learning every day how to show up and be the mama God created me to be. I grew up in the church, and God has taken me on a wild and beautiful journey with so much growth coming form the hard moments of breakups, miscarriages, losing my mom to cancer, and my youngest son being diagnosed with cancer. I’ll go deeper soon, but the short version: he was diagnosed at 5 months with an 8% chance of living. When they went into surgery, the tumor had completely disappeared. We still went through chemo and radiation because the only thing I felt like I heard God say was “trust the doctors”, and that year of treatment changed me.

    The lessons I learned in the “hard” seasons have carried over into the regular, mundane, often chaotic rhythms of daily life. I have learned that we are ALL constantly having to shift our perspectives, surrender our desires, and pivot our expectations.

    I am the friend willing to go first. To be vulnerable in the messy middle before I have it all figured out. Because that somehow seems to give others the permission and courage to do the same. Satan works in the dark, secret, isolating places. And I’m here to say NO MORE. We are doing life a different way SO THAT we can enjoy these precious lives we have been given, fall more in love with Jesus, and raise our kiddos reflecting that love.

    My Bat Signal

    Every mom has those hidden moments of whispering, “I can’t do this.” The exhaustion, the overstimulation, the guilt that we’re not enough for our kids. Ooph, it’s heavy. I’m here for the mama shining her help light into the sky, hoping someone will see it and respond. I’m here for the mama who feels stuck in survival mode. She loves Jesus but feels like her faith is slipping through her fingers in the everyday chaos. She’s juggling little ones, a house that feels like it’s never clean, a budget that feels stretched too thin, and a heart that longs for peace.

    I see her because I have been her. And I believe God is calling me to be a voice of encouragement in the trenches.

    My Mission

    I help Jesus-loving mamas of littles who feel overwhelmed and stuck in survival mode by rooting them in radical, grace-filled faith. I equip them with simple, life-giving tools from daily rhythms to natural wellness so they can thrive with peace and joy.

    That’s a big sentence, but here’s what it means:

    • I want to remind moms that faith isn’t another item on their to-do list. It’s the foundation that can carry them when everything feels like too much.
    • I want to offer practical, doable tips that you can implement right away
    • I want to hold space for the honest parts of motherhood—the tears, the late-night prayers, the laughter that breaks through the exhaustion.

    Why a Blog?

    Social media is fast and fleeting. A post goes up, gets a few likes, and then disappears into the feed. Plus I’m at the mercy of the algorithm. LAME. But the thoughts God gives me, the prayers I pray for other mamas, the little pieces of wisdom I’m gathering as I stumble forward I want to be there for the mamas who need it. I want them to live here, in a place you can come back to when you need encouragement, truth, or just the reminder that you’re not the only one figuring this out.

    Also I’ll be perfectly honest that I have no idea what I’m doing starting a blog, but I’m a big fan of diving in and figuring it out as I go. I gave up my perfectionist ways long ago.

    An Invitation

    Pull up a chair here anytime. Read, breathe deep, and find encouragement. And reach out. With questions. With sorrows. With your own story. I’m here for it all.

    We need God. We need each other. And we need to remind ourselves daily that our motherhood is also our children’s childhood. It matters.

    I’m so glad you’re here.