SINGAPORE - 2020 was all the more memorable for these Singapore celebrities who welcomed new additions to their families.

Sheila Sim

Actress Sheila Sim with her husband Deon Woo and their baby Layla. PHOTO: SHEILA SIM

Eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. The thought of losing that - at least for the next five years, according to her friends - worried actress Sheila Sim when she was trying for a baby.

"I really need a lot of sleep," she says. "So it really surprised me that I could still be energetic with only two to three hours of sleep in the first month."

Sim, 36, and her bank executive-husband Deon Woo, 39,welcomed their first child, Layla,on Sept 22 last year.

"When I see her smile in the morning, I'll be 200 per cent recharged," she adds.

Gone are the nerve-wracking newborn days when Layla would cry hysterically. Sim now understands her little one's needs and emotions better, and cannot wait to hear her first word.

Sim is even ready to try for a second baby a year later - yes, that eight-hour stretch of sleep can wait.

Sim, who graduated with a positive psychology diploma from The School Of Positive Psychology in Singapore last July, hopes to be a mindful and conscious parent.