Kristin Davis of 'Sex and the City' shares her bedtime routine as a single mother

• Kristin Davis, who played Charlotte on "Sex and the City," is mom to two kids.
• She recently shared her bedtime routine.
• After getting the kids in bed, Davis tries to find time for a bath before she goes to sleep.

On "Sex and the City," Kristin Davis's character, Charlotte, had a home that was picture perfect. In real life, Davis' experience of motherhood is a bit messier and real.

"Lately, there's a lot going on, so I feel kind of emotional," Davis told Self about raising her children Gemma, nine, and Wilson, two.

Davis adopted both her children as a single mom, so raising them can be challenging, especially during the pandemic, she said. Bedtime can be particularly taxing, since Davis doesn't have a partner to help share the load.

Davis said that Wilson often goes to bed without a fuss, asking to be in his crib.

Gemma, on the other hand, likes Davis to stick around until she falls asleep.

"This is the whole problem, and it's my fault. Totally my fault. I'm so tired. She wants me to hold her hand, so I hold her hand and I fall asleep," Davis told Self.

Once she's fallen asleep with Gemma she has to force herself to wake back up to take care of the household and squeeze in some alone time.

Davis tries to unwind with a bath and time on her heating pad, which soothes her sore back. She always makes time for enough sleep, which she describes as critical to her self-care and wellness routine.

In the past, Davis has opened up about being a white mom of Black children.

"Because my children are African-American, I feel like it's my duty and my job to do as much research, as much work, build as many bridges as possible because you are their community," she said in 2019 on "Red Table Talk".

"I work at that every day trying to figure out how I can make sure they have access to the Black community, that they're part of it, that they're not separated from it."

Ultimately, the actress isn't too different from any other parent.

"I'm just doing the best I can do," she said. "You have to just sometimes remind yourself every day, I am absolutely doing the best that I can do, and that's really all you can do, right? Nobody's going to be perfect."