How to have texts go through during sleep focus

Hey there WifeMotherGoddess,

You'll want to change the settings for this particular Focus if you would like to receive notifications/alerts when it's enabled. Use these steps:

Allow or silence notifications from specific people during a Focus

1. Go to Settings  > Focus, then choose a Focus—for example, Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep, or Work.

2. Tap People (or tap Choose People), then do one of the following: 

* Allow specific people: Tap Allow Notifications From, tap , then select from your contacts.

* You can also turn on options to allow calls from certain groups of people and allow repeated calls (two or more calls from the same person within 3 minutes).

* Silence specific people: Tap Silence Notifications From, tap , then select from your contacts.

You can also turn on Allow Calls From Silenced People.

Note: Regardless of your Focus settings, you can allow calls from your emergency contacts to come through. See Allow calls from emergency contacts when notifications are silenced, below.

Allow or silence notifications from specific apps during a Focus

1. Go to Settings  > Focus, then choose a Focus—for example, Do Not Disturb, Personal, Sleep, or Work.

2. Tap Apps (or tap Choose Apps), then do one of the following: 

* Allow specific apps: Tap Allow Notifications From, tap , then select apps.

* Silence specific apps: Tap Silence Notifications From, tap , then select apps.

Note: You can allow or silence notifications from specific web apps you’ve added to your Home Screen. (See Receive Web Push notifications from web apps.)

You can also turn on Time Sensitive Notifications, which allows all apps to send time-sensitive notifications immediately.

For more details: Allow or silence notifications for a Focus on iPhone - Apple Support

Take care!