Sleep - Are you +/- what you need?
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In bed for about 11pm most nights, get up around 7am so pretty standard 8 hrs a night, give or take an hour on the odd occasion. I'll also try and squeeze in a little power nap in the evening, around 5pm for about 30 mins to an hour.
Sleeping is one of my favourite hobbies - on the rare occasion I've got a day to myself (kids at school, missus at work) I'll most certainly put a little 2 hour afternoon nap in there - love it
Sleeping is one of my favourite hobbies - on the rare occasion I've got a day to myself (kids at school, missus at work) I'll most certainly put a little 2 hour afternoon nap in there - love it
richatnort said:
I don't think i'd be able to function without 8 hours sleep. i'm in bed by 10 & up at 7 most days and because of this we can't sleep in on a weekend.
I'm about the same, normally head for bed between 9 and 9:30 and then the alarm goes off at 6:45, On the weekend I tend to not set the alarm but I'm usually up and about by 7am anyway.Also one that needs at least 7-8 hours otherwise I don’t really function next day. I generally ensure I get this 90% of the time go to bed around 10.30 up at 7. Saying that I don’t need more than 8 hours and happy to wake up at 7 on the weekends too.
I’m sure there’s a clear link between mental/physical health and getting enough sleep and the right kind. Feel for those doing shifts and night work, it must be tough.
I’m sure there’s a clear link between mental/physical health and getting enough sleep and the right kind. Feel for those doing shifts and night work, it must be tough.
I feel like I want to change my sleeping pattern as I don't feel it's ideal.
most nights ill go to bed anywhere from 11-12.
weekdays i wake up 7am,
weekdays sometimes when i get home i nap for 30-40min at around 6pm. i really wish i didn't as i want to be going gym that time.
weekends i tend to wake up 7am, snooze till 8. depending how large my lunch was i may sleep in the afternoon anywhere from 1-3 hours.
most nights ill go to bed anywhere from 11-12.
weekdays i wake up 7am,
weekdays sometimes when i get home i nap for 30-40min at around 6pm. i really wish i didn't as i want to be going gym that time.
weekends i tend to wake up 7am, snooze till 8. depending how large my lunch was i may sleep in the afternoon anywhere from 1-3 hours.
There's a lot of bravado talked about sleep and sadly people these days conflate sleeping little with success and productivity. 'Margret Thatcher / Winston Churchill only needed four hours'.
However lack of sleep has been increasingly linked to degenerative brain issues. Thatcher had Dementia. Churchill had Alzheimer's.
I'll stick with my 7-8 hours thanks.
However lack of sleep has been increasingly linked to degenerative brain issues. Thatcher had Dementia. Churchill had Alzheimer's.
I'll stick with my 7-8 hours thanks.
who the f
k on this planet is net in excess of the required amount of sleep? Even those without kids.
Research says that even in the first year, new parents lose out on an additional amount of sleep equivalent in time to one whole month. Not just the amount of sleep you would ideally sleep in a month... the actual total number of hours in one month. That's over merely 12 months!!
I rise early/very early for office days as I have long and very long commutes depending where i am heading. Work from home days I can get up as late as 7am but can i sleep well after 4:30am? Can I fk.
k on this planet is net in excess of the required amount of sleep? Even those without kids. Research says that even in the first year, new parents lose out on an additional amount of sleep equivalent in time to one whole month. Not just the amount of sleep you would ideally sleep in a month... the actual total number of hours in one month. That's over merely 12 months!!
I rise early/very early for office days as I have long and very long commutes depending where i am heading. Work from home days I can get up as late as 7am but can i sleep well after 4:30am? Can I f
k.Usually manage about 6 hours actual sleep a night. I'm a pretty poor sleeper at the best of times. Last night I had a blinding headache so i took myself off to bed at the same time as the kids and slept for nearly 10 hours straight! I can see why my children have so much energy. I feel great this morning! i also had some pretty weird dreams that i can sort of remember which suggests I slept very deeply.
RTB said:
Usually manage about 6 hours actual sleep a night. I'm a pretty poor sleeper at the best of times. Last night I had a blinding headache so i took myself off to bed at the same time as the kids and slept for nearly 10 hours straight! I can see why my children have so much energy. I feel great this morning! i also had some pretty weird dreams that i can sort of remember which suggests I slept very deeply.
an 11 hour sleep for a young kid is a bit like an 8 hour sleep for an adult though i think!XJSJohn said:
about the same, also cannot sleep after the lights come on / sun rises
Try blackout curtains, they've been a revelation for me.My wife suffers from adult night terrors, which is somewhat depriving me of any quality of sleep. Even when she isn't screaming bloody murder, I'm tense, anxious, waiting for the next episode.
mid-term pregnant wife plus teething toddler, both are fairly noisy in the night. Neither of them actually wake up, but the former snores like fk now, and the latter emits the occasional wail/scream/cry in her sleep. When these things wake me up, as they do several times a night, it can take me an hour to get back to sleep sometimes. Have a conversation with Mrs 2CV about it, and she suggests I sleep in the spare room, which I eagerly accept. It has a comfier mattress than our bed, fully black out curtains, is further away from the noisy pair with a door that shuts tight, and is at the back of the house so is a lot quieter. Have a glorious 2 nights sleep. On the third evening when heading towards the back room the wife gets upset saying it wasn't meant to be a permanent thing. I thought she kind of meant for the rest of the pregnancy!! Back in the noisy room now because she was "lonely". To qualify, there is an adult human sized pregnancy pillow between us every night, which she hugs. FML.
k now, and the latter emits the occasional wail/scream/cry in her sleep. When these things wake me up, as they do several times a night, it can take me an hour to get back to sleep sometimes. Have a conversation with Mrs 2CV about it, and she suggests I sleep in the spare room, which I eagerly accept. It has a comfier mattress than our bed, fully black out curtains, is further away from the noisy pair with a door that shuts tight, and is at the back of the house so is a lot quieter. Have a glorious 2 nights sleep. On the third evening when heading towards the back room the wife gets upset saying it wasn't meant to be a permanent thing. I thought she kind of meant for the rest of the pregnancy!! Back in the noisy room now because she was "lonely". To qualify, there is an adult human sized pregnancy pillow between us every night, which she hugs. FML. I can't remember the last time I got a good night's sleep. I go to bed at about 11pm most nights and fall asleep quickly but I'm normally awake and staring at the clock from about 2am until I get up at 6am for work. The second I'm awake my held fills with worries (usually work related) and I know I'm not getting back to sleep. I'm 49 but I feel about 94.
I have always been a night person and terrible in the morning.
My sleep arrangement is very poor, in bed at around 00:00 and alarm goes off at 04:15, snooze a couple of times and then up. Thankfully it's only Mon to Fri, then try catching up over the weekend, unless weekend working is on, in which case I'm well and truly drained.
I really must change my sleep habit.
My sleep arrangement is very poor, in bed at around 00:00 and alarm goes off at 04:15, snooze a couple of times and then up. Thankfully it's only Mon to Fri, then try catching up over the weekend, unless weekend working is on, in which case I'm well and truly drained.
I really must change my sleep habit.
Have always put myself around the 7 1/2 hours mark as being a good amount.
In the summer I balloon (though not much the last couple of years), so my sleep takes a hit, but I nap in the daytime to make it up.
We have 10 month old child, that only appears to need about 6 hours sleep a night, though she will have a couple of stints being up and playing as part of this. The health visitors tell us she needs more, she really doesn't. Putting her to bed at 8 just means she gets up at 2am...
I feel tired, but can cope. My wife really can't cope without sleep and gets very irritable, so I tend to take the LO downstairs at the weekend so my OH can have a bit more sleep - for my good rather than hers!
In the summer I balloon (though not much the last couple of years), so my sleep takes a hit, but I nap in the daytime to make it up.
We have 10 month old child, that only appears to need about 6 hours sleep a night, though she will have a couple of stints being up and playing as part of this. The health visitors tell us she needs more, she really doesn't. Putting her to bed at 8 just means she gets up at 2am...
I feel tired, but can cope. My wife really can't cope without sleep and gets very irritable, so I tend to take the LO downstairs at the weekend so my OH can have a bit more sleep - for my good rather than hers!
CubanPete said:
Have always put myself around the 7 1/2 hours mark as being a good amount.
In the summer I balloon (though not much the last couple of years), so my sleep takes a hit, but I nap in the daytime to make it up.
We have 10 month old child, that only appears to need about 6 hours sleep a night, though she will have a couple of stints being up and playing as part of this. The health visitors tell us she needs more, she really doesn't. Putting her to bed at 8 just means she gets up at 2am...
I feel tired, but can cope. My wife really can't cope without sleep and gets very irritable, so I tend to take the LO downstairs at the weekend so my OH can have a bit more sleep - for my good rather than hers!
how long is she sleeping in the day?In the summer I balloon (though not much the last couple of years), so my sleep takes a hit, but I nap in the daytime to make it up.
We have 10 month old child, that only appears to need about 6 hours sleep a night, though she will have a couple of stints being up and playing as part of this. The health visitors tell us she needs more, she really doesn't. Putting her to bed at 8 just means she gets up at 2am...
I feel tired, but can cope. My wife really can't cope without sleep and gets very irritable, so I tend to take the LO downstairs at the weekend so my OH can have a bit more sleep - for my good rather than hers!
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