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This feels like an introverts unite (!) thread. Haha.

I think this is an introvert thing. I really miss all my alone time I use to have before marriage and kids. I mean I definitely needed some people interaction once in a while but it felt like I was in more control when I was single of when I was around people and when I was alone. DH definitely gave me a lot of space before we had kids too so that was great.

I think this is a great idea getting up early to get some alone time! I think I might try it out.

Normally for me … once every few weeks like on a weekend night. DH will watch a movie with the kids in the living room and I can go to the office and do my thing for that 1.5 hours. It’s great and I appreciate it but I want more alone time!!

@DillonLion: Oh very interesting. To me introverts are people that get recharged by being alone and extroverts are recharged by being around people.

DH and I are weird... I'm an outgoing introvert... I love people and I spend a lot of time and energy connecting with people but it drains me BIG TIME and when I host a party or go to a party I usually have to call it quits after a few hours and go home because I'm so drained. DH is a shy extrovert... he doesn't do any planning or make any effort to hang out with his friends or try to make new friends but when he goes to parties and events with me .. he can stay the whole night!

@DillonLion: Oh so you don't like being in noisy places? Like bars and concerts?

I don't like bars and concerts because there are just WAY too many people. People I don't know!

I'm a social introvert but I have my limits. I can only really be around a lot of people if I know most of them like family weddings or group friends birthday parties. Other than that I'm usually a small groups type of person.

@DillonLion: Haha I think everyone hates stuff like that!

I had lots of alone time before T came. I would not say I needed it. Now it's nice, but much more rare.

Definitely an introvert here. Guess I should be taking advantage of all the alone time I have now before the babies arrive. DH is an introvert, too, but he will be the SAHD. I'm hoping we can give each other one night off to unwind. Don't know when that will that should be practical to start.

I was alone A LOT prior to meeting DH (moving a lot, but I am very social) so I was never really interested in alone time until I had DD. Now just a little bit a day would be nice!

I'm a teacher and I need alone time to recharge. I make it a point to take a mental health day once a term where I send my son to daycare and take the day to sleep, read, catch up on TV shows, maybe get a manicure or a massage. Anything except work or childcare!

About the same? I've always needed a good amount of alone time, and while I definitely get less off it now, I wouldn't say I necessarily crave it more than I used to. I do look forward to DH's work starting back up in a couple weeks because he's usually out of the house 2-3 evenings, which means that I can have a couple hours to myself after DD goes to bed. I feel kind of bad because I *should* want to spend that time with him, but I'm just a better person all around when I get that time to myself.

@Raindrop: I agree, it's definitely an introvert thing! I'm not an only child and I'm this way, but I've always been more introverted. DH and his family are extroverts and it drives me bonkers. Every time they come over to visit they stay for so long and I seriously feel like I just need to get away and go to a different room for a half hour just to get a break. Sounds horrible to say that (and I obviously don't do it) but there comes a point after too much social interaction that I just want to be by myself and watch tv, read, play on my phone, etc.

More!! It was way worse when I was a SAHM, now I'm commuting to school and its 45 minutes alone each one, so that helps.

@NurseDMB: I could have written that very same thing about my MIL. She's such a sweet lady...just overkill. Most of the people she talks about I don't even know! She also gets her feelings hurt really easily so I am already prepping myself for the phone calls we will get from DH's aunts saying that we upset his mom by not letting her basically move in after baby is born.

I spend all day at work in a cubicle with minimal human interaction, so I stray towards less now.

Introvert here! I love my alone time. My husband is at a football game and my baby is sleeping and I am loving the quite time.

More for sure! I am def an introvert. Being with LO equals to having to be "on" all the time. So while I love being with LO, I def feel more need to be alone. So I love alone time driving to/from work!

@daniellemybelle: makes perfect sense, i am the same!

My problem is i take my alone time at night after everyone is sleeping, but then i get less sleep as a result! something i really need to work on.