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@nana87: agreed! I used to love to sleep in on the weekends but that is a thing of the past. I now consider 7 am sleeping in! Pathetic!

Yes! I used to need 9-10 hours and now as long as I get a nice 6-7 stretch I'm good.

Umm... no.

It's probably the same, but now I fixate on sleep on how I wish I had more of it constantly, in a way I never did before kids when I could sleep as much or as little as I want.

Also, I'm pregnant right now, so that's coloring my feelings on this at the moment. If I could go to bed and sleep for 3 weeks, I would do it.

I think I need more sleep but surviving on much less. My body has weird aches and pains that come and go lately so I am trying to get more sleep by going to sleep earlier.

I used to get like 8-10 hrs/night. Now I think I adapt and do okay on whatever I get... to a point. Like when I was getting 5-6 hours/night between wake ups I adapted and did okay. Then I started getting more (now like 7 mayyyyybe 8 hrs with only 1 or 2 very fast wake ups) and I do fine. But when we have a bad night and I only get 5 or 6 again I feel crappy. I'm sure when LO starts STTN all the way I'll "need" that much again too.

I don't know if I NEED less sleep, but I certainly get less. I have only been getting 5 hours a night lately. That NEVER would have flown before having kids.... I used to consider myself a high sleep needs sort of person.... but... yeah. not happening!

I used to sleep 8-9 hours at night and then naps on the weekend. Full naps like 2-3 hours long where i would wake up and feel like the entire day was gone. I dont nap as often now and they are shorter. I still try to get at least 8 hours of night sleep though.

For sure! No choice but to adapt.

Nope. To be rested I need the same amount, but I've had other periods in my life where I also got very little sleep. I think it made me more miserable pre kids though since I wasn't rewarded with baby smiles and giggles.

@SleepyMonkey: Yes. I have always been a terrible sleeper and have an internal clock that's on the money. Everyone makes fun of me for it!

Nope. I worked full time graveyards so I could also accommodate full time studies during the day all through college. Being the parent of a baby that only slept for 2-3 hours at a time for the first 14 months of her life felt comparatively shitty.

I'm the same as @Rainbow Sprinkles:. I need more sleep but don't get it with a 2 month old. I'm surprised I can function on 4-5 hrs of broken sleep a night when I've always needed 8-10 hrs.

I need the same amount. I just rarely get it. I can still function fine, but I'm a lot more tired. I can count on one hand the number of times I've woken up feeling really rested in the 20 months since DDs been born. Actually probably longer than that... 3rd trimester sleep wasn't exactly restful either. Oh sleep, how I miss you...

@erinpye: I'm right there with you.

I get less but not because I need less. I also hate that on the rare day my kids do sleep in, for whatever reason, I can't seem to sleep in at all anymore!

No, I still require at least 7 hours of sleep (more is better) to function normally. that can be split up (when dealing with a newborn) but to be at my best 8 hours of consistent sleep. I'm a horrible napper, I have to "force" myself to sleep when baby sleeps when I'm home otherwise I'm dragging with the night wakeups.