https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 16:17:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2049188 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 04:41:28 +0000 Rocker2014 2049188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mood wise I'm a 1, I don't get grumpy or stressed out. However, my effectiveness gets severely compromised pretty quickly. I've been telling people that I just feel stupid after a bad night (E is 3 mos) because I have issues with concentration, focus, response time and word retrieval. I hate it, feels like I'm losing my mind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2049169 Sun, 01 Feb 2015 01:34:36 +0000 lemondrop 2049169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 1, maybe 1.5 if there's no coffee readily available. I did fine with odd hours at the animal ER and surgery, and now with teaching the only time I can really concentrate is after everyone goes to bed, so I'm usually just winding down at 1am and back up again around 6-7am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2049003 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 19:36:05 +0000 Cole 2049003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 3, I am a 2 when my lo sleeps decently 7-8 with 3 wakeups. Any worse than that, especially after two or more nights I am a 3, it's awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048947 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:03:42 +0000 CastleGirl 2048947@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have time to listen to the interview. I wonder what constitutes "catastrophic." I'm a 2 about 50 percent of the time, but when it's days on end, I spiral into a pretty dark place....that's definitely a 3. Thank God my baby just started sleeping through the night (not until 8.5 months, but...I'll take it) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048943 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 17:42:39 +0000 Kimberlybee 2048943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am okay and function well with little sleep. PP insomnia has been awful and is still bad sometimes at 20 months PP. The Starbucks drive through has been my best friend for a while now. Hope the insomnia goes away for good soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048912 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:56:42 +0000 daniellemybelle 2048912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 3 when it's really bad - like NO sleep. Just chronic, moderate lack of sleep - I'm a begrudging 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048869 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:11:58 +0000 NovBaby1112 2048869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 1 for the most part. After maybe 5 minutes of being dramatic and saying stuff like omg I can't do this anymore! I'm never going to sleep again! I'm usually pretty okay once I have some coffee </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048864 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:07:37 +0000 Cherrybee 2048864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 3. I get so very depressed when I'm sleep deprived. It takes me longer to get there than DH but I fall apart when I do. </p> <p>Its a particularly relevant question today because i had a full nights sleep last night (thank you E) and I've felt great today! A far cry from the borderline depression of the last week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048847 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:43:37 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2048847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: yeah, I wouldn't choose sleep deprivation on purpose... But it is what it is. I think it's out training that allows us to be functional. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048834 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:10:47 +0000 sapphire 2048834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do okay. I don't like it, but with a career in medicine, it's pretty much a way of life so I'm fairly used to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048826 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:01:48 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 2048826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty well trained for sleep deprivation. I got up at 6:30 on Friday morning, and didn't go to bed until 9:30 this morning. It's 1 pm and I'm up again... And this happens at least twice a month when I work overnight shifts. My eyeballs hurt, but otherwise I'm ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048822 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:51:18 +0000 Purpledaisy 2048822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A 3. I seriously cannot handle lack of sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048819 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:46:05 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2048819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I LOVED the book! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048815 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:39:03 +0000 BandDmommy 2048815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 1. DH is a 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048814 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:34:45 +0000 Anagram 2048814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 2 but I can get into category 3 if the sleep deprivation is hard enough. My LO is a pretty notoriously bad sleeper and there was a time around 3-4 months old that she was waking up 6-8 times a night and I just had so much anxiety regarding my lack of sleep because I felt so much pressure to fall asleep quickly so I could get like, 2 hours of sleep between her wakeups, but then that pressure would keep me from falling asleep. I had a couple of weeks where I was averaging about 3-4 broken hours a night and eventually I hit a mental wall and had a crying breakdown. Needless to say, that's when I scrapped the idea of doing more wakeups than DH while I was on mat leave. We started splitting her night wakeups and I've been more like a 1-2 ever since!</p> <p>I'm pretty sure no one can function after weeks of getting 3-4 hours of broken sleep a night though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048811 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:29:35 +0000 78h2o 2048811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I found it very interesting as well. I already knew a lot of what was mentioned, but it was a good reminder...especially about the futility of reasoning with a toddler!</p> <p>I think I'm maybe a 1.5? I can function pretty well in general, but I struggle to complete tasks that require a lot of concentration (i.e., academic writing) and I probably am a little crankier. My husband is a definite 3. He absolutely cannot function without good sleep. I am the only one who has ever gotten up in the night with DD for that reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048784 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:49:50 +0000 meredithNYC 2048784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A definite 3 over here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048774 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:39:21 +0000 wonderstruck 2048774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a two. DH is definitely a 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048770 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:33:09 +0000 Grace 2048770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say I was a one to outsiders. I'm not cranky or unable to function, but I find that my mind is foggy. I'm not as sharp as normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048765 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:29:30 +0000 petunia354 2048765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely a 2, I don't handle it well but I wouldn't categorize it as being catastrophic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048754 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:17:20 +0000 sarac 2048754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a 3. I only had short periods of truly bad sleep with my daughter, so the third level very bad mental health issues were short. If I have a bad sleeper with this baby, I'll have to do sleep training, which I used to be REALLY opposed to. Now I understand that sleep training is less bad than severe depression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048650 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 10:45:51 +0000 CakeLady 2048650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before DS was born I was sure if be a 3. In reality I am usually between a 1 and a 2 - though I have had some 3 days for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048632 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 10:30:04 +0000 Freckles 2048632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am generally okay but I start crashing around 7pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048630 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 10:27:26 +0000 hilsy85 2048630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you read the book? I found it SO interesting! </p> <p>I am generally pretty ok...with a lot of coffee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048576 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 09:19:18 +0000 Orchid 2048576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm finding out that I'm pretty ok after about 10 minutes of being crabby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048538 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 08:38:16 +0000 mrbee 2048538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: I thought it was so interesting too! I like that it seemed based on science, rather than just someone's opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048535 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 08:36:34 +0000 cascademom 2048535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More or less 2. Yesterday was the second time I heard that Fresh Air interview. It brings up so many interesting aspects of modern parenting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048467 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 05:54:33 +0000 Bao 2048467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also category 2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-react-to-protracted-sleep-deprivation#post-2048465 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 05:49:43 +0000 mrbee 2048465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just listened to an interesting interview with the author of All Joy and No Fun - described as "a book about parental well-being."</p> <p>She said that parents divide into groups depending on how they react to protracted sleep deprivation: 1/3 are OK, 1/3 are compromised and cranky and 1/3 are catastrophically affected.</p> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/01/24/265365876/a-parenting-paradox-how-kids-manage-to-be-all-joy-and-no-fun" rel="nofollow">http://www.npr.org/2014/01/24/265365876/a-parenting-paradox-how-kids-manage-to-be-all-joy-and-no-fun</a></p> <p>I'm a category 2... although if there were a category 2 1/2, I feel like that would better describe my reaction to sleep! </p>