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I haven't felt rested in a year. Sometimes I tell my husband I'd love to sleep for an entire day. He laughs at me.

I feel like I get a good amount of rest but I am still tired. Parenting is just THAT tiring I guess.

We dream of sleep! On the w/e's, DH usually takes LO out to play so I can sleep-in. Call me crazy, my body is now used to sleeping 4-5hrs and I can't sleep!

I figure it will be at least 10+ years before I can even think of feeling rested again.

@lovelife: This is off topic, but have you ever had your thyroid checked? I always crashed in the middle of the day, even in high school, and just recently found out I am slightly hypo-thyroidic. Taking just a bit of thyroid medicine has helped me a LOT!

I am resigned to never feeling rested again. Even though LO isn't here yet, she makes me get up about 5 times a night to use the bathroom, so those old days of uninterrupted sleep are gone and once she's here, I don't anticipate they'll be back for many years!

@mynoahbear: I didn't realize your baby was born, congrats!

I don't know the last time I felt rested, maybe middle school when I would sleep in until 11am on weekends? All I know is that once I started working at 14 I was always tired between balancing that and school. In college it got even worse since I really have to work to pay for school and school got more demanding. Then, I threw wedding planning into that mix. After graduation, then the wedding, there was home remodeling. So, more sleep loss. Now, a baby. All I know is I hope retirement brings back that rested feeling!

Yes, some days more than others. But I know that I'm low on sleep when I can down 4 cups of coffee in under an hour in the morning.

@mynoahbear: The first month for me was the worst! Then my body got used to the short blocks of sleep. Hang in there.

The last time I felt rested was when my husband took care of LO for the 24 hrs before Mother's day. It was soooo nice. Lately, I feel like I'm running on fumes. I gotta make myself go to bed earlier.