I've been wearing a device which keeps track of my sleep, and here are the results over the past six days:
* 3.5 hours
* 7.7 hours
* 5.3 hours
* 5 hours
* 9.5 hours
* 4.8 hours
That works out to just under 6 hours a night... that seems to be my lower limit, in terms of what I can consistently pull off without naps. In a perfect world, I would sleep more like 8-9 hours... but let's be honest, that isn't happening until I am retired or dead.
How much do you sleep a night?
bananas / 9628 posts
I'm answering at 3:58am, so... Not enough! No LO to keep me up, just a bad sleeper. Went to bed at about 11:40, was up at 2:20, less than 3 hours tonight. I aim for 7. Some nights I get it, some I don't, but it probably averages out to about that much
pineapple / 12793 posts
@mrbee: @mrs. bird: So sorry you are both up early talking about sleep deprivation.
No LO yet, but my morning sickness wakes me up at around 3:30. Bleh.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@oliviaoblivia: 6 hours is pretty good... no complaints from me!
Sleep deprivation is more like 4-5 hours... that is below my threshold for survival.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
My LO sleeps about 9-12 a night but I only get about 3.5-5 hours of sleep.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
I'm around 6 hours these days. It's enough to exist on. I prefer 8 hours.
cantaloupe / 6146 posts
I used to get 7.5-9 hours a night. I have a problem that can be treated with medication or proper sleep--and sleep is SO MUCH CHEAPER, so I work really hard on making sleep a priority.
That being said, the last 4 or 5 weeks of being "super pregnant" I haven't been sleeping much (and it's really getting to me). I get 4-8 hours, non contiguous.
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I get about 6-7 of sleep at night but it's broken up. I'll go to bed and get about 3-3.5 hours of sleep before LO wakes up for her feed...Then I go back to sleep for another 3-4 hours before she wakes up again for the day. It's exhausting.
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Usually 10pm to 7am so around 9 hours. I'm screwed when this baby gets here...
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I consistently sleep 8 hours. At least once a week I'll get 9 or 10.
pear / 1764 posts
I usually average about 6 these days, which is usually fine, but now that I'm pregnant I go for at least 7 plus most days a nap.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Well no LO yet, so I get quite a bit of sleep now. I average 8-8/12 hours a night. I love my sleep, going to be quite an adjustment when baby girl shows up!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
No LO yet, but the hubby and I average about 5 hours of sleep a night due to our crazy work hours at the shop.
pomelo / 5178 posts
Ummmm, like 5 hours? I try to be in bed by 9, and I have to be up by 5 (5:30 at the latest) plus I'm up with DS a couple times a night, so it might be more like 5-6 non-continuous hours. And, even though I always plan on it, I have yet to get a good nap in during the day. Sigh. I can't wait until DS starts sleeping better.
squash / 13764 posts
Generally 8-9 hours...if I get less I am noticeably slower during the day. With 8-9 I don't feel like I need to "make up" sleep on the weekends.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Honeybee: We finally had Maisie on a great schedule... down at 7:30, up at 3:30 and then up at 6. But last night she woke at midnight, 2:30 and 4. Ugh!
pomelo / 5178 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Ugh! I hate getting only 1-2 hours of sleep in between feedings! I always feel so exhausted.
Last night it took TWO HOURS to put DS down. Two freaking hours! I was able to dream feed him at 10, and then he continued sleeping until 2, so I'm actually feeling somewhat rested today... but I'm not sure those 4 continuous hours of sleep were worth the 2 hours I spent rocking/walking/feeding/patting/shushing him to sleep last night. 
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Honeybee: Yikes! At least you had a dream feed. At 4 am, Maisie was WIDE awake. It was adorable that she was giggling and cooing, but it took forever to get her back down! She definitely wasn't hungry.
pomelo / 5178 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Bwahahaha! She was ready to start the day! What, you don't like to wake up for the day at 4? 
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Honeybee: Hmm... I love it! Mr had a job interview this morning otherwise I would have let him get up 
pomelo / 5178 posts
@Mrs. Jacks: Eeek, that's exciting! And sweet of you to let him sleep. I hope he gets good news!
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
@Honeybee: He's had so many interviews. It's been going really well, but we don't have any offers (yet). This one is important because it is likely to pay the highest if he gets it, so it will be a great negotiating tool for other offers. Keep your fingers crossed. I think this will be good for our family!
pea / 20 posts
We Co-Sleep with our 2 year old, and consistently get between 7-9 hours of sleep every night. It is usually interuppted around 12 and 5 am. But he goes back to sleep extremelly quickly, and so do we. LOVE co-sleeping. In fact, the nights he sleeps in his own bed, which have been 3 so far, we don'e sleep as well.
coconut / 8299 posts
I sleep from 11:30p -7:30a. My husband gets him in the morning so that I can sleep in. But that's only cause my LO is 2 yrs old and sleeps through the night. When he was younger, I would get maaaayyyybe 5 hours. ugh.
apricot / 432 posts
@mrbee: What device are you using? I've been interested in getting one, but I've had a hard time comparing different devices.
I think I average around 6 hours of sleep a night during the week, a few more on weekends. We don't have children yet, so that makes it a LOT easier!
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Sophia: I'm using this device:
http://www.amazon.com/Fitbit-Wireless-Activity-Sleep-Tracker/dp/B005PUONIK
apricot / 432 posts
@mrbee: Great, thank you! That is actually the one I have my eye on the most.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
Not enough. I take pills to help sometimes but I still wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep.
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