I Sleep 9-11 Hours. Is That Odd? :)

how do you get the kids all ready for school if they don't get up until 730? do they not have to be at school until 9?
yes you are weird
my schedule
kids lights out at 830.
That's when I do homework, tests, clean , or just relax, watch tv , read, play video games, whatever. my only real me time. when DH is home I spend that time with him , I HAVE to spend that time with him , if I don't get that time with him I don't get time at all, only an hr wouldn't cut it for me. I go to bed any where from 10 to midnight. I almost always wake up at night. I think if a kid rolls over I hear them and wake up. I can't tell you the last time I had an actual uninterrupted nights sleep .up at 645 to get the kids up and moving and out the door by 815, earlier if they want to walk to school. Then I spend the day studying , cleaning , running errands, appts, etc. Kids home from school at 345 ish. homework , dance , dinner bed. and it starts all over again the next day.

We all go to bed together at the same time and I'm up with whichever child is the first to wake. My husband's morning wake up differs depending on the project, right now all his meetings are on East Coast time so he's up at 5-6AM West Coast time.
I took to heart the "sleep when baby sleeps" advice back in the day. Every so often I'll stay up past the kids and feel it the next day, and not in a positive way LOL.
I do not function if I don't get enough sleep. I am short fused and very little gets done that day around the house. I can't nap anymore because no one takes a nap except occasionally the youngest.
People need more sleep than they get. There's a reason Starbucks is doing as well as it is ;)

I'm glad you're getting some quality sleep, but you may want to google what medical professionals are saying right now about TOO much sleep. There is a balance; you don't want too little (less than 7) and you don't want too much (more than 8, typically). It's a fine line.

I must have read this wrong. By the hours that you gave, it appears that your husband gets between 7.5 and 9 hours of sleep per night. I am sorry, but if that's accurate, he's not sleep deprived.

I get between 2 and 5 hours of sleep per night, and have for the past 6 years. If I get 5 hours, it's broken up at least once. I am not kidding! My kids have type 1 diabetes, so I get up to check on them every night. My husband and I take turns, but sometimes we are up several times if their blood sugars are high or low because we check and recheck so we don't wake up to find them dead.

Sometimes, I throw up because I'm so exhausted, or I cry for no reason. I get depressed after a really bad run of limited sleep, usually when the kids are sick and I have to get up a lot. When I do sleep, I have nightmares or I sleep walk.

Seriously. That's my life. I don't just "claim" to get so few hours, it's real life. Your husband seems to need more sleep than most people, but he's not sleep deprived. Mabey he needs a vitamin to boost his energy? I'm not being snarky, I really do think that his exhaustion may be coming from some other source.

I think most people find it very hard to make it to bed by 9 when they have kids. They just have things to do after kids go to bed, and want some downtime or couple time. Doesn't sound like you have much couple time.

I think it would be great to have up to 9hrs a night. I do think that if you are consistently pushing 10-11 hours that is unnecessary and a bit lazy - but if you don't have other obligations then I guess go for it!

You have posted many questions about your husband. I too was under the impression he slept like 4 hours a day. Even if he doens't go to bed till 10, that is still 7.5 hour - which most people can happily deal with. You make way too many excuses for his terrible behavior. Seriously, MILLIONS of people get less sleep than this, and have way harder jobs. Maybe he has something else wrong with him - but the lack of sleep is no excuse. And he CHOSE to make 5 kids with you. He could have stopped at 1 if he didn't really love little ones. Sorry, he just seems like a really crappy husband and father

everyone needs a different amount of sleep..

my hub sleeps 10 to 6.. he needs 8 hours.. would prefer 9 or even 10..

I sleep 1130-630 7 hours.. and I can do fine on 6 or even 5.. rarely I will sleep in and get 9.. (like once a month)..

I am happy with my sleep.. hub would liike more sleep.. I think I sleep deeper so my sleep is efficient.. hub is a light sleeper so he needs more sleep to make up for waking up alot??

I agree with the other posters.. your hub sleeps 9 pm to 530 am?? that is 8.5 hours..that shoudl be plenty..if he is always exhausted with over 8 hours of sleep.. then maybe he should see a dr...

Hat's off to you! I average 6 hours a night. Wish it were more, but I don't have that much time to sleep. Maybe it's because I work FT and because my kids are older? I can assure you that no child of mine has been to bed by 8 PM, ever, even as a baby. Again, that may be because they are night owls like my husband and me or it may be because I didn't get home from work until 6 or 7 PM so by the time we had dinner, played and got ready for bed it was closer to 9.

So anyway...bed time in my house is 9 PM for the kids who are home and as soon as possible on nights when our older kids are out late with activities (sometimes hockey games begin at 9 PM on school nights). On school days, my day starts at 6:30 AM, unless there's a before school hockey practice and then we're up at 4:30. When I'm home, between 9 PM and when I go to bed (midnight or 1 AM most nights) is my time to clean up the kitchen, bake, manage calendars, return personal e-mails, watch TV, read, or catch up on work. I also tutor or teach 2-3 nights a week and on those nights get home at around 10 PM.

I think that if I slept 10 hours a night (in bed at 8:30? Wow I'm often not even home) I would have a spectacularly long to-do list, wouldn't have my tutoring business and quite honestly might not have my FT job either because of all of the hours that I have to put in at night to meet deadlines. But I guess if I didn't work outside the home it would be different? I dunno - seems amazing to me that you are able to manage a home and 5 kids on so few hours awake but maybe that sleep gives you an amazing amount of energy and makes you very productive while you're awake. In any case...good for you and enjoy it while it lasts!

Well, I do find it odd. Especially coupled with many of your past questions.

You adjust to what you have to do. Glory to you for having things so perfect!!!!

Personally, I get naps all night due to hubby snoring, hubby up working and trying to help me by emptying the dishwasher at 2 am when he does not know where all things go. God bless him... He tries to help so I refrain from bitching.

Consider yourself lucky because when your brood are teens and out with friends, rest assured you won't be resting comfortably until they are home safely.... That is if you care as a parent or just let them go on their own.

For me? I sleep in spurts during the night because hubby does get up to work ( as do I) .... We do what it takes to run a successful company.

I kiss sleep goodbye with having a teen due to making sure she's home safely. I'd pay HUGE $$$ for just a 5 hr stint on solid sleep

My hubby... Perfectly ok on 3-6 hrs per night. Argh... I wish !!!

Count your blessings now!

Good luck

Yup, you're odd. :) But if it works for you, and you can do it, more power to you!!! ;) Me, I would be crazy without my several hours of downtown after my children go to bed. They are in bed by 8, but I'm usually up until at LEAST 11, and sometimes as late as 1. I get up around 7, but that 7-8 hours is not straight through since my almost 3 year old still gets up at night.

Some people function well on less sleep than others, and you are probably a person who really needs that 8-9 hours of sleep, but 11? That's too much (in my non-professional opinion.) I envy it.

To help out your husband, since he has to rise so early, perhaps you could get up with him and do some things for him while he's getting ready...make his breakfast, etc? Maybe he could get up at six if you got up with him to help things go a bit quicker, and I imagine he'd love your company!! :) I know I do everything I can to make sure my husband gets enough sleep because if he doesn't, he's awful.

I have two amazing girls, ages 4 and 1 1/2. I also have 2 jobs, one of which is 3rd shift and I attend college.I also breastfed both of my girls while working and going to school. I get anywhere from 3-6 hours of sleep. Lately my 4 year old has been waking up between 3-5 am, which means when I get home from my 3 rd shift job, she is awake and wont go back to sleep. I've had to get her sleeping medicine from the doctor to make sure she gets at least 9 hours of sleep, but it doesnt seem to be working very well. Also, I am a single mom with an entire house to take care of: cooking, cleaning, laundry, doctor visits, dog duties, shoveling snow, mowing grass, anything and everything is my responsibility. Their father is not in the picture because he is on disability and lives 2 hours away. Also, I dont have any close family that lives near me, so it really is just me. I am in absolute aww that you manage to get 9-11 hours of sleep while your husband exhausts himself everyday to take care of the family. Really selfish if you ask me. I thought a relationship was 50/50 and you're getting what you need, and he is not, obviously. Im suprised he deals with it

We aren't huge sleepers in our family I suppose. My husband only needs about 6 hours a night, I like about 7 hours and the kids sleep 9-10 hours. For me it is important that my nighttime sleep be uninterupted, and thankfully my kids slept through the night pretty consistently from a young age.

I do know other people who like to get that much sleep. We went on a weekend vacation with another family one summer and couldn't believe how much they all slept. The whole family went to bed a couple of hours ahead of us, woke up and hour or so after us and even took afternoon naps. I thought they were sleeping their lives away!

Anyone who knows me more than an hour knows how much I love to sleep and need my sleep. But even I don't sleep that much... 8 hours during the week and now that my kids are older, 9 to maybe 10 on weekends and the 10 is bc I'm awake for a while. So 10 hours in bed but not sleeping. I also couldn't get by like so many people seem to on 4 or 6 hours etc. But people are wired differently though I also think some people get sick more often bc they're not getting enough sleep. I'm amazed you have that much time though with 5 kids. Even my 8 year old doesn't sleep 10 hours a night as much as I wish she did and it drives me insane she doesn't. As for your husband, I also find it odd that he's SO tired if he's sleeping at least 8 hours a night and more on weekends. That honestly doesn't seem right and he should look into it. It could be his diet. I cut out wheat and dairy and except now that I cheat some... it really gave me more energy. I was amazed. 8+ hours a night for a grown man should be plenty.

isn't it a shame that a mom getting a good and healthy amount of sleep is considered odd?
i too turn into a gremlin if i get too little sleep.
good for you for making it a priority.
khairete
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When in the world do you MAMAPEDIA Woman?????

We are night owls at my house. My son usually ends up getting about 9-10 hours of sleep. He goes to bed around 10 and gets up about 7:30-8. I am frequently up past midnight and get up at 7. I function fine during the week, but I do sleep in and/or take a nap on the weekends.

I've been sick this week, so I've been going to bed earlier. Monday night I went to sleep at 7:30PM and woke up at 1:30AM thinking it was time to get up for the day!

No offense... But it sounds like you re sleeping your life away. When my children sleep is my chance to shower, clean without interruptions, and spend time with my husband. My children are 1 and 2. They go to bed at 8, are asleep by 8:30 or 9, and sleep until about 7:30. Hubby goes to bed at 10. Then I finish any homework I didn't get done at naptime. I'm up until at least 12 every night. And hubby wakes me up at 6 to kiss me goodbye. The human body (as an adult) only needs 6-8 hours of solid rest to recharge. Of course each person is different. But I wouldn't get anything done if I slept that much.

Here's our schedule

Kiddo (Who is 2) goes to bed between 9 and 9:30, hubby goes to sleep shortly after. I go to bed between 11 and midnight - Use the time to play a computer game or watch a movie or read a book (Just enjoy time by myself).

Hubby is up for work at 5:30 Monday-Friday. Kiddo and I are also up at 5:30 on Tuesdays and Thursedays. Other weekdays kiddo wakes up anywhere between 7-9:30.

On weekends, we take turns sleeping in. When hubby sleeps in, it's usually until 11 or noon. When I sleep in, he's waking me up at like 2 in the afternoon

I love weekends :)

Don't question it!!!! I mean if it works, then don't worry about what others wonder. Everyone has a different metabolism.

I would suggest tho, that the way you and hubby burn energy that at night you take some calcium/magnesium. That way, while you sleep your bodies can replenish the calcium used during the day while you're active.

I've been surviving for 10+ years on at most 5 hours of extremely interrupted sleep a night. I suppose my situation is different than most seeing as my children have nothing to do with why I sleep the way I do. I have a chronic health issue(fibromyalgia)and chronic pain unrelated to the fibro as well. It's possible for those of us that have to not only survive but manage life albeit perhaps it isn't the way I'd necessarily want it to go but it is what it is. I love the days when I can sleep consecutively for over an hour. I used to be envious of those who got 'regular' sleep but I realized all that did was just add to my stress. Now, instead I welcome what sleep I can get and enjoy time with my family no matter how I feel physically or mentally. The way I see it is I could have it worse.

Enjoy your sleep. :)

I usually get 8-10 hours of sleep. I work part-time 4 days a week, get up at 6 on the days I work, 7 on the days I don't. I usually go to bed around 9-930. NEVER past 10 unless we go out with friends. So, I don't think you are odd at all! I love my sleep. Kids go to bed at 8, and an hour and a half is plenty of time to myself and to get stuff done. In fact, I am looking at the clock right now, seeing 938 and thinking I better get off my phone and get to sleep! :)

I put the kids to bed around 8 and then head to bed myself around 9:30. I do wake early, around 5:30, however, so that I can get things done, i.e. finances, co-op work, etc. Without a few hours to myself every morning, the house falls apart.

Eleven hours of sleep sound excessive to me. I get about 6.5 hours a night and I am good with that. I guess everyone is different. If I slept 11 hours a night, I would feel like I was sleeping my life away. I go to bed around 10:00 or 10:30 and am up at 5:00. That gives me time with my hubby at night and time for myself in the morning with no kids. I think that time is important....more important than sleep to me. :)

I mean if that works for you and your family, great! It appears you are a stay at home mom? Both hubby and I work full time and our kids are active in many sports/activities which requires a lot of driving around on our part. Kids are in bed by 9-9:30pm and then I have time to do some things around the house and/or have some down time until about 11pm. Up at 6am. It's fine during the week, but I need one weekend day every 1-2 weeks to sleep until about 9am. If I don't get that, you don;t want to be around me!

I love to sleep! It's the only time I get to be alone. Since I work nights I have to flip flop my schedule twice in one week - I always feel half asleep when I should be awake and awake when I should be asleep. So I'll take any time and/or amount I can get - 4 hours on Friday & Sunday and 7 hours the rest of the time.

Interesting choice for your next question...