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Good Morning all. How much sleep do you get each night? ( on average)

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Kandinsky Sat 21-Aug-21 07:12:55

I sleep for 4 hours, wake up, fall back to sleep for maybe another 2 & that’s it.
I remember the days when I slept for 10 hours straight.
Just wondering if it’s an age thing as I still work and lead a busy life.

LadyGracie Sat 21-Aug-21 11:18:04

About 6 hours, I always go to the loo once and try to not wake my brain up, smileif I start thinking about anything that's me done for the night.

Barmeyoldbat Sat 21-Aug-21 10:56:00

When I am not in pain I could sleep for Britain, head hits the pillow sometime after 10 and next thing it is 8 ish and I have slept to 10.15.

Witzend Sat 21-Aug-21 10:52:06

I’m often awake for a few hours, e.g. between 2 and 5 am, or 1 and 4. Reading, or listening to the World Service, or downstairs making a cup of tea.
I will then often go into a deep sleep from say 4 or 5 am until 8 or 9.
Must be an age thing. Needless to say I usually need the loo a couple of times, too.
I look back wistfully to the days when I’d just go to bed and sleep soundly until morning.

I do quite often have a zizz on the sofa in the afternoon, but from experience I’ve found that whether I have or not, it makes zero difference.
Tea and coffee are strictly decaf after around 10 am, too, so it’s not that, either.

Georgesgran Sat 21-Aug-21 10:43:45

I’ve never napped in the day - my Mother always frowned on it - long story.
For me I go to bed in the early hours and usually wake before 6am - so 4 or 5 hours would be my answer.

Ailidh Sat 21-Aug-21 10:40:40

For most of my life I got 8 hours' sleep, could doze in the afternoon, never saw whodunnit in Midsomer, and then get another 8 hours.

It all went awry during chemo about 7 years ago, and not sleeping properly became fixated in my mind as a sign of being mentally broken. I'm vastly improved but still don't sleep as insouciantly as I did for the first 58 years of life.

I now get about 6.5 hours of unbroken. I sometimes could do with a bit more but I worry that if I do, I might struggle to get off again the next night, and it's the getting off that's the issue.

I love getting up early, so usually sleep 22:00-04:30.

Charleygirl5 Sat 21-Aug-21 10:37:15

I have taken to dozing during the day. I read for at least an hour when I go to bed and I sleep on average 8 hours each night with one or two trips to the loo. I return to bed and am sleep immediately. I live in London but it is astonishingly quiet. I would hear a cat whimper but not a fire engine.

Granmarderby10 Sat 21-Aug-21 10:24:17

Yep Grannynannywanny I would love to know that too ?

FlexibleFriend Sat 21-Aug-21 10:13:07

10 hours most nights and never less than 8.

Grannynannywanny Sat 21-Aug-21 10:04:56

I average about 5 hours but never unbroken. I was struggling to stay awake at 11pm. Went to bed and my brain switched on as soon as I lay down and didn’t sleep for another hour.

I’d love to know why it’s easy to sleep slumped in an uncomfortable position in an armchair but difficult in a comfy bed!

Redhead56 Sat 21-Aug-21 09:50:53

I get about five hours sleep I don’t go to bed until early hours of the morning. It’s an old habit that returned a while ago my arthritic knee wakes me and makes me restless.

BBbevan Sat 21-Aug-21 09:48:20

I am in bed for nine hours but only sleep about six of those. I am regularly awake around 2-3 for a few hours. Fast asleep this morning when DH woke me with a cup of tea. I normally have a doze for half a hour after lunch.

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 21-Aug-21 09:41:53

I feel guilty saying about 8 1/2 hours, unbroken. No loo trips. We do live in the depths of the country though, no noise, no street lights.

Jaxjacky Sat 21-Aug-21 09:18:58

Last night from 10:30 to 5, trip to loo, eye mask on, woke at 8:22. But usually 8 hours with one loo trip. I’ve never napped downstairs.

mokryna Sat 21-Aug-21 08:59:59

If I go to bed before midnight I can’t sleep or I wake up after a couple of hours but I have 3 alarms to make sure I don’t sleep pass 8 am as I am worried that if I sleep longer I will be turning daytime into night. I am lucky as don’t have to get up in the night and I refuse to give into naps, as that will take the edge of falling asleep at night.

MaggieTulliver Sat 21-Aug-21 08:53:13

5-6 hours (sometimes less), used to sleep like a log. I usually take about an hour to fall asleep (I have a racing mind and suffer from anxiety) and wake about 6.30 but don’t have to get up for a good hour. I’ve sort of accepted it and will take a nap on the days I’m not working.

SkyBird Sat 21-Aug-21 08:47:10

Usually seven to eight hours in the summer. Longer and better in the winter. Our summer nighttime temperature very rarely fall below 28°C. Sleeping with air conditioning and fans is not ideal.

Maggiemaybe Sat 21-Aug-21 08:45:59

My MiFit tells me it’s an average of 6hrs 45mins. Up until a few months ago it was consistently 7hrs 15mins. I blame our noisy neighbourhood wood pigeon who starts up his ruddy cooing at about 6am every day.

I don’t feel tired generally so what I have is probably enough.

BlueBelle Sat 21-Aug-21 08:37:50

Silverlining I m similar to you, difference is I don’t mind and don’t expect anything different, my night normally ends at 4am but I don’t mind I listen to the radio, play around on here I have never taken a pill just take it as granted that this is my sleep pattern
I do sometimes nap evenings or late afternoon but apparently this is normal and we all expect too much sleep

dogsmother Sat 21-Aug-21 08:24:23

7/8 hours but very broken. Up to the loo at least twice and regular switch on of bbc sounds. I use a 15 /30 minute timer usually enough sometimes though it can take a lot more.
Nothing more satisfying than not having to use that option and sleep through (apart from toilet )

silverlining48 Sat 21-Aug-21 08:19:12

Forgot to say I can’t doze or have a nap of any sort during the day. It just doesn’t happen.

silverlining48 Sat 21-Aug-21 08:17:00

To answer your question, not enough. About 5 hours of interrupted sleep waking every 90 minutes. My night ends anytime from about 4 am.

If desperate I take a pill but these don’t always work.

Newquay Sat 21-Aug-21 07:55:46

I’ve been an insomniac for years-just undergone online CBT. Had to keep a sleep diary then sleep restrictions. It has helped in that I don’t spend hours wide awake now but I do still wake about two hours. And need loo too despite not drinking so much in the evening too! So am permanently tired sadly!

BlueBelle Sat 21-Aug-21 07:55:00

About 5 hours in at least two sessions

tanith Sat 21-Aug-21 07:30:48

According to my sleep monitor (part of my activity monitor/step counter) I sleep 7 hrs 20 mins on average. I too used to get up to go bathroom at least once but I seem to of trained myself not to need to go in the night so now sleep through.

Calendargirl Sat 21-Aug-21 07:18:09

Should say when younger very rarely had to go to the loo in the night, could be age, but I also drink more water than I did years ago.