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How old are you and what time do you go to bed?

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defoneedanamechange · 13/10/2024 20:30

For context: I'm 36, mum of three (youngest is 2.5), work four days a week.

Im also someone who needs a lot of sleep.

So... introductions over. I'm in bed for 8/8.30 and asleep 8.30-9 every night. I then get up at 5.30/6 with my toddler.

Aibu to ask your age and when you go to sleep?

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RVEllacott · 13/10/2024 21:18

EmeraldDreams73 · 13/10/2024 20:55

51, an early night for me is before 11 but much more usual is midnight or later. Alarm at 6.45 most days.

Me too. I'm 54, I'm surprised by the number of people on this thread going to bed pretty early. Even when my DC were tiny I can't remember going to bed much before 11pm.

hiredandsqueak · 13/10/2024 21:16

56 go to bed 9.30 to 10 have an hour or so with my book wake some time after 5 and get up at 6

Crushed23 · 13/10/2024 21:15

35, no kids.

Go to bed by 10:30pm.

Wake up at 5:30am.

Carsarelife · 13/10/2024 21:15

52 and going through menopause, bed at 1130pm up at 5:45am

GLC789 · 13/10/2024 21:15

36yrs old mum of a 6 month old (first child)
Still on maternity leave.
I'm in bed by 10 the latest every night, earlier if baby goes down easier.

I wake up anywhere between 4 and 8.. I struggle to get back to sleep if she wakes for a night feed (usually 4 am onwards if it happens) x

AngelinaFibres · 13/10/2024 21:14
  1. Retired. Go to bed at 10.30 get up at 8.30. Wake up without an alarm at around 7.30
AutumnGarland · 13/10/2024 21:13

I’m 23 and go to bed at 9, asleep by 10. I have to be up at 6 for work.

Mumoftwochildrenand6furkids · 13/10/2024 21:13

Im 29 and midnight normally no later as I have an one year old ds, husband takes my 7year old dd to school and I only wfh.

GroovyChick87 · 13/10/2024 21:13

Between half 8 and 9, asleep by about half 10. I'm almost 37.

MissCherryCakeyBun · 13/10/2024 21:13

56 and 60 and bed around 21:30 sleep around 22:00 then Alarm at 05:30 and 06:30 depending on in office or wfh

MrsSunshine2b · 13/10/2024 21:12

I am 35, not a morning person. DD goes to sleep at 9pm, gets up at 7:30ish. I go to bed around midnight. DH does most "morning" stuff, I sometimes get up at 8am and do her hair before school, sometimes I sleep in and get up around 9:30ish. I WFH, flexible hours.

Driedonion · 13/10/2024 21:11

55
On a work day in bed by about 10:30pm, light off around 11, alarm goes off at 6:50am.

WeGoSlow · 13/10/2024 21:11

Mid 50's. I start getting ready for bed at 9.30pm to make sure I'm in bed at 10pm. I usually fall asleep within 10/15 minutes. My alarm wakes me up at 6am so I can walk my dog for an hour before work.

Debrathom · 13/10/2024 21:11
  1. The time I go to bed depends on the season. I live on a farm in the middle of nowhere and once it gets dark it is very, very quiet so I go to bed a lot earlier in winter (anywhere between 9 and 11) but later in summer when my animals won't want locking up till about 10. Always wake up between 5 and 6am.
Zanatdy · 13/10/2024 21:11

JenniferAllisonPhillipaSue · 13/10/2024 21:08

Not sure what age has to do with this, as I've been going to bed around 10pm for the last forty years! Some nights I'm tired and fall asleep quickly, other nights I'm not so tired so I'll watch television until 11:30ish.

A lot, as menopause or pain from ailments can affect sleep.

GiddyRobin · 13/10/2024 21:10

I'm 33 and have never needed/been able to get much sleep. I'd say I'm a night owl but I'm also awake at the crack of dawn. Some nights it'll be 1 or 2am or later. Some nights I might have an early one but then wake up and be awake for a few hours. I've just never liked sleep!

Didimum · 13/10/2024 21:10

I’m 39. Two kids age 6. 10:30-11pm and up at 6:30-7.

PadstowGirl · 13/10/2024 21:10

56, bed at midnight, up at 6:30am

BigDahliaFan · 13/10/2024 21:10

Can't remember the last time I had a proper night's sleep . 56,menopausal,

go to sleep 10 to 10.30, awake about 2 for an hour or so...up at 6 am 3 days a week for the gym.

JPduck · 13/10/2024 21:10

48
In bed 9 ish and can be asleep by half past.
Alarm 6.15 to get dd up

Diversion · 13/10/2024 21:09

57 in bed by 10.15 and up at 5.45 on weekdays. Whether or not I sleep is another matter.

EvilNextDoor · 13/10/2024 21:09

40’s and pre/menopausal (just starting HRT so hoping things improve)

Anytime between 9pm and 10.30pm if I stay up any later than that I am a zombie the next day, and it takes me a few days to recover.

I am up between 6am and 6.30am the dog doesn’t let me have a lie in

I also have some health issues which make me very very shattered & when I am in a flare I need more sleep so can go to bed much earlier around 7 and try to sleep

WhimsicalGubbins76 · 13/10/2024 21:09

41, Go up to bed at 10, go to sleep around 11:30 and get up just before 7. But my child is 18 and I work from home, so my morning routine is a breeze. Just me and the cats to sort

TriangleSquareFringe · 13/10/2024 21:09

41, in bed by 9pm but I'm my own worst enemy and scroll or listen to podcasts for ages. Sleep ranges from 11pm-12.30am, sometimes 10.30pm.
Alarm 7am. Terrible for hitting snooze. Wake up during night at least once, every bloody night.

Upsidedownagain · 13/10/2024 21:09
  1. All my life I've aimed to be in bed by 11.00, barring special nights out. At 18 I got up at 7.50, most of my work life around 6.15 to 6.30. Yes, I often feel tired, duh! Thing is I hate mornings, love evenings.

Recently I've been going to bed at 10.00 (on a work night, anyway) in the hope of being asleep by 10.30. Can't say I feel any different so far, but will keep it up. And I never just stay up till 1am, 2am just because, like I used to.