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

Now it's wintery, bed at 10pm and up 8am

I need more sleep in winter!

36. One child (7months)

Same as you. Bed by 9. Dead by half 9. Up with the sound of a barn Yard from my baby by 6.

Sometimes bonus wake up times in the night for anything from a cuddle, feeding or just because she's decided she wants to play.

45 - bed at nine asleep by ten up at 530

@missmarymack2 I get showered and ready for work, then do a bit of work, then make sure our bags are ready for work/preschool, fold washing, empty dishwasher, that kind of stuff. It's like having the house to myself which I don't get anymore.

Babies need loads more sleep though. As do young children.

I don’t think 7-8pm is a usual bedtime for many adults. I used to get home from work at 7.30pm.

If you’re a radio presenter who is on air at 5am then I can understand an 8pm bedtime and no evening. Or any other job/lifestyle that gets you up at 4am..

Babies don't actually do anything though. And they'll get a nap in the day.

My elderly mum goes to bed later than me but she has a quiet afternoon and a power nap.

What kind of things do you get up to do at that hour just out of interest.

I just can’t imagine going to bed at 7pm. Babies go to bed later!

8-6am is 10 hours sleep though.

There is research showing optimal amounts of sleep - too little is not great but too much sleep is also detrimental. It’s individual but for most people it will be between 7-8 hours.

So those going to bed at 8am should be getting up at 4am. Which is fine if you have stuff to do at 4am.

Like many others, I can’t imagine having no evening. I would not be able to fit everything in. We get back from some sports clubs at 8.30pm. My kids are teenagers and they are in bed around 9.30-10.

Anyway back to the question. I‘ve never been a good sleeper. I’d actually love to be in bed and asleep at 10 but it would never happen and I’d be awake at about 3 if I did. I go up at about 10. It takes me about an hour or so to get to sleep so 11ish/11.30. Then I wake constantly. The joy of peri. Up about 7.30. I get my best sleep from about 5-7.30.

34, 2 kids, work almost full time hours. I get into bed at 8pm but don't fall asleep until 12 most nights. Up at 7am. Always tired 🤣

42. 2 primary school kids. Work full time and masters work in evening. Bed 12/12.30, get up at 6.30. Never needed much sleep, fight going to bed. Husband goes to bed 9.30/10 works early, gets up no later than 6am when working, 6 days a week

33 with 1 toddler & pregnant. 9pm now but up to 10pm prior to pregnancy. I stay up later on the weekends when visiting friends/family but always feel it afterwards!

32. 2 primary school age children. I go to bed between 11:30/12:30 and up at 8.

I feel exactly the same. I know I need more sleep, but equally I just can't shut off and need that time to just hang out downstairs with my husband before I can go to bed, otherwise my while day is kids, work, kids, housework, prepping dinner.... With no downtime at all. I feel I'd be more refreshed going to bed earlier, but I'd also be more resentful and fed up with life than I already am 😄 those few childfree hours on an evening are what I live for right now. Also have a bed creeper child who gets in with us anytime from 3am, so God know how much/little sleep I'm surviving on?!

In my mid 30s. On a work night I’ll be in bed by 9pm, probably read or scroll mindlessly for a hour, sleep by 10pm, up at 05:45.

Non work night I’ll often still go to bed at 9pm, sleep at 10-11pm, awake whenever I get up. Usually between 8-10am. No kids but pregnant with my first so clearly the lie ins will change when baby arrives next year.

44, 2 primary aged children.

Usually go to sleep around midnight and woken at 6.30

it’s not enough but I resent not having child free time in the evening with DH so we stay up late. I don’t need to get up until 7.45 but DC5 hasn’t got that memo yet!

39 and I go to bed at 9PM. Usually on my phone for another hour or so which I know is not ideal but I like to be resting at least.

33 and between 11pm to midnight

Early 50s. Depends what I've been doing,but generally no later than 11.30
I like some time to myslef at night.have older kids and feel like I need to wait till they are in bed till.I cam totally relax and chill on sofa surfing or watching whatever i want on tv etc. Also work full time.so any kind of gym leisure stuff has. To be done in the evening eg I do a yoga class from 8.30pm to.9.30pm.so not physically back in house till.arounf 9.50

My dad has two sleep cycles overnight, goes to bed late midnight or something wakes about 3/4 hours later. Has a brew watches tv and then goes back to bed for another stint. Has been years of this, 73 and retired.

Will tell him he is obviously a post menopausal lady! 😂

I suffer with bouts of insomnia and work shifts so i like a routine. I’m in bed by about 10:30 and if i had a good nights sleep asleep by 11 and maybe wake at 6:30 naturally but often before. If i stay up past 11 it takes an age to fall asleep. If i went to sleep at 7/8 i’d be awake by 2 am but also i’m still in work!

God, I'm lazy. I go to bed at 11pm. I get up at 10 am usually, though I wake up at 8.30 and read.

I've always been like this, even as a child. I've always hated getting up early, just the thought of it makes me feel ill. I chose to work part time all my life because I just couldn't do early mornings.

I'm 58 and crucially for my lifestyle I have no children.

I guess we are just a family of night owls. Even when the kids were little I never went to bed before 11pm. DH would have been home 6pm, kids in bed7/730 so a few hours to do admin stuff, chill or a hobby after that. From about 5/6 the kids had various clubs which wouldn't have finished till between 7 and 830 so I guess our routine was later from then on also.

I would like a bit more sleep really but I don't want to sacrifice my evening time lol.

Average bedtime 9.30 and up between 5.30 and 6.

I am 59 but I have always been a lark. I really love the early mornings.

Mine are teens , I have hypothyroid so I don't know if that plays into my early nights , I occasionally suffer with insomnia since childhood so I value sleep so much. I'd put it up there at the top of my list of vital needs 😂. I have a friend who regularly can stay up to 1 , it's fascinating to me because I just would be a zombie the next day.