SLEEP - has anyone really got their act together after being rubbish? Please encourage me!

[everythingisginandroses]

I know this will sound totally stupid to a lot of people, but I really struggle to organise myself into bed at a regular time, and I am chronically underslept pretty much all the time. I work shifts and am out of the house for 11-12 hours a day, getting home at 6.30 - 21.45, depending on the week. I can't catch up via lie-ins since having DS (now 11). I know what I need to do, but find it so hard to prioritise sleep

I spend less time asleep than I do at work, and it's slowly killing me. Has anyone else been like this for years, and eventually cracked it? TIA.

Bump. (I can't be the only person who is rubbish at this?)

I’m similar. I’ve got a baby and 10 year old so I’m up through the night with the baby and my older son wakes me in the morning so I need to get off to bed earlier but I watch tv or read crap on my phone till 2 sometimes even when my baby is sleeping. I guess it’s just about prioritising bedtime and turning devices off and trying to get into a bedtime routine the same time every night. I’ll try this soon and I’ll be reading for good tips hopefully

Why can't you have a lie in with an 11yo? Unless he has sn, can he not get himself breakfast and entertain himself for a few hours?

Earplugs and a weighted blanket , no caffeine in the evening and I’m sleeping fab now

I do get the odd lie-in on a Saturday and at Christmastime, tbf, but I don't see enough of DS in general and I work some Saturday mornings too. Sunday mornings we have an exercise class we do together, and I would be loathe to give that up as it's really fun and it's the only time of the week I can commit to a regular activity, again due to my shifts and commute.