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To ask how you get out of bed everyday?

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raindropsfallingonmyhead · 14/12/2017 08:00

How do you drag yourself out of bed on these cold winters mornings?

I snooze my alarms at least 6 times and always get up as late as possible without making DC late for school but obviously it's then a mad rush to get everything done and i'd quite like to spend some time with them in the mornings. I'm extremely tired and am having blood tests to see if there may be a cause but in the meantime id really like to try and help myself.

Any top tips to not make getting out of bed such a chore?

OP posts:
FuckyNellYaBastad · 14/12/2017 08:30

Can I have sunlight lamp recommendations please Smile

CommanderDaisy · 14/12/2017 08:31

eh, typos...sorry.

SabineUndine · 14/12/2017 08:31

I set my central heating to come on between 6 and 7 so the room is warm.

whiskyowl · 14/12/2017 08:31

A sunrise lamp. Oh my God, my mornings are so much better since I got one. No more being dragged out of a black pit of sleep by a shrilling alarm - instead, a lovely, soft, gentle awakening every morning.

frumpety · 14/12/2017 08:32

Actually that's a lie , I don't take the cat on holiday so 49 weeks of the year Grin

LazyDailyMailJournos · 14/12/2017 08:32

Just get straight up. 'Snooze' makes it worse - think of it like ripping off a plaster as opposed to dragging it out slowly.

whiskyowl · 14/12/2017 08:32

(I have the Phillips one)

CompletelyUnknown · 14/12/2017 08:34

@peachgreen is the sunrise lamp really worth it? I've looked a few times but could never convince myself. I've been struggling since DD arrived and when I go back to working shifts the morning will be the worst.

Any advice on shift work and getting up anyone? I start back in Feb!! Shock

ThunderboltsLightning · 14/12/2017 08:34

Put radio on my phone for company as soon as i get up.

Long sleeved pyjamas for bed with dressing gown and slippers in easy reach

Clothes warmed on the radiator in the bathroom. Get dressed next to the radiator where its nice and warm

Have heard of people having a little travel kettle upstairs for a coffee while getting ready which sounds nice but i haven't tried that

Rainatnight · 14/12/2017 08:36

Great ideas here. I'm the same as OP.

purpleme12 · 14/12/2017 08:37

It's so so hard.

I now stay in bed for a fair bit after little girl's woken up with her watching Tele cos I can't seem to drag myself out.

Is a sunrise alarm clock really worth it? I mean there's no way I'd get up just with the light. What difference has it made to you?

catwoozle · 14/12/2017 08:37

Put your alarm clock/phone etc on the other side of the room so you have to get up to turn it off. Then head straight for the shower, do not pass go.

ASqueakingInTheShrubbery · 14/12/2017 08:39

I have to get straight out of bed in the window of surprise when the alarm goes off. I put the heating on and make coffee. If I get a move on I can drink the coffee before DD wakes up. On a work day I set the alarm half n hour earlier so I can have a shower and do my hair and make up before she emerges.

Hulder · 14/12/2017 08:42

Sunrise lamp. I'm still bad but not nearly as bad as without it.

And never ever press snooze.

I have a Lumie one.

ApplesinmyPocket · 14/12/2017 08:44

I always make a flask of coffee last thing at night and keep it by the bed. When I wake up in the cold and dark the thought of that hot coffee and a few mins peace in bed reading MN and coming round is a little something to look forward to, rather than dreading it.

Cantuccit · 14/12/2017 08:45

Looks like the Philips sunrise lamp is £130! Shock

Are the £40 ones any good or is it a case of you get what you pay for?

Twoweekcruise · 14/12/2017 08:47

Wowcher have sunrise clocks for £12.99 atm, not sure how good they are but myself, ds and dd could definitely do with one!

ErnestTheBavarian · 14/12/2017 08:48

Honestly, a cup of tea, a cuddle of my dd and the excitement of my lovely dog to see us first thing are more than enough incentive.Take away any of those and forget it.

nannybeach · 14/12/2017 08:50

dont think many people enjoy getting up in the dark mornings, you do it because you have it. Perhaps the blood tests will throw up something, low iron,orHB, but, yes alarm clock the other side of the room, if you are feeling tired still, you need to get out of the bed natural light asap, which isnt till nearly 8 now I know, lot of folk are short of vit D, in this country in the winter month. Have everything ready for school,breakfast,clothes out the night before.

astoundedgoat · 14/12/2017 08:52

I'm a very slight sleeper, which is useful on weekday mornings when I wake up as soon as the children start moving around (they wake up first, and dress themselves, which is amazing), but less useful at weekends, when I... wake up as soon as the children start moving around. Sad

The horror or mornings is mitigated by the fact that DH and I take turns making tea and bringing it back to bed (the kitchen door is opposite our bedroom door in our flat, so it's not a big palaver). Tea in bed before I get up is one of the most important features of my day. ANYTHING is possible after tea.

ferrier · 14/12/2017 08:54

Don't bother with more than one snooze. Set the alarm for the new later time. Over time you will gain back many hours in sleep from all those extra 5-10 minutes.

JacquelineChan · 14/12/2017 08:58

borrow my 3 year old - he gets me up every day at 6.30 . ''mum ! it's half past six ! let's go down stairs ! ''

a gro-clock is a double edged sword !!

BakedBeeeen · 14/12/2017 09:08

I'm with Ferrier
Think how much extra sleep you could be getting without all those snoozes! Snooze really is like torture. It is really horrible when it's dark.
When my alarm daughter goes off I throw the duvet off and stand up before I have a chance to think about it. And don't listen to your sleepy brain telling you "staaaaay in bed!"

Sludgecolours · 14/12/2017 09:10

And if you feel this way at about the same time every year op, you could be suffering from SAD. It is a real 'thing' here. My bil suffers from it v badly.

dworky · 14/12/2017 09:14

Resentfully

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