To ask for tips to get up earlier in the morning?

[BeccaG123]

I find that I ignore my alarm and fall back asleep, then spend the rest of the day feeling annoyed with myself for waking up late.
Any tips? What time do you get up at?

Put your alarm on the landing?

Do you have a job to go to in the morning that requires you to wake up early in the morning?
If not, don’t bother.

Go to bed earlier!

2 alarms / put on light straight away / put radio on / put alarm out of reach so you have to get up to shut it off
never turn alarm off, use snooze instead
go to bed earlier

I get up 7:30 on a school day, so not particularly early.

One of the lights where the light comes on gradually before the alarm goes off

Maybe have something to look forward to. So instead of feeling you are getting up for work (which you obviously are) look forward to a nice breakfast. Or do something not related to work even for 5 mins.

Put the alarm somewhere that you can't reach it without getting out of bed.

Quiet alarm or radio followed by loud alarm 2 mins later that requires you to leave the bed to switch it off

You have to get up straight away when the alarm goes off. Even if you're not properly awake. It's the only way. Stagger into the bathroom, wash your face, then make a mug of tea or coffee.

I find waking up is a process, not an instant thing, and by the time I've had breakfast, showered and dressed, I am awake.

Also, of course, make sure you're in bed early enough to get a decent night's sleep.

go to bed earlier
more than one alarm, the second a bit later than the first.

Not tried it, but I was reading an article a week or so ago about being woken up gently by a light alarm rather than sound - sounded quite interesting.

If you have blackout curtains bin them

Set one alarm for 30-40 minutes earlier than your actual alarm , switch that off and go back to sleep then when your proper alarm goes off you’ve had your lie in already - works for me and I’m not a morning person at all .

Decide the night before what you are going to get up for, so that it's in your mind when the alarm wakes you. Make it time based. "I'm going to get up early to get lots of jobs done" doesn't work, "I'm going downstairs at 7.30 to do X" may do.

• get to bed earlier so you are actually rested enough for the day
• put the alarm out of reach, so that you have to get upright to shut it off.
• cosy robe, so that transition from bed to up isn't too harsh
• stay in a room with bright lights for 10 or so

I have an alarm where you have to compete maths problems/calculations before you can turn it off or snooze it. Works for me but dh hates it

I got my dh an alarm with a target and an inferred gun, he has to hit a bullseye to turn it off😂 the focus it takes wakes him up

@wombat that sounds like hell!

I find a radio alarm works better than a standard alarm because it’s a different sound every morning

Wean yourself off alarms altogether. You can train yourself to wake up naturally at the same time each day.

Amys I was about to come on and say Wombat that sounds AMAZING!

If you have blackout curtains bin them

NO!! It's taken years but have at last got perfect black out curtains, even faint chinks of light would keep me awake. Bedroom is now completely dark at night and I sleep so much better.
I wake up with a Lumea light clock, no alarm needed just a gradual wake up as the light gets brighter.

I'm up at 6 every morning. I find the best way for me is as soon as my alarm goes off I get out of bed! If I press snooze it turns into a very dangerous game!

I also have an 8 month old puppy who will dive on me as soon as she hears the alarm which helps 😂

Have you tried the gentlewakeup or sunrise wake-up alarm clock app available via Google play store.

This has been a game changer for me. It gradually wakes me up 20mins before the actual alarm goes off at its loudest volume and I wake up less groggy. I'm able to get up without pressing the snooze button.

My boyfriend brings me a cup of tea upto bed at 6am before he leaves for work and I drink that with the tele on. Then I get up and get sorted. On the odd day he isn’t there to do that, I scroll on my phone until I’m awake enough to get up

As other posters have said, you MUST get up as soon as the alarm goes off, there is no other way. I do this, even if I can't think straight, am half asleep, not even sure where I am because I'm half dreaming.... By the time you have been to the loo and then got a coffee on the go you actually are awake, even for a really early morning (like 5am).

I did this in previous years when I had a job commuting to London, I had to be up at 5am every day and I was SO tired by the end of the week.

If you can't drag yourself out of the bed, do what others have said and make sure the alarm is on the landing or well out of reach.....and LOUD so you can't ignore it. It really is the best and only way.