To wish everybody would just be quiet so I can sleep? <sob>

[NoisyNights]

There's a car alarm that's been going off for hours — why bother having an alarm if you won't go and look when it goes off? I wish somebody was stealing it, they'd drive it away so it would be quiet!

There's two cats screeching at each other directly below my window — that woke me, and now I can hear the car alarm again.

And my neighbour through the wall is having either a nightmare, or sex. I think it's sex, but that's also been going on since I woke up. Who has the energy for a marathon sex session at 2 am?

Then from about half four there'll be the starlings nesting just outside my window, who not only sing the dawn chorus but apparently tap dance too.

Sorry to hear this. If it helps I’ve had my son wake me up 3 times tonight already and now I’m stuck up!

If you haven’t any earplugs I’m a big believer in storms on YouTube. The rain sounds always help me sleep.

It's nice to know I'm not the only one, although I wish you and your son were both tucked up asleep too!

I've always disturbed easily, but can usually drop back off quickly, there are just too many noises (and they're unpredictable if that makes sense). I'll give rain noises a go, hopefully it'll mask the others a bit.

That's annoying OP

I take it closing the window doesn't help??

I'm up feeding baby

I know what you mean, it would be better to have one noise the whole night than waiting to hear an unpredictable noise like people talking/cars beeping etc. Sympathies for you, it’s horrible when you can’t sleep!

It's silent here but I still managed to wake up. If it's any consolation you're very funny, even in the early hours of the morning.

Yikes op.

Can you kip down in a room further from the car?

Windows are shut I assume?

Failing that do you know how to hotwire a car?!

Arrgh

Bose sleep buds- helped me survive underground train tunnel works, construction noise and DH's snoring. Expensive but worth every single cent.

I'm up because of DHs nasal orchestra. I'm sending him videos as we speak. I think at this rate I'll be moving into the spare room this weekend

Do what I do and don't come to bed till now. I know I won't sleep so I stay up and watch all the crappy programmes I've recorded that DH refuses to watch. There is no point in getting stressed over lost sleep, your body will play catch-up by itself when it's ready.
I'm in bed now and after 10 mins catch up on Mumsnet threads and I'll be out for the count within minutes.

Morning. I'm up because my Brain won't shut off.

Feel your pain though. Being awake is a nuisance.

Windows shut, get a fan so 1) cooler and 2) provides a bit of white noise and buy some of those silicon waxy ear plugs!

Im awake with my baby (not a newborn) and i hate it when he won't settle because it will take me so long to get back to sleep. Im basically awake for the day and need my breakfast already

I'm up because I've had D&V all night. Car alarm sounds quite appealing right now... 😩

All quiet here for a change, But I’m waking up at 3.30am these days because I’m too hot. There’s always something isn’t there!

I'm up cos night sweats & aching legs.

Frustrated as on holidays & doing loads with kids, and went to bed nicely sleepy. It's probably too soon to getting up time to hope for any more sleep now.

Sorry for poster with D&V - that's definitely the worst reason to be up ☹️

Poor you steel, I hope you're feeling a bit better today!

Thanks for the sympathy and suggestions everybody. The rain noise definitely helped block out the car alarm, and the cats (and the neighbour) concluded their business and went quiet. The starlings were unusually quiet this morning, or I was just so tired I slept through them, so I was woken up by the seagulls just before seven. Much better than I thought!

For those asking about the windows, they were closed. I live in a very nice Victorian tenement flat in Edinburgh, with lovely original sash windows which let in lots of sunlight. Sadly, they also let in quite a lot of noise! I think a fan would be a good idea (it's 22 here), and I've ordered some ear plugs now.

Fingers crossed for a more peaceful night for us all tonight!

You have to make friends with the noise ha ha. Easier with starlings than a car alarm though.