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

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For context: I'm 36, mum of three (youngest is 2.5), work four days a week.

Im also someone who needs a lot of sleep.

So... introductions over. I'm in bed for 8/8.30 and asleep 8.30-9 every night. I then get up at 5.30/6 with my toddler.

Aibu to ask your age and when you go to sleep?

30, bed at 9pm then lights out by 10/10.30pm. Alarm goes at 6.50am. No kids yet so am enjoying the long sleeps while I can.

56 - bed at 10pm, read for hour at least then wake around 7.30 ish.

60 and I go to bed between 10 and 10.30
usually read or listen to podcasts for up to another hour

40, with a 5 year old. Go to bed about 11.30, normally asleep by midnight. Up at 7ish other than Sunday when I sleep in until 9.

This is insane, do the majority of people go to bed really early? Gosh I need to make changes!

I'm 39, 3 kids. Bed 11.30, up 5.30/6. I thought 6 hours was normal for busy mums!

Mid 40's, in bed at 10pm-ish. Read for an hour and then asleep by 11pm **

Up between 6am and 7am depending on DC's morning clubs.

Same bedtime at weekends but maybe get an extra hour (or two!) in bed so up around 8am.

**Unless I'm having a bout of insomnia and then all bets are off.

I try to be asleep by midnight. I have to make myself though, I can easily stay up until 3am. Up at 6:30 on work days.

I'm 39.

Yabu.

Early 60s, no young children (obvs!) I go to bed between 10pm and midnight, most usually around 10.30 to 11.00. I sleep for four hours, awake for two or three hours, and then sleep again for another two or three hours.

45, sleep 22 , up 6 but interrupted sleeping due to stress I think..

39 and I'm in bed now, so half 8

mid 50s, bed by 9:45, up between 5 and 5:45.

45 - no kids - in bed at around 11 and up around 6am.

51, usually go to bed 10.30-11.00. Read for a bit. Alarm at 6.15, up at 6.45.

43 bed between 12.30 and 1 am. Work full time two grown up kids.

For context, I'm usually eating dinner at 8.30pm.

51 and 55, usually in bed by 10/10:30 up at 6:30/7. If he’s doing long distances and early starts then he’ll be in bed by 8:30 and I’ll sneak in later, I can’t stay asleep that early to be fit for the next day.

I go to bed sometime between 9 and 10, generally 9:30ish. I go to sleep somewhere between 9:30 and 11, generally 10ish. I wake up about 6:30, but it varies between 05:30 and 07:30.

I would naturally wake up earlier and earlier and go to bed earlier and earlier but that's very antisocial. This is about the best I can manage without having no evening at all.

Edited: Age 31 here

47, no kids. In bed between 11pm and midnight. Asleep 30 minutes later. Up at 8am.

40 in bed by 10:30 alarm goes at 7:15. I thought this was quite early but maybe not! I used to be a night owl pre DC and rarely went to bed before midnight, but didn't need to get up until 8/8:15 then

When do you do all the chores/life admin? You work 4 days and have three kids so how does that work? I have one (although work FT) but can't go to bed earlier than 11:30pm...

Can't believe how early some people go to bed! 8 or 8.30 is a child's bedtime in my opinion. Even when my children were small I went to sleep at 11 and got up about 7, otherwise I had no evening to myself. I'm 60 and retired, if I haven't got to do anything early the next day I now go to sleep about 1.30, get up 9.30, obviously adjust if necessary.

41. Usually go to bed about 10pm .

Tbh , I could go to sleep by 8:30pm and likely feel better for it but I have too much to do.

35 on Wednesday coming, no DC.
I have insomnia from PTSD, so it can be anywhere from 9pm, to 8am the next day. With knock on effect of sleep later the day after etc.

40. 9pm if home, though sometimes I work till about 11pm. Those nights I zombify till about 2am.

I'd highly recommend "why we sleep" - also an excellent audiobook. I have always been a committed sleeper but this really cemented for me why it's worthwhile making the time for 8 hours in bed.