Bedtime!

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Hi, does anyone else find themselves going to bed pretty much as soon as the kids are in bed? I'm a single mum of 3, the youngest (age3) never sees their dad, so no time to myself at all and I'm knackered. I'm usually in bed by 8 most nights. I then read until 9.30/10 but I just feel I need to be in bed. I have chronic pain that's draining and find I feel better in general once in bed. I'm not a great TV watcher and don't have a tv in my room. I'd rather read. Am I sad and pathetic or do others do this?? I don't feel I'm missing out on anything and quite happy with my lot, I'm just knackered.

Yes I do this aswell. I have 4 kids (their dad also doesn't see them at all) and I am shattered!

I'm not a single parent but I often go to sleep alongside my 3.5 year old when I put her to bed. Although my dp loves it so he can work in peace

Yes me 😁. Three dc, youngest is 2 and i regularly go to bed just after i have put my eldest to bed at about 8pm. I love my bed and rarely watch tv as i prefer my tablet so instead of sitting downstairs i go to bed. Am normally asleep by 9pm most nights as i too am knackered, and no im not missing out on anything and perfectly happy. Infact i have 2 married friends with dc and they also go to bed as early as they can.

I should add this can sometimes be as early as 7.30

Many years ago now but I was lone parent of three and once they were in bed and the chores done I went to bed too. It’s the only way to get through those early years alone.

Glad it's not just me!
I've also been known to be in bed by 7.30! My youngest is still breastfed at bedtime and often falls asleep on me. I shamelessly stay in the rocking chair enjoying the cuddles and have been known to nod off. But generally as soon as LO is down I make sure the older ones are settled in bed then it's a quick tidy before climbing into bed. I've tried to do a bedtime story for all of them but LO causes havoc and gets them all giddy so I gave up on that. LO has s story before the bedtime feed now and the older ones read to themselves. I love bedtime!

Yep every night as soon as the kids are asleep it's bed for me too. I feel tired and to lonely downstairs on the nights.

I have 2dc, DD 5 goes to bed at 8 and DS 10 goes to bed at 9. I spend and hour watching tv then go to my bed and read till around 12ish. I also have chronic health issues. Although I’m not a lone parent my DP works long hours so I deal with the kids bedtimes.

I do this 2 or 3 times a week. Sometimes I'm so tired I'm dragging myself around at DD's bedtime whilst she's jumping around full of energy. I joke that she should put me to bed!

I went to bed at 18:45 the other day with my DD, we cosleep, by the time I got her to sleep I couldn't be bothered to get up....story of my life!

Cremeegg I think it started with me when I co-slept with my 28 month old and has stayed that way since despite the fact LO sleeps in a separate room now. I love getting into bed at night in the evening.