Tips for feeling more awake?

[aspiringnurse]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, my one year is an alright sleeper, sometimes wakes during the night and sometimes does not.

I can guarantee though every morning I will feel exhausted as if I've been up with him twenty times during the night..

Any tips on feeling overall more awake?

I usually get up for 7am, get myself showered, dressed, poured a cup of tea and tried to have some breakfast before then getting DS up around 7:30am.. so far this isn't going too plan and I will usually end up sleeping till 8, then getting LO up with me and rushing his breakfast, getting ready and maybe grabbing a quick shower and chuck some clothes on before heading out for play group etc..

Advice welcome?!

I find the inconsistency exhausting too! We can have weeks where DS sleeps perfectly and then he has one night where he's awake a few times and I'm a zombie!

For me it's coffee and fresh air but following for more ideas!

make sure to get up as soon as your alarm goes off, and get straight into the shower. get dressed, have some tea (or coffee- very good at waking me up!) and breakfast, then wake up dc and get them ready. also, what time do you tend to go to bed? I found it helped to go to bed even half an hour earlier as I need all the sleep I can get!

@Bipbipbipbip I wish it was consistent so I'd actually know what time he would wake up but can be varied depending on what we've done during the day..
I have noticed he sleeps LOADS better the nights he's played in the garden that day or we've been for a long walk. 

@sleepismysuperpower1 this is my problem that I tend to stay awake scrolling social media etc.. gonna make a conscious effort to read before bed with a cup of bedtime tea instead of going through social media / Mumsnet till 11:30 every night

Orange juice is better for making me feel awake and alive than coffee.

Can you change the playgroups so you go in the afternoon? Is there really any need to get up rushed? Obviously if it’s for work that isn’t possible!

Shower, healthy breakfast and shit loads of coffee. I find making an effort with make up and what I’m wearing makes me feel more presentable despite feeling crap.
I’m a seasoned knackered mum- my ds is now 5 and has never slept well (despite being on melatonin now). He has ASD and is like a Duracell bunny. I also try and get fresh air every day.

My ds 2 is the same! Weeks of sleeping, then he’s waking again! Every morning I feel like the walking dead! It always seems to be he wakes a lot then wants a lie in the days I’m working! The days I’m off is a guaranteed 6am rise

Shower before bed? I started doing this when DC1 was born. Makes it feel easier to get up in the morning as that is a big task done. But it does mean my hair is almost alway in a ponytail as I sleep on it wet (with a towel on the pillow) on the days I wash it, and usually wake up looking like Charles Il I also make DC's breakfast up the night before (usually frozen fruit, weetabix and milk), come morning the fruit has defrosted, mix is up and it tastes lovely. I now do the same for myself but with oats.