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Sleep issues

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PoolNooodle · 13/09/2021 09:35

I’m really struggling with sleep and getting up in the morning, I’m a single parent and I have 4 children, my oldest has autism and she doesn’t sleep at night until at least 1/2 am , yesterday she wasn’t asleep till 1.30am, she keeps all the house up as she shouts I have to have my youngest who is 4 in my bed still as she can’t share a room with her because she is aggressive, I didn’t sleep until 1.30 am as had to stay up till she feel asleep, this is the same every night. Then I’m having to get up at 7.30 am to get ready for school when I’ve had little to no sleep the night before, I get up and we get ready but even at 7.30 it’s pushing it for time and everything is a rush because we still end up late but I’m struggling to get up earlier when I’ve had little sleep, today we missed the bus by about 30 seconds then the next bus drove straight past us so of course we was late, how can I combat my tiredness and get up earlier? I’m really struggling on such little sleep.

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ZooKeeper19 · 13/09/2021 20:23

Oh this sounds hard work. How old are the kids, if the youngest is 4? Can they help a little?

I know nothing of this as mine are way younger but I have ASD and I struggle hard with keeping routines and being on time and when things change I disintegrate.

Firstly what systems do you have in place in terms of your oldest and her special needs? Anything you can do on that front?

Secondly how old are the others and what can they do to help? Can they help with dishes, laundry, hovering, shopping, feeding, cleaning, bath times...

I'd try and have them help out more, write down what needs to be done in order for you to get more time available.

I think you may not be able to get more sleep possibly, but even sitting down with hot tea at 6-7pm watching news or what, reading with the kids basically resting physically even if not asleep will help you to feel less tired in the morning. And having everything ready the night before so that you only brush teeth, put on prepared clothes and leave will make morning faster. It's the routine to establish, the rest may the fall into place.

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