Adult sleeping disorder? anyone feel the same?

[Dreams]

Hi i wanted advice on sleeping to much i am 22 and i cant seem to get by on any less than 10 hours sleep a night/day. I go to bed about 11pm and get up at 7am but i will either go back to bed between 9 and 10am again for another hr and also sometimes again in the afternoon for another hr or 2 i am sure there is something wrong with me! but don't know what i have been to the doctors and explained they done blood tests but found nothing! they say its depression but i am not depressed what else could it be!
No one will listen but i am convinced this is not normal another thing they say is haveing a baby (16 months now) is tireing too! I am still not convinced i feel my life is wasting away!
I want to stay awake and try my up most hardest to but it gets to the point where i just cant!
Any help?!

I don't have any advice I'm afraid as it's not something I've had experience with...looking after a toddler is tiring and maybe you are very busy and need the rest...Sure that other mumsnetters will be able to help you here

Does anyone have any good sleep remedies?I have never really slept a full night since my son was born and he is 9 now!Any suggestions that dont involve sleeping pills-I am desperate to fall asleep quicker

Blimey i wish i could stay awake and not fall asleep me and you in totally different positions here noddy5... all i can say is good luck cause i would hate not to be able to sleep......but i also hate and i mean hate not being able to saty awake!

Dreams try rooibos tea from any health shop it really does keep you on the go!

What or who is Just?

Beetroot please send their number I am so desperate.Also anyone in Brighton interested in meeting up for coffee and a chat?

thanks for the advice am going to try the tea! Yes i am active if you can imagine runing around after a 16 month old all day. Obsessed with cleaning my house is well!!!
I work to but only 9 hrs a week!

sorry noddy5 not nr brighton i am nr london area

Dreams, I've been feeling incredibly tired lately too. I do have a medical thing going on and I'm sure that's part of it. I sleep the same hours at night as you (though I'm often restless during the night and sometimes wake too early) but I find more and more that when my dd (15 months) has a nap in the day I have to join her. Actually I think she's on the verge of dropping 1 nap and I'm wondering how I'm going to cope!

Where in London are you? Fancy meeting for a sleep?

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Hi Dreams.
When you are asleep - are you getting decent sleep? I watched this programme about sleep. This expert said that some people are restless sleepers - so no matter how much sleep they get they are still tired - and often need a nap during the day.
Also, the position you sleep in can effect the qualifty of sleep you get.
If you are sleeping scrunched up (or fetal) this can restrict the flow of oxygen in your body whilst you are asleep and make you work hardrer to breath. Therefore waking up tired because your body has been working harder! The way to remedy this is to sleep on your back.

Hope this make sense!!

I find sleeping is almost addictive - the more you get the more you want. Try to get to bed a bit earlier and to sleep by 10pm - you shouldn't need any more sleep. When dd1 was a baby my mum and husband would help so much with the feeds I found I was getting up to 12 hrs sleep per night - I was more tired than I ever had been - it was almost too much sleep! Uninterupted sleep is the most important factor

lyndsey66, that's really interesting. I'm a lousy sleeper and I sleep so scrunched up you woudn't believe. I'm going to try to stretch myself out now. Thanks!

Grommit, I know what you mean. I used to thrive on 6-7 hours a night before dd was born. I'd zip around everywhere and rarely feel tired. Now I usually manage 7-8 hours and maybe a nap in the day and I'm totally knackered. I think it's a combination of not sleeping really deeply any more and being generally stressed out.

Hi dreams, my dh is the same as you and needs tons of sleep. He could "fall asleep on a washing line" so to speak! He has always been like this and there is no real reason for it, he is just a person who needs more sleep than the rest of us. Have you always had this problem or is it a recent thing?

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Beetroot, don't know if Noddy5 saw your message but I did. I'm suffering with insomnia (while my baby sleeps soundly). Will try the stuff you recommend - thanks