DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 How do you get enough sleep? Even if I am dog tired, I can't sleep once his alarm goes off and I hear him up and around. So, we really end up sleeping separately most of the time. I WISH I were a really heavy sleeper. My BFF used to sleep through her toddlers jumping on her bed screaming and banging. I can't even sleep with a toddler talking quietly. Dawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I wear earplugs and an eyemask. The combination helps me a lot. One or the other is not enough, but together it's great. Good luck, mama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I wear earplugs. Can you wear earplugs, and he can have his alarm low enough that it won't get through the plugs? Then, can he quietly roll out of bed and tiptoe out of the room and ever so gently shut the door? He'd also have to have everything that he needs out of your bedroom the night before and he'd have to get showered and dressed as far away from you as your house allows. Some men can do that, while some men galump around making a ton of noise and not even realizing they're doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 An afternoon siesta is rather nice. I did that several days last week just because I could--no homeschooling and the summer activities hadn't started yet. Now I'm carting kids to various activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I go back to sleep after he leaves. I'm a crazy light sleeper and wake a few times each night, but I do eventually fall back asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 I don't. Once I am up, I am pretty much up. On rare occasions I can go back to sleep. I go back to sleep after he leaves. I'm a crazy light sleeper and wake a few times each night, but I do eventually fall back asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 The big thing is, I value sleep. It wasn't such an issue 10 years ago, but I am now in my mid 40s and I just don't sleep as well as I used to. If I can nap, I will if I am tired, but I often can't, or, if I can, I then can't sleep at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I feel your pain. I'm a night owl and my husband is a galumper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Oh, and the Master Bedroom is right above the garage, so when he leaves the garage door makes a lot of noise. He won't even consider not parking in the garage, don't get me started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I go to bed early with him and get up at 5. I was always a night owl but have changed my schedule to accomodate his (since him changing to accomodate mine wasn't an option). I have learned to enjoy the quiet early morning hours as much as I used to enjoy the quiet late at night (but it did take a solid 6 months). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Have you ever tried a white noise machine to help mask the sounds of him getting ready & leaving? I sleep with a folded towel & light pillow over my head to block light & sound. I've used eye masks & ear plugs, too. When my dh's schedule changes, it always takes a week or so for me to adjust to the new time/routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I don't. I'm a light sleeper...nothing has worked for me. I now wake up 10 minutes before his alarm goes off each morning. Bleh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I sleep in ds's room. I sleep really badly at the best of times, so I can't afford to be up at 4:30am - I have often only has 4-5 hrs sleep by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I need less sleep than my dh does. I go to bed the same time he does and I will most of the time get up before he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I go to bed early with him and get up at 5. I was always a night owl but have changed my schedule to accomodate his (since him changing to accomodate mine wasn't an option). I have learned to enjoy the quiet early morning hours as much as I used to enjoy the quiet late at night (but it did take a solid 6 months). This is me, though it wasn't my husband's schedule that switched me, it was sleep deprivation from having twins and being completely fried by the time evening hit. Now that they're almost 9, I still enjoy the quiet morning hours to plan the day, fold laundry, etc. before the whirlwind of activity starts. If I need a nap after lunch, I set the alarm so I don't sleep too long. Then I'm not up all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 They make a vibrating wristwatch for a silent alarm clock. I've read reviews that the Timex one is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 What time is dh up. Do you get enough exercise. You might consider getting up and working out when dh leaves. This does limit you to what you can do at home, but at times I've worked out an hour and a half using dvd programs. Then, I am awake and ready to start the day and get a lot stuff done in the morning. I do drag in the evening, but when I go to bed I drop and sleep. I will go to bed by 10. I get up at 5, sometimes 4:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Same here. Most days dh wants tea time at the 4:30am alarm hour. So most days I don't get back to sleep. I am tired. A lot. Today I fell back asleep after he was gone. Most days I don't. I try to get a 15 min car nap in the afternoons. But lately I have just give to bed earlier. No solution, you aren't alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I am a super light sleeper and I just get up when dh gets up or I am up sooner because one of the girls are up then I am up for the day (my days with the girls are very long...15ish or so hours). I don't know how I am able to get enough sleep but I do know my body adapts well to things. So if I need to get up early, my body adapts after a couple of days. I also don't go to bed crazy late. And I found if my body is used to getting only a certain number of sleep hours and I get more (like when the girls are at Grandma's for the night and I try to sleep in), I am more tired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I just get up at 5:00 with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 I do sleep with a white noise machine. I still can't have noise. I can hear it. Right now I sleep upstairs with a white noise machine. I am over the kitchen. Any noise in the kitchen and I am awake. Dawn Have you ever tried a white noise machine to help mask the sounds of him getting ready & leaving? I sleep with a folded towel & light pillow over my head to block light & sound. I've used eye masks & ear plugs, too. When my dh's schedule changes, it always takes a week or so for me to adjust to the new time/routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 I can sleep with earplugs on occasion, but they make my ears itchy and waxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Melatonin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Do I get enough exercise? No. I need to work on that, but so far I haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Like Shelly said, I was wondering if timed release melatonin would help. You have to do whatever you have to do to get enough sleep, b/c years of sleep deprivation will affect your body and your brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I feel your pain. EVERYTHING wakes me up and it takes me hours to get back to sleep, then his alarm goes off and I'm the one who gets up! Guess I'll sleep when I'm dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I go to bed early with him and get up at 5. I was always a night owl but have changed my schedule to accomodate his (since him changing to accomodate mine wasn't an option). I have learned to enjoy the quiet early morning hours as much as I used to enjoy the quiet late at night (but it did take a solid 6 months). This is what I do. Get up at 5 and start breakfast so we can eat together before he leaves. We go to bed at the same time also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 Yes, that is why we now have separate rooms! And we may have to do it indefinitely, but we really would like to see if we can find a way to sleep in the same room. I had my years of sleep deprivation when I had young kids and worked full time. It was NOT easy, but I was also younger and could handle it. In fact, DH and I joke all the time about how when we were in our 20s, 9pm was the time to just start getting ready to go out. Now we look at the clock and say, "9pm, time to go home!" Ah, to be young again. Like Shelly said, I was wondering if timed release melatonin would help. You have to do whatever you have to do to get enough sleep, b/c years of sleep deprivation will affect your body and your brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Sleep... I love to sleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I am not a light sleeper except when it comes to my household. A earth shattering alarm? Yep, sleep right through it. A tiny cry in the middle of the night? I jump up and am awake. It takes me a bit to go to sleep as well. My only solution to my SO leaving at 2am is to stay up until 2am. Another reason I stay up is to make sure my SO is up and out the door at 2am. He's deaf in one ear and if he's sleeping on the wrong ear, he doesn't hear his alarm. I don't have an extra bedroom here for him or me even if I wanted to/could sleep more. If I stay up until 2am, 99% of the time any child that is going to wake up will wake up by then. I get 4 hours uninterrupted sleep a night (2am-6am) unless the baby is teething. It sucks but I've adapted. We will be moving in September and I will have to find a new routine with whatever job he gets. Hopefully it involves more sleep. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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