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I used to need 8-9 hours of sleep to even function. Two kids later (one almost three and one three months old) I go to bed between 1-2am and get woken up betwee

I used to need 8-9 hours of sleep to even function. Two kids later (one almost three and one three months old) I go to bed between 1-2am and get woken up between 5-7am now. After a while you sort of adapt to it but the mind is nowhere near as sharp as it used to be. I would never do that to myself working for someone else however I should add.

smu 6y ago
I’m in the same boat. Can’t wait until the nights stabilise in a couple of months and I get my mind and my good mood back (those are the main symptoms for me).
- cycomanic 6y ago
  Couple of months? You're in for a rude awakening (quite literally). There's some studies that parents don't get normal sleep cycles until the last child turns 6. Mine are 4 and 6 now and while it got better, my sleep is still not back to normal. It seems also that the two have some silent agreement to prevent their parents sleep, for example when the younger one got old enough that she would regularly sleep through most of the night, the older one started waking up at around 2-4 with nightmares. Still wouldn't change a thing though, it's all worth it!
  - abdupattoh 6y ago
    ...and then the teens bouncing around the kitchen cupboards for late snacks, and pounding on bathroom doors after everyone else is in bed... then your own insomnia starts. sorry, I was hoping for the same peace. Nope!