Comments on: Need more sleep

By: Yakini

Yakini — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:08:25 +0000

When you find the secret, please share it! My quality of sleep has also suffered starting in pregnancy and continues to suck today. lol. I did think it would get better once DS started sleeping thru the night… but, looks like from this post, that may be wishful thinking! Hehe!

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:37:24 +0000

@ Kaye – “I feel like I’ll never sleep well again.” You just summed it up in a nutshell. That’s it exactly.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:36:32 +0000

@ Ms. Bar B – We need to form a research team around this to figure out how moms can get more sleep. It’s not fair, all we have to do each day and then to be operating like if we close our eyes for a minute we will fall asleep!

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:35:37 +0000

@Amy – You are just like me. I work full-time, then I do the Mommy thing for a little bit from 5-8 then the wife thing from 8-9:30ish, then I write until about 11, midnight. Then I get up 5:30. NOT ENOUGH SLEEP. I’m sitting here seriously contemplating getting a new mattress, new pillows, new sheets – the works. I don’t drink coffee, but I have a co-worker who swears by tea and another who swears by Five Hour Energy shots – have you heard of them? I probably just need to go to bed earlier, but really, I don’t have any time to myself until the kids go to sleep. It feels like a waste to go right to bed after they do…

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 20 May 2009 12:43:54 +0000

My kids are 3.5 and 2, and I’m just now starting to feel rested again. Part of my problem has been that I tend to burn the candle at both ends – I’ll stay up until midnight or one am to do something, then I’m wrecked the next day.

Try getting up at 5:30 for a while. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but if your body is saying, “Get up!” and you listen, you may feel better than if you get those extra 15 minutes.

Also, coffee. Lots of coffee.

By: Ms. Bar B

Ms. Bar B — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:26:03 +0000

OMG! I really don’t think it exists… well, maybe for some mother out there, but surely not me. I can’t remember the last time I’ve felt well-rested. Doesn’t matter how much sleep I get either, I AM ALWAYS TIRED!! This is a problem. Please let me know when you find a solution to spending days in a fog, lol.

By: kaye

kaye — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:01:41 +0000

Let me know when you find out how to get a full night’s rest. My smallest is 4 and still, I’m not getting enough. I feel like I’ll never sleep well again.