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How many hours do you get a night / day?

Poor sleep linked to heart failure, Norwegian study says


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21667943

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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Average about 6 in the week. Weekends can be absolutely anything
  • No more than 4 hrs a night anymore is pointless as I feel worse than I do if I have 4 hrs
  • 8 hours solid every night without fail. Has been ever since giving up alcohol.
  • roseandcrown
    roseandcrown Posts: 7,587
    7-8 Hours most nights in the week, weekends 4.
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,810
    on average 6 hours a night, doesn't feel like enough though
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,241
    About 6 I'm up at half five every morning so depending on when I skid into my pit dictates how much kip I take. Always feel like shit first thing though
  • About 7 hours, bed at about 10.30, up at 5.30.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    Average about five or six I would say, had a heart attack in October, so probably bears out the claim.
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Usually about 7 but almost always up in the night for a pee - sad side effect of being in late 50s!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    was about 8 or 9 but since the baby about 6
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  • 6 with the baby wow you are lucky
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    yeah we've had a right touch
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    minutes
  • RedPanda
    RedPanda Posts: 4,986
    I have slept like crap the past few months, I find it way too hard to switch off so I'll go for a disturbed and inconsistent 6.
  • About 7, but that will change in July, firstborn on the way! Love my sleep too, me, so will be difficult!!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    NOTHING prepares you for lack of sleep with a baby.

    Even if people think only need feeding every 4 hours so get them off at say 10pm give em a feed at 2 and in the morning at 6 when get up.

    In reality:

    9/10 pm Try to get them off to sleep.
    12am - get them off to sleep.
    2am - they wake for an early feed.
    3 am - finish their feed.
    4 am - finally get them back to sleep after their feed
    6 am - another feed and off to work.

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Not enough........
    (Probably why I'm always Miserable......)
  • fattmatt
    fattmatt Posts: 580
    edited March 2013
    I read a study (can't remember) where which said that people who need less sleep tend to live longer.

    I don't think that we can presume that it's lack of sleep that leads to poor health. Perhaps poor health leads to a poor sleep pattern.
  • fattmatt
    fattmatt Posts: 580
    I tend to get an average of 6 hours. I echo the sentiment about having babies though. Nothing can get you ready for the lack of sleep.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,975
    MrOneLung said:

    NOTHING prepares you for lack of sleep with a baby.

    Even if people think only need feeding every 4 hours so get them off at say 10pm give em a feed at 2 and in the morning at 6 when get up.

    In reality:

    9/10 pm Try to get them off to sleep.
    12am - get them off to sleep.
    2am - they wake for an early feed.
    3 am - finish their feed.
    4 am - finally get them back to sleep after their feed
    6 am - another feed and off to work.

    It was like this at the start and real graft but shes 7 weeks now and feeds at 12 and sleeps through till i get up for work. Guess we've been really lucky she likes her kip!
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  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,458
    MrOneLung said:

    NOTHING prepares you for lack of sleep with a baby.

    Even if people think only need feeding every 4 hours so get them off at say 10pm give em a feed at 2 and in the morning at 6 when get up.

    In reality:

    9/10 pm Try to get them off to sleep.
    12am - get them off to sleep.
    2am - they wake for an early feed.
    3 am - finish their feed.
    4 am - finally get them back to sleep after their feed
    6 am - another feed and off to work.

    I'll raise you, teething !!!!!!

    My youngest is really suffering.His screams go right through walls,people....anything in their path really.

    6 hours.pah! sleepings for wimps ;-(
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Not enough.
  • Oh i could really do with another home game to catch up on my sleep.
  • MrOneLung said:

    NOTHING prepares you for lack of sleep with a baby.

    Even if people think only need feeding every 4 hours so get them off at say 10pm give em a feed at 2 and in the morning at 6 when get up.

    In reality:

    9/10 pm Try to get them off to sleep.
    12am - get them off to sleep.
    2am - they wake for an early feed.
    3 am - finish their feed.
    4 am - finally get them back to sleep after their feed
    6 am - another feed and off to work.

    Cheers for that! I'm torn between as many lie ins as possible now while I can, or starting ti train myself into getting up early!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    I often took the night shifts when ours was little as thought it easier to be me tired at work then for the missus to be shattered and then trying to look after him all day as well.

    Then I inadvertently bought up a load of sub prime mortgage portfolios on behalf of RBS and everyone got the hump.
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    7.5 hours in bed, between 6-7 hours asleep. A full 7.5 appears to be the optimal time, I just can't get myself to go to bed in time for it.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    bed at 10.30/11, get up 6.30... as for sleep, that very much depends on the baby. some night, I'll be lucky to get 3 hours in total. teething/colds/feeding. It never ends
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195

    MrOneLung said:

    NOTHING prepares you for lack of sleep with a baby.

    Even if people think only need feeding every 4 hours so get them off at say 10pm give em a feed at 2 and in the morning at 6 when get up.

    In reality:

    9/10 pm Try to get them off to sleep.
    12am - get them off to sleep.
    2am - they wake for an early feed.
    3 am - finish their feed.
    4 am - finally get them back to sleep after their feed
    6 am - another feed and off to work.

    Cheers for that! I'm torn between as many lie ins as possible now while I can, or starting ti train myself into getting up early!
    When we had our first child I finally understood why sleep deprivation was the torture of choice for Stalin's secret police. I'd have confessed to anything just to get a couple of hours.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    As a student it currently fluctuates depending on my workload, right now I've spent only about 5 hours sleeping as I've got so much to get done. During quiet periods I've been known to sleep 12-13 hours.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,623
    weekday no more than 6 hours a night........sometimes less than 5 if I stay up to watch cricket or a late film.

    weekends I do like a lie-in...........so catch up then by having anything up to 9 hours !!