How Much Sleep Do You Get? General Chat

[Dylan]

"For most adults, 7–9 hours per night is the ideal amount".

When I'm working nights and sleeping during the day I get about 6 hours sleep (although I'll maybe catch a hour during the night at work if I feel I need it). When I'm on normal shifts I usually get the recommended amount.

 

[Deleted member 3]

I tend to aim for 6-8; but, lately there are times on my days off when I'm lucky to get that amount of sleep.

 

[Deleted member 26]

I would say that I average about 6-8 hours, though sometimes more or less..

My sleep pattern is a bit all over the place at the minute due to my circumstances at home.

 

[Geezer]

During the week I only have time to get 6 hours per night due to work but I make up for it at the weekends with maybe a 10-hour sleep on Friday and Saturday.

 

[Steve]

I get a little more than you Gemma but I can only enjoy my days if I get a maximum of 6 hours of sleep. If I sleep more than that I actually wake up groggy and even tired. If I lie-in over 6+hrs sleep, I wake up feeling like I need more sleep and not ready to tackle my day ahead.

 

[Talia]

I used to need 8 hours minimum a night, I could also nap in the afternoon for an hour or so on a non-work day.

Now with a 7 month old who wakes 4+ times a night, I wake up refreshed in the middle of the night if he sleeps more than 4 hours straight. So basically I've trained my body to survive on 4 or 5 hours.

 

[Cherub]

Now with a 7 month old who wakes 4+ times a night, I wake up refreshed in the middle of the night if he sleeps more than 4 hours straight. So basically I've trained my body to survive on 4 or 5 hours.

This. My youngest can be up for several hours a night meaning only a few hours sleep for me too.

 

[Gemma]

My sleep has been off again lately, generally only getting about 4 hours a night no matter how active I've been during the day.