How many hours of sleep do you get?

[mefordis]

See thread title. I feel like I need 8 in order to be at the top of my game. In order to get 8 I usually have to take a 2 hour nap, which makes me feel guilty and lazy.

How many hours to you need to feel your best? Do you take naps?

 

[Disneylover99]

I probably don’t get enough sleep. Maybe 5 hours on a good night?
I go to bed late, wake up frequently throughout the night, get up early and never nap.
But I’m not tired throughout the day, so I guess I‘m doing okay.

 

[barb969]

7-8

 

[TippyThomas]

I take no naps and get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.

 

[Kitty 34]

8 -9

eta....no naps and never have.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

Probably 9-10

 

[kdonnel]

I generally am in bed around 11pm and up at 7am. So I imagine around 7 to 7 1/2.

I do not take naps.

 

[Southernmiss]

I get about 7 hours of sleep lately.

Things have changed this year.

I did take a solid nap yesterday for about an hour and it was some of the best sleep I have had lately

 

[JimMIA]

I take no naps and get about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.

Yep...that's me too.

DW has terrible sleep habits -- stays up WAY late watching TV and then takes long naps. Can't be healthy.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Lucky to get straight 5
No naps
I hope I can sleep when I’m dead sure can’t do it now
Calm App is a major help

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

6-8, I l ike leaning towards 8 but that is pretty much limited to weekends

 

[neverlandsky]

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[Luv Bunnies]

I go to bed 8 - 8 1/2 hours before I have to get up. I know I don’t sleep the whole time, although I would like to! I only take naps on Wednesday afternoons when I get off work at 12:30. Otherwise I don’t get home until
after 3:00 and it’s too late for a nap.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I go to bed around 10, and get up between 6 &7 most days, but I get up often in the night, and don’t always fall right back to sleep. I guess I do sleep between 6 and 7 hours. I don’t take naps, and if I am tired and try to nap, I don’t generally sleep.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I get around 8-9 hours a night, broken up into chunks. I haven't slept an entire night through since I started menopause. I wake up around three hours after falling asleep, and then every couple of hours after that. I'm used to it now; in fact, I sleep on my side (I flip flop all night, too), and if I sleep more than 3-4 hours on one side I get a headache on that side and I have to take something for it before rolling over or I'll be headache-y all day.

I nap sometimes, usually on dreary days. Something about a rainy day makes me drowsy.

 

[lifesavacation]

For the last couple of weeks I’ve gotten maybe 4 a night. I always feel like I need coffee in the morning so it doesn’t really matter how many hours I get. I set my alarm for 7 hours but I’m usually up before that time. My doctor prescribed mirtazapine for sleep and it absolutely works. Unfortunately I gained 15 pounds and I’ve stopped taking it. I never nap during the day. Too afraid I won’t sleep in the evening.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Way too much

 

[mamamary]

Between 6 and 7 but there is always waking up in between.

 

[Christine]

On a good night, where I don't wake up all night, probably 7. And I feel pretty good at 7 hours. Other times, it's probably 5 hours, and I feel bad then. I never nap. Can't do it for some reason.

 

[evilmommie]

Oh Sleep...You elusive little scoundrel. Back when I was working, it was all over the place. I'd pride myself on getting by with 4-5 hours and be on my toes. These days, I'm trying hard to get 7-9 hours a night. I use white noise, sleep earbuds and the Calm app to help me with Zzzzzz.