How much sleep do you get in a 24 hour period?

[MissMillie]

Poll question: How much sleep do you get in a 24 hour period?

Nope, not looking for medical advice... just curious

[ogneopasno]

1. I voted 8, but I am awoken irregularly from night to night b/c of Mr. Ogneopasno's schedule. He's on

call 24/7, so we wake up all the time.

I also didn't count napping time. I love napping.

[LynzM]

2. Depends on the day...

Some nights I'm really lucky and make it to like, 9 hours. Most of the time, I'd say it's 6-7, often interrupted at least once by the kiddo and then again when Z gets up to go to work. But some of that is my own fault; I'm a night owl and regularly stay up waaaay later than I should!

[vadawg]

3. 2 or three usually, unless something comes up and then just a catnap

[Shell Beau]

4. It has changed since having a baby. I used to get 8-9 hours a night.

Those were the days! ;)

[av8rdave]

5. I used to be a REALLY heavy sleeper

Nothing would wake me up.* Then I had kids. Been a light/easily woken sleeper ever since.

*Once in college, a water line broke in the ceiling just outside my room. It caused a short, setting off the fire alarm, which was the old fashioned steel bell type, also right outside my room. Base firemen and plumbers wound up working most of the night - again, in the hall just outside of my room.

People looked at me like I was from another planet when came out of my room in the morning, stepped in a puddle of water, looked up at the missing and torn ceiling tiles, and said, "what happened here?"

[Shell Beau]

6. You were a heavy sleeper! Kids change everything!

:)

[kentauros]

7. During the week: 4.

Weekends: 10-12

I didn't average it as though I love to sleep, what I really need is a 28-hour day to be totally happy :D

[dembotoz]

8. not enough

[Strong Atheist]

29. Same here.

x(

[yellowdogintexas]

32. me too. nt

[DarkTirade]

9. Usually not enough.

[NJmaverick]

10. I think I average 8, but it's hard to tell

one night a week (and once a month on weekends) I get between 6 and 2 hours of sleep (due to my volunteer EMS work). So it's hard to really judge the rest, as I am often playing catch up.

[no name no slogan]

11. At a minimum, 8 hours, sometimes more

I make sure I get between 7-9 hrs a night.

I have bipolar disorder, and one of the most important aspects of managing it is to keep a regular, consistent sleep schedule every night. I'm usually asleep by 11, and try to be awake at 7 every day, weekend or not. That means I don't stay out late, and don't sleep in too late on weekends, if I can help it.

Because of the meds I take for bipolar disorder, I have become hypothyroid, and tend to have low energy because of it. That means I tend to sleep a lot longer than most people, too, so it's not unheard of for me to sleep 10-12 hours on some nights.

Most Americans don't get enough sleep, and it's killing us, IMHO. :(

[1gobluedem]

12. Not enough

I am a chronic insomniac and haven't slept through the night since I was in college. I can fall asleep but I can't stay asleep. It's very, very irritating.

[deoxyribonuclease]

13. About 6.5, trying to get it up to >7

[Skittles]

14. on a normal day (night worker) about 5 hours

but every few weeks I go into a coma on my days off :o

[yvr girl]

21. I can relate

I get three to five hours during the week. Some Saturdays are a major nap fest.

[Skittles]

25. on those catch-up days, I literally feel drugged

yes INDEED :D

[littlebit]

15. If I sleep for more than 4

I wake up with a really bad headache.

[mnhtnbb]

16. Never enough. Especially when teh kittehs sleep inside. They must have

internal alarms because they ALWAYS get me up by 4 a.m. just to be sure there is food in the dish
and to let them out (unless it's bitterly cold they prefer the outdoor privy to the indoor litter box).

Then I go back to bed for an hour or so. Usually up somewhere between 5 and 6 a.m.

[JitterbugPerfume]

17. hard to say--

some nights I barely sleep at all and other nights I sleep eight hours. I often take a short afternoon nap when I dont get enough night sleep

[flvegan]

18. 6. 2 of which I got at my desk last night.

Neck's been bugging me all day, too.

[supernova]

19. About 9 hours

But I am exercising a lot. I seem to need it to build muscle.

I can be a light sleeper though and frequently wake up about 3-30 and stay awake. I hate those nights. :P

[bigwillq]

20. between 6-7 (nt)

[mokawanis]

22. I must get 6 to function

7 is better, Any more than 7 is a waste of precious time.

[femmocrat]

23. Not enough.

I get about 6 hrs at night (with interruptions) and about an hour nap in the evening.

I'm always tired, even on the weekends.

[MrSlayer]

24. 6 when I'm working, 10 when I'm off.

I love sleeping.

[mwooldri]

26. If I'm lucky...

... 3 hours before 6am and 5.5 hours after 8am.

I need at least 8 straight to function well.

[Lucian]

27. Anywhere between 3 and 12 hours.

It varies day by day. It all depends on how depressed I am.

[Callalily]

28. Lately? Very little.

Unfortunately job concerns are stressing me out.

[Arkansas Granny]

30. 5-6 hours seems to be my norm for the last 30+ years. Even on weekends

I get up early.

[Drunken Girlfriend]

31. Sleep

I'd say about 4 to 5 hrs most nights,as I have suffered
from Insomnia since I was a child.

I would luv to be one of those ppl who can sleep all day
and all night,because being awake for too long makes you
think about your problems,and stresses you out even more.lol

[DebJ]

33. You should have had the option: not enough.

[Kali]

34. between 7 and 9 hours

I sleep normally now, since I got on CPAP - 7 to 8 hours almost every night - if at the lower end or some other problem happens I seem to need 30 minutes to an hour in the afternoon.

Before I was sleepy ALL the time - trying to nap or whatever 4, 5 times a day - "sleeping" late every morning. It was bad.

[JackDragna]

35. Wait..what is sleep?

eom

[old mark]

36. Not enough - I wind up doing this shit at 3 AM!