What is happening to me!!

bubbadog

Arnie has been getting me up between 4am and 4.30am for months now so I take my kindle to bed and play games till a reasonable hour to get up. But now and again I have been waking up when Arnie doesn't wake me between 5am & 6am I don't know what's wrong with me? I wish I could have a lie in and wake at 10am or 11am but I can't. Any idea's ?

stickywicket

I'd hate either 4am or 10am as a waking up time. Our radio alarm starts at 7am and goes off at 8am and by then I'm up. I think habit is a good thing where sleep's concerned. The body gets used to stuff and learns what's expected of it.

I've read that playing computer games is a bad thing if one wishes to sleep afterwards. Maybe just read?

Assuming Arnie is a pet and not your husband – or even if he is 8) – can't you just evict him from the bedroom?

dreamdaisy

I don't think there's anything wrong, like The Spouse you are accustomed to poor sleeping patterns, in your case probably initiated by the cat. Mr DD 'sojourns' (as I call it) between 3.30 and 4.30 am every night no matter how tired he might be. It's a learned behaviour - he even does it when we're on holiday. DD

frogmorton

I have to agree with you sleep patterns are called that because that's what they are. A pattern a habit.

Naughty pussycat doing that to you!

I take my kindle to bed incase I wake up too but read with the light on low if I wake up. Usually I go off ok.

I wake every single morning without fail between 6.30 and 7.30 no matter what.

I hope you have a better night tonight Bubbadog

Love

Toni xxx

tkachev

Mon to Fri I wake up at around 6 without fail. Deep down I must know that the children need to get up at 6.30ish and I need some time to let the painkillers do their job. Oversleeping would be a disaster as I just could not rush about to catch up.

I also think the body responds to light and traffic noise, certainly in my case I react to both as the first commuters awake around this time too.

So it is likely to be your body responding to the usual pattern of sleep/awake.

Elizabeth x

Airwave!

As one who hasn't slept 'properly' for many a year I would like to know the answer as well, should you ever find 'it'.

bubbadog

To clarify, Arnie is my huge bundle of fur cat!! (weighs a ton!) If my OH got me up at that hour I would punch him in the ribs! He can sleep through an earthquake. I've been really suffering with literally falling a sleep in the middle of having conversation with my OH and it's not because it's boring! And not being able to watch a television programme. My OH says sometimes I slur my words. I've made a Doctors appointment to see my G.P after having a chat with her about it. And now I've even started having rest days where I don't go near my computer or phone and have a duvet day and watch a film and have long sleeps. Will have to see what is causing this.

Airwave!

Hey, move over on the settee, thats my rest place! I can fall sleep anywhere even at the theatre. The grandchildren think its hillarious, stand over me and shout, all together, 'wake up grandpa"!

Turbogran

I'm the same I'm usually awake and up by 6am every morning mr turbo is not usually up until around 7.30 -8am and will still complain he is tired. :roll: and gets very disgruntled when I say good afternoon. ha ha