Parents of pres schoolers - how much sleep do you get?
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Anonymous
| DH and I go to bed around 11 and wake up at 6 (me) and 7 (him). I wish I needed less sleep because I/we can’t get everything done at night (dishes, clean kitchen , meal prep, laundry etc...). Do others just forgo sleep? How do you get it all done? We are drowning in daily house stuff (this doesn’t even take into account gardening and home projects). Help! |
Anonymous
| I sleep about the same as you. Everything gets done. We have a full time nanny, and have cleaning people come twice a week. |
Anonymous
| I only clean for company. Spouse cooks, I clean. We get 8 hours per night. It’s not bad. |
Anonymous
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I sleep roughly the same as you.
We all clean up together after dinner. What kind of meal prep are you doing? I don’t do that. I have a once a week cleaning person and I pay her to fold some laundry. |
Anonymous
m 11-6 is not bad at all! |
Anonymous
| Do you have any help around the house? We have a full-time nanny with kids in school for four hours in the morning and a maid. We pay our nanny full-time so she can handle things like holidays and sick days, but also so she can get stuff done during the day. She's like my assistant while the kids aren't with her, so she handles grocery shopping, meal prep, errand running, etc. As a result, we sleep as much as we want. I know it's a financial thing, but I would seriously consider either hiring out some of your stuff or finding a way to scale it that makes more sense - like put the laundry in the wash when you wake up, move it to the dryer before you leave the house, fold it at night, etc., so you're doing smaller things instead of a ton of stuff on the weekend. Also, for meal prep, find easier options, either foods with less pieces or buy the pre-chopped onion, etc. |
Anonymous
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We have a 2.5YO and 4YO and DH and I WOH full time. We prioritize sleep and are in bed and usually asleep by 9:30 on weeknights. We're up around 5am so a solid 7.5-8 hours every night.
We outsource laundry, have cleaning people every other week (although could really use it once a week!), and use a meal delivery service for weeknight meals. |
Anonymous
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Do you wake up naturally at 6? Why are you up that early?
DD is 4, she's in bed by 8:30, I'm in bed by 10, hopefully asleep by 11. I get up at 7am when I have DD with me (divorced). |
Anonymous
| I feel your pain, OP. I get less sleep than you b/c I have 4.5, 2.5 and 6 month olds, so there are lots of wake ups... but the general contours are similar. I am tired. I would be tired even w/o the wake ups. |
Anonymous
In bed by 10:45, asleep by 11:15, up around 7am. Kid sleeps 9:30-8:15 when no school, and 9-7:45 when he goes to (pre)school; he also naps. When I'm off work, sometimes I nap too. I'm about to have a second, so all bets are off. 
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Anonymous
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DH does dishes and cleans while I do bath and bedtime for the kids
Laundry on weekends Meal prep in the morning while feeding kids breakfast |
Anonymous
This is just annoying. How hard is it to get everythinh done when you have a full time nanny and cleaners twice a week? |
Anonymous
What time are you getting home at night? I sleep probably 12-7, but am not doing household stuff all night either. DH does dishes and kitchen tidying up while I do bedtime. If I need to do laundry during the week I start a load as soon as I get home, change it over when done, and (honestly) fold it the next night while watching TV. We do most gardening on the weekends, and big house cleaning stuff then too--more daily stuff like vacuuming gets done as needed (a cordless stick vacuum is great for this). Usually I try to make a couple meals on the weekend that can have a meal of leftovers from, or at least have a start for another meal (eg, I always make the most rice that the rice maker can do at one time). Raw veggies get chopped most on the weekend. We get home and have dinner by 6 each night though, dd is in bed by 8. We also keep Trader Joes's freezer section stuff for quick meals on nights where we are more pressed for time--add veggies and fruit, and dinner is done. |
Anonymous
| I hear you, OP. It's a constant rat race. I got used to sleep deprivation. And I try to outsource as much as I can, such as gardening. |
Anonymous
| Roughly 10:30/11 to 6. I feel rested. |