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[quote=Anonymous]WTF! I am fully expecting to feel well-rested once we get out of the toddler years. I feel like a million bucks after 7.5 hours sleep.

For those who've forgotten, this is what my night was like (with a 6 month old and 3 year old):

10.30pm - DH and I go to bed
3am - toddler comes in to tell us she's afraid of the monsters (DH takes her back to her room)
4am - toddler comes in again to let us know about the monsters (we make up a bed on our floor for her)
4.30am - baby wakes up, cries a bit, falls back to sleep
5am - toddler keeps asking questions, says she can't sleep, argument ensues 
5.30am - baby wakes up again
5.45am - I finally give in to baby and go in to give him his morning feed (toddler falls asleep FINALLY!)
6.30am - everyone is up for the day except the toddler

So most nights, a 4 hour stretch is the best we get. And yes, we have sleep trained both kids (taking cara babies, sleep consultants). The toddler was an awesome sleeper til recently. Sleep training is not a perfect science and it can be so unpredictable in the early years. I.e. the monster problem is a recent thing! But it's a phase, she'll get through it.

I've observed that most of my friends with 8 year olds +, get a full night of sleep regularly. THAT is when I'll be feeling well-rested! But I'm sure I'll have a new slew of daytime problems and stresses to deal with!

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