Sleep; you will lie-in again!

[sillywoman]

Just wanted to share with those of you currently suffering the hell of the 5.30am wake-up call. It's now 7.45am and none of my children are awake yet! Nowadays this is not that unusual.

This will be you too, you will sleep in again. Take heart and be patient, it will come.

I aught to add that I have actually done my time in the "it's still dark(ish), it's not morning" years. So this post is intended to give you hope for the future not mocking your present predicament. All sympathy to you.

SW

[Fuschia]

Yes our 8 yo is always the last up!

[KateW]

Thanks Sillywoman that does give me hope, providing you aren't about to tell us that you're children are teenagers! :o)

[Belle]

Ah, thanks SW - it's good to hear :)

[sillywoman]

Umm, yes KateW, the older ones are, but the youngest is 7 and has been regularly sleeping in until 8am (when allowed) from about the age of 5. So take heart. :)

[simonethebeaver]

Also, they do get to the point when you can leave a pile of cereal boxes and bowls out, and tell them to keep quiet and watch the TV! That way, the time they get up is immaterial to you.

[sillywoman]

luuurve TV. All hail cbeebies.

[chantelle]

my 2.5 year old has to be roused at 9:15. I don't know how he's going to cope with nursery education/school!

[Ruth_Baldock]

Also, to those of you with two children- when my sister was born, I was 6. By the time she was 6mo, she'd wake at 8am, and I'd take her into my bed and play with her/entertain her . Mum had no idea (deep sleeper) and thought she naturally slept till 9:45am (on weekends) and THEN I'd take her out of her cot.

I cannot wait for my children (both cheeky and in utero) to LET ME SLEEO.

[Dorothy]

Its lovely this lying in business, isn't it? 8.15am for me today and that was only because husband was off to work and wanted to say goodbye :-S

But then, but then ... something deeply odd and masochistic in me has a hankering for those 6am starts.. You had an excuse to go to bed at 10pm, plus dawn is very lovely. Even in Lunnun.

[Helen GV]

Well the past couple of mornings I have had a lie in till ....6.15!!!!

It FEELS a lot better than 5.30 even though it's only an extra 45 mins...

Thanks sillywoman, it,s nice to hear!

[Shell71]

8 years on with 2 monsters.

I have completely forgotten what

A layin is. Littleman wakes up around

5.30-6.00 and my daughter around 6.30.

When my daughter stays at nannys she lays in till

9.00 why oh why can't she do that at home.

Just wish littleman would stay at nannies.

Hopefully within the next couple of years

I will get a lay in lol

Good luck ladies