Hah ... Brilliant cartoon re night times!

[Fuschia]

http://www.amberdusick.com/woodmouse_loves_crafts/2011/06/what-it-is-like-to-not-sleep-at-night-illustrated-with-crappy-pictures.html

[sillywoman]

Brilliant & oh so true. How is it that my husband didn't get the super-hearing that I developed (seemingly over night with the birth of number 1) where the children are concerned? He has just never heard them. It would drive me mad when with number 2 (a terrible night sleeper - entirely my own fault and another story completely) I'd be up & down like a yoyo all night, only to have lovely husband ping awake at 7a.m.ish saying "well that was a good night wasn't it?" Ggrrrrr (6)

[ryedalema]

That is soo true - 'cept for me a couple of additions:

- baby would regularly be on the floor if not 'trapped' by another pillow

- eldest daughter usually comes in too (with at least a couple of needle-sharp Barbies)

- I end up with my head jammed against the bedside table (if not on it)

- I get fed up and sleep in one of the girls' beds

- they then follow me there...

Dad sleeps in big bed ALL BY HIMSELF

I'm three to a single bed (particularly love the baby with legs on her head - why oh why is that so frequent?) :)

[Fuschia]

There is an advantage to buying beds only in double and upwards ...

[Pickle]

Have to admit that in our house the opposite is true - our youngest is 3 and sometimes wakes in the night for the toilet/drink/monster elimination and I never hear her :-$ So it's me waking up in the morning thinking we had a brilliant quiet night, and Mr Pickle with bags under his eyes. Oops.

[sanity girl]

Brilliant, had me crying with laughter!