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They Say: Get Some Sleep or Die

Posted by Brett Singer

Are you getting enough sleep?CNN says that you need at least 7.5 hours of sleep every night. Otherwise you are "at greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and sudden cardiac death than their peers who get more shut-eye."

Do these people have kids?

In my case, I rarely get 7 hours every night. By the time the kids are asleep, I usually have other things to do, and then most mornings I need to get up and get everybody ready. Since I work at home, I can sometimes squeeze in a nap which helps to balance things out.

I'm not saying this is a good thing. I'm not one of these "I'll sleep when I'm dead" people. I like sleeping. I'd rather get more sleep but between parenting and working, 7.5 hours a night doesn't always happen.

How much sleep do you get? Is it enough?

source: CNN

image: Napping at Red Lights (which is a great title for a blog)

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Comments

 

Samantha said:

before the kidlet came along I usually got 9-10 hours of sleep a night (like for years, not just when I was pregnant).  I am trying to tell myself that I was storing up for after her arrival.  Now I get 6-7.  I hope that after a few years I can go back to my usual lazy ways...right???  Then maybe this past year and a half won't mean the death of me.

November 17, 2008 3:55 PM

About Brett Singer

Brett Singer is a writer and father living in Manhattan with his wonderful wife and two terrific sons (referred to here as Thing 1 and Thing 2). He writes about music for the Boston Phoenix, parenting for Babble and daddytips.com, and other topics for anyone else who will have him.

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