14.5 hours and counting...

[L.Jane]

That is how long J has been asleep. Last time he slept this long it was 17 hours. Its rather impressive. I know these Drs are very sleep deprived but it still amazes me every time. Do your Drs sleep this much when they have a chance?

[DCJenn]

He would if I'd let him.

In residency though, he'd sleep the sleep of the dead. Now he averages about 6 hours a night. and he's generally cranky but can't see the connection.

Jenn

[ladymoreta]

Hehe sleepy doctor! DH doesn't sleep in much. He gets squirmy and I kick him out of bed. He will occasionally sleep for over 10 hours, but it's usually when we go to bed super early. His mom says when he was a baby, he would never sleep if the sun was out.

That is ONE long sleep... S is the most restless sleeper ever ALL the time, even when he is ''allowed" to sleep!
That is one good healthy snooze though Hopefully he wakes up nice and happy!

[Thirteen]

The most recent time I can think of was a 12 hour "nap" that occurred post-call. Unless call was absolutely brutal, he won't even take a nap but instead goes to bed super early (9-ish).
This time, however, he was down for the count.

[Pollyanna]

He might but with 5 kiddos sleeping that long is simply not an option.

[migirl]

He might but with 5 kiddos sleeping that long is simply not an option.

I was just about to post the same thing, and we only have two kiddos!

[rainbabies]

Heeeeellll no. We've got three kids. He isn't allowed to sleep more than a couple hours post call. Sure he feels like shit and looks it too. But....our kids need him. And I need a break. A two hour nap...on the couch. Which includes the noise, jumping on and playing...is about all he gets.

And to quote Heidi a looong time ago. "wake his ass up! Interns don't need sleep."

[Pollyanna]

And to quote Heidi a looong time ago. "wake his ass up! Interns don't need sleep."

Best quote ever!!

[MDPhDWife]

I was just about to post the same thing, and we only have two kiddos!

Ditto! You ladies letting your DH's sleep are making me look bad!

[DCJenn]

See, he's never post-call. He's post on-call but dude gets to sleep in his own bed these days.

Six years of training and one deployment later and the man can sleep in his own bed every single night. (not that he does, which is why he's cranky)

So far in attendinghood, he has gone in once while he was on-call and that was because one of his patients was dying and he wanted to be there w/ the parents. Other than that (knocking wood) we're done with that PITA.


J

Haha, the other day I tried waking DF up after sleeping for 12 hours. He opened his eyes and said groggily, "did you make a second copy of those xrays?" Poor heart, he went back to bed for 2 more hours and felt better after that

[moonlight]

DH isn't doing a residency where he works nights or has a true "post call" day. BUT he still acts like he needs to catch up on sleep from med school. He can fall asleep at 8:45 if I'd let him. I once let him fall asleep really early (8:30 or 8:45) and asked him the next day did he feel really good and rested. He said NO that he woke up at 3 am and couldn't rest very well from 3 until his alarm went off at 6:30.

14 hours is impressive!!!

[L.Jane]

Haha, the other day I tried waking DF up after sleeping for 12 hours. He opened his eyes and said groggily, "did you make a second copy of those xrays?" Poor heart, he went back to bed for 2 more hours and felt better after that

Haha.. I had that after five hours once. I woke him up for dinner like I usually do post call and he says, I think I am going to sleep till tomorrow. So I leave him alone. Two hours later he wakes up and goes, why didn't you wake me up for dinner? I tell him I did and he told me to go away. He tells me he doesn't remember that conversation.

[lirio]

Haha, the other day I tried waking DF up after sleeping for 12 hours. He opened his eyes and said groggily, "did you make a second copy of those xrays?" Poor heart, he went back to bed for 2 more hours and felt better after that

Once I tried to wake DH up and he said "does the patient have a cat? I need to change the medication" or something like that!