Originally Posted by
scoobysnak
How in the heck do you do it? How do you get enough sleep in order to make the commute by bike?
My daughter is 9 months old now and going through serious teething at the moment which means that at any time during the night it sounds like a piccalo pete is going off in her room. This comes after contending with acid reflux, after her catching one heck of a case of bronchiolitis, and just being a baby in general. And all this after my wife went through a less-than-easy pregnancy where we were in and out of doctor's offices all the time.
Getting "enough" sleep just to function can be a challenge, getting up even earlier to ride to work feels impossible!
So, my question once again, how did you do it? I have taken a total of 15 months off from nearly all forms of physical activity and I am really feelin' it. I want to get back on my bike in the worst way, but my body keeps telling me that the extra hour of sleep I can get by driving is more important.
I'm not a parent but if you can't get 8 hours sleep a night, then do what ever to get as much as you can.
Here is my suggestion. on nice days stop some place a few miles out and ride from there. That way you still get the blood flowing. Don't beat your self up just get back on as soon as you can. Being a parent of a baby is tuff, Almost all my friends are.