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My grandad could get up without an alarm but now it all makes sense!! Going to try this out

The best way to get up without an alarm clock is to have kids. You will never sleep in again.

It's taken me a long long time for my body to get into a proper sleep pattern, but I wake every morning at 6:50am(ish). Unfortunately I also wake at around 1:30am and 4am every morning without fail - any tips of REVERSING the natural alarm clock?

Hey Mellisa,
-Hot shower right before bed
-no TV in the last hour before bed
-take supplementary zinc and magnesium with dinner
-make your room pitch black, even to the point of putting a tea towel over your alarm clock
-keep a sleep log, write down hours slept and reasons for not getting enough, or waking. It will help make your subconscious more aware and perhaps come up with a solution.
Good luck!

I worked nights for a couple of years a couple of years back, and I still haven't been able to resort my body clock back to being normal, I can easily sleep threw to 3pm after getting to sleep at midnight or I'm not sleepy till about 4am. Any tips anyone?

The kids wake us up, everyday weekends and holidays! A sleep in is 6.30am!!! god I'm tired ha ha.

My cat is my alarm clock. She sits on me and purrs, if that dont work them she greases up to me then for the fanale she licks my face. But even before he I have always had no problems waking up. Sometimes if I have to get up early for a reason i will spend some time the night before telling myself I need to be up at that time. I always set the alarm but usually am awake before it.

Hey, you feel so much better when you wake up naturally rather than using an alarm clock. No temptation to go back to sleep after turning off the alarm either. If you do use an alarm clock to set up a pattern of waking at the same time place it well away from your bed so you actually have to get out of bed to turn it off. Go for a walk or run as soon as you get up and get your body working - the first 5 or 10 minutes are a bit rough but by the time you get back you feel ready for the day & have earned a hearty breakfast.

I have two alarm clocks as I worry about not waking up on time, so I read this article twice :)

I have been doing this since I was 12. totally works for me unless I am really really tired.