Sleeper diary

Tomás

Six wake-ups a night, split with his partner by a whiteboard in the hall.

Who

Father of twins, 36

Where

Valencia

Usual bedtime

22:30

Hours a night

5h 36m

Wake-ups

6

In one line

I have not slept more than three hours in a row since October.

One night, drawn

A typical night from the ring: deep sleep at the bottom, awake at the top.

Asleep5h 36mAwake

The diary

Night 2

Up at 00:40, 02:15, 03:50 and 05:30. We take the odd hours and she takes the even ones, which sounds fair until you are the one doing 03:50.

Night 9

Both girls slept from 23:00 to 04:10. I woke at 02:00 anyway and checked they were breathing. The ring counted it.

Night 20

My mother stayed over and did the night. I slept eight hours and woke up feeling worse. Nobody warned me about that.

More diaries

Five more people, five more kinds of night.

Diary 015h 12m a night
A nurse in scrubs in a hospital corridor at night
“Blackout blinds, earplugs, and my phone in the kitchen.”
Mara
ICU nurse, 41
Asleep5h 12mAwake
Diary 025h 36m a night
A baby asleep in a dark nursery
“I have not slept more than three hours in a row since October.”
Tomás
Father of twins, 36
Asleep5h 36mAwake
Diary 036h 42m a night
A student reading by candlelight
“Exam weeks look like a different person in the data.”
Ines
Medical student, 23
Asleep6h 42mAwake
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