It's A Cycle

My sister-in-law regularly posts on FB about her struggle with waking up WAY too early, like 3 and 4 AM. One of our cousins kindly explained it's her age. Could this actually be a life cycle?

Birth = Sleep between feedings all day and all night.

Childhood = Sleep at night, awake most of the day.

Teens - 20's = Awake all night, awake most of the day, sleep occasionally.

30's - 40's= Back to sleep at night, awake most of the day.

40's - 50's = Sleep at night, but start waking effortlessly at the crack of dawn.

50's - 60's = Start falling asleep while it's still light out, and waking while it's still dark out.

60's -70's = Back to awake at night, sleep at any other opportune moment.

70's -80's = Sleep from after lunch straight though to dusk, awake all night.

80's + = Back to the beginning, sleep between feedings all day and all night.

Like any cycle, there are bound to be exceptions.... but there does seem to be a pattern.

Peace, love and healthy sleep,
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