I saw this app for my iPhone called Sleep Cycle when I was looking for Fantasy Football apps for Jason and was intrigued by it. It analyzes your sleep patterns and wakes you during your lightest sleep phase within a 30 minute time frame. Supposedly, waking at this phase leaves you feeling more refreshed and awake, rather than getting jarred out of a deep sleep. It was only $0.99 so I decided to pick it up and analyze my sleeping.
So here is my sleep pattern from the past four nights, sleeping with an eleven month infant in the same room - who still takes one feeding overnight. Keep in mind I am an extremely light sleeper.
Friday night
Saturday night (I know for a fact I was awake at least once an hour between 2-5 so this isn't terribly accurate)
Sunday night
Monday night
I don't know how I am still managing to stay on my feet during the day, let alone sew without sewing through my fingers. At least in a week or two I will start to ween little H off of breast milk (YAY I made it to 11.5 months!) and then I can start to train her to sleep through the night. I won't get any good sleep until we can get her out of our room though, because she wakes me with every little toss and turn, unless I invest in some ear plugs first.
By the way I have yet to be awakened by the app, it does go off, but I am already awake before it goes off. Usually H or the boys have done that job.
But for $0.99 it is a fun app and it has great reviews. For those of you with an iPhone (iPod or iPad also) and no kids to wake you up, you should give it a try! You do need to be able to plug your phone in overnight and it does not work on Temper-material beds. You can find it in iTunes, here.
