2 am or 4 am?

@RavenCT at bedtime (keeping me awake), at 7am (waking me up early) and any time I might wake up in the middle of the night (where they will play with my feet even if they are not moving).

@Rob1948 My roommate says those are called "Sheet Mice". (Toes under blankets or sheets).

My 10 yo cat Heath - is the worst offender - but he's also a great cuddler. He has been known to goose my rear end in a fashion that will make me yelp like I am 8 years old (thankfully though multiple layers of blankets). If he takes it up as a Summer Sport? I'm in trouble.

He gets that gleam in his eyes? And Bam! He finds things to get into. But he makes me laugh - always. That's Heath - laughing...

@RavenCT I keep my feet covered with a heavy blanket. Not looking forward to warm weather either. I sleep under a single sheet.

Lucky you.....I am severely sleep deprived, & cancer treatments years ago left it permanent by the looks of it.

@Lilac-Jade I'm sorry to hear that..... What have you tried?

@Cutiebeauty Prescribed sleeping pills VERY occasionally, warm milk, sleep music through sleep friendly headphones, I have always done my bathing at night.....but no matter what, my top sleep is 4-5 hours, but that does not happen often.

@Lilac-Jade OK... But is that enough sleep for you? I've heard that when we get older less sleep is needed

@Cutiebeauty Of course not which is why I'm sleep deprived. I don't know what to do to sleep more....napping just doesn't happen. If I could get a solid 6-7 hours without waking up in between, it would be better.

@Lilac-Jade Have you ever tried Trazadone? Meant for Depression and taken at night I finally have something that knocks me out most nights. I still can't sleep early - and I have mid cycle awakening - but I do sleep.
Same thing btw my sleep became far worse after cancer treatment. Could simply have been age But as I was 45 at the time? Probably not.

@RavenCT Tried many, but many also react badly with me. I also have to make sure anything I take is kidney friendly.
Currently I use Ativan or Lorazepam, which are fine for me, but addictive so I only use one of them every 3 or 4 weeks when I get desperate.
I am a lifelong night person so sleeping has always been something of an issue but could always sleep as long as people left me the hell alone about ''decent'' hours.
I was 58 when I had cancer, & the 5 years of treatment following really messed up. When I do sleep, I wake up multiple times.

@Lilac-Jade It helped me stay asleep and helped me get there. Apparently replicates something in my brain chemistry I don't have enough of. Waking up not exhausted? That is something.
But you'd have to ask about your kidneys?
It's meant to be an antidepressant but this is another known use - and I have had none of the night terrors I had from the common sleep meds..

@RavenCT Thanks, maybe I'll take that name & ask the dr.