28 November 2011 / Lagging jets

Just when I thought I was clever and had fooled jet lag once and for all, I've started to wake up every morning between 3 AM and 6 AM, unable to fall back asleep. Thomas tells me that a traveller needs one day to recover for every hour of flight, so that means I'll be on London time in 8 days. Hurrah for next Sunday!



I've noticed that a jet-lagged adult and babies have some uncanny similarities: sleeping most of the day, waking up in a confused daze in the middle of the night, and the desire to eat soothing, mushy foods. I wonder if babies feel something similar to jet lag, and I imagine that new parents do. Perhaps they all need a month to recover for every hour of labour?