What does the field ‘How long were you awake in between’ mean in my morning log?

In this article, you will learn what is meant by “awake in between” in the morning log and which times you should enter there.

In your sleep journal, in the field “Awake time in sleep phase?” only enter the time during which you were consciously awake at night during your sleep phase, that is, actual interruptions to your sleep.

The distinction is important here: The time you are still awake in bed in the evening before you fall asleep is not included. This phase is automatically calculated as the time between going to bed and falling asleep. The time you spend in bed in the morning after finally waking up, before getting up, also does not count as nighttime awake time. This is also recorded automatically as the difference between waking up and getting up.

An example:
You go to bed at 23:00 and fall asleep at 23:30.
You wake up at 00:00 and do not fall asleep again until 01:00.
In the morning, you wake up at 06:00 and get up at 06:15.
In the field “How long were you awake in between?” only enter only the one hour between 00:00 and 01:00. All other periods of time are automatically taken into account through the other fields.

If you use an activity tracker, please note: The devices also detect short, unconscious periods of wakefulness – even if you do not remember them. In your sleep journal, however, you only enter the awake time that you consciously perceived. Therefore, your entries may differ from the data from your activity tracker – that is completely normal.

Note:
You do not have to actively look at the clock during the night to record the duration of your awake time. An approximate estimate is completely sufficient – your personal perception is what counts.

Any questions?
If you have questions about the somnio app – both regarding content and technical issues – you can contact our support team at any time. You can reach us by email at support@somn.io or directly via the support feature in the app.