Look up “split sleeping.” Before this weird invention called “electricity” this was the norm.
People would go to bed around nightfall, and - especially during longer nights - would awaken after a few hours. Sources agree that a chamber pot was often utilized, and also, people would, uh … pray, yeah, that’s it! Sources agree on the praying part, too. Definitely, praying.
Not at all related to how women would birth 14 children, nope, not at all.