Sleeping Problems -- Need Advice!
By breepeace
@breepeace (3014)
Canada
June 14, 2007 11:20pm CST
I have a problem.
My boyfriend and I don't live together, but we do spend a lot of time at each other’s places when he's in town on time off. I sleep like the restless dead once I'm out, but he's a very light sleeper – the smallest noise that's out of the norm will wake him up. I also toss and turn all night and have a tendency to steal the blankets (stems back to childhood where I used to 'sausage roll' myself in my blanket, therefore feeling more secure). This, of course, disturbs his sleep and once he's awake, he has a hard time falling back to sleep right away.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to curb my bed and blanket hog ways so he can get 8 hours of shut eye every night? He's doing the zombie walk today because of my particularly active ways in bed last night.
2 responses
@velvetprinzess (1064)
• Singapore
15 Jun 07
I know of couples who had the same problem. They then decided to sleep separately and that solved the problem. You could also get 2 separate single mattresses, each with a bed and have separate blankets, this should help too.
@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
15 Jun 07
Like I said, we don't live together, so there's no point in buying seperate mattresses.
@velvetprinzess (1064)
• Singapore
15 Jun 07
Hmmm, looks like the only option is for you guys to sleep separately then. One on the bed and the other on the sofa perhaps.
@MagdalenaM (681)
• United States
15 Jun 07
Hello Bree,
This is definately a serious problem - you may not see it so right now, but with time your boy friend, will get cranky, tired and restless himself without a few nights of sleep.
Out of personla experience, (I am a light sleeper and my partner has real bad sleeping habits!) I have my own blanket, that way we don't bug each other everytime we turn. There are mattresses that allow you to have a side of the bed at a different angle (I think they are called number beds) and that way you can move all you want he will not feel a thing.
Sleeping in different beds would be the last choice but, I have done that too when my partner had a particularily bad night.
I hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Magdalena
