How do you like to sleep?

GoneButNotForgotten · ‎03-29-2020

I prefer a cool room (or even cold if it's not too cold) with warm blankets; it feels so cozy. I have an electric blanket which means I can control the temperature if I need to.

My husband is just the opposite, plus he snores, I have a bad back so I prefer a mattress a little firmer than what's comfortable for him) so we sleep in different bedrooms.

I really miss sleeping together but no one could sleep with me. I toss and turn, ocassionally I sleepwalk, talk in my sleep, wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, etc. I also envy my DH because he can sleep almost at will, like a cat; I take a while to finally drop off. I'm a light sleeper; he's not a real heavy sleeper but it's easy for him to wake me up. Sigh...

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

Once the CPAP is on my face, I'm out like a light.

GoneButNotForgotten · ‎03-29-2020

@deepwaterdotter wrote:
Once the CPAP is on my face, I'm out like a light.

Are they noisy? did it take a while for you to get used to having that equipment on your face?

deepwaterdotter · ‎03-09-2010

My husband says it is quiet. Since I remove my hearing aids when I go to bed, any noise is not likely to disturb my sleep.

No learning curve for me, I dropped right off to a sound night of sleep the first night.

Puppy Lips · ‎05-09-2010

I like to sleep in a cool to cold room, with the fan above set on low. I do like a little bit of light coming in, so it is not complete darkness. I have a fairly firm mattress and use a pillow feather topper. I don't use flannel sheets (any more), and like my cotton or even blend sheets to be cool when I get in. I have a top sheet, a quilt, and then a fleece blanket over the quilt to keep it clean and hair free as one of my two dogs sleeps on the bed with me.

My DH moved to another room a few years ago. He snored and went to sleep right away. I like to watch TV before falling asleep, and his snoring (breathing even) kept me awake. I think we are both happier this way.

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Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

I have slept in a hotel room with a lady that used a CPAP and it didn't bother me, but I normally use a white noise machine at home.

How do I like to sleep? These days I would like to sleep well. I drop off within 5 minutes of my head touching the pillow, but I'm having issues with things moving around in my head when I lay down, so it's never a good sleep anymore.

I do turn the temp down at night.

MamaWick · ‎03-09-2010

@deepwaterdotter...not me. It still takes me a while to go to sleep with my CPAP, but once I get there...zzzzzz

@GoneButNotForgotten...The new models (mine is almost 5 years old and is a newer one) are pretty quiet. I was so ready for it, that I had no trouble adjusting to the full face cushion. It changed my life. Not sleepy during the day anymore...or while driving. More energy.

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avid shopper · ‎04-18-2010

Cool room, heated mattress pad, pitch black for me.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I like my bedroom dark and cool like a cave; no ticking clock, or glowing LED from a clock/radio, total darkness. Ceiling fan on low in the fall and winter, high in spring and summer.

Our mattress is firm; we use only one pillow each, and use the same cover year round; top sheet, cotton quilt, and a blanket for my husband with poor circulation. I sleep with the sheet and quilt covering my waist to my feet only.

Our thermostat sits on 72 year round.