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pshaw_ravenYesterday, we needed to acquire a new foam pad for Fox to sleep on. We both like sleeping on the floor, though I'm also a devotee' of memory foam mattress pads, the fancier the better, so bring on the cooling gel injections, copper anti-microbial enhancements, and whatever other technologies will make my unconscious time better. Anyway, at the same time we also bought me a weighted blanket. I'd mentioned it to Fox who decided I should at least try an inexpensive one out to see if it helps.
I've had bouts of insomnia my entire life, even as a child. I know people will say that kids can't have insomnia, but those people are wrong. I'd lie awake for hours, and I know I wasn't dreaming that I was awake. I was awake awake. This trend continued into adulthood with insomnia, reduced sleep times and quality, and a whole lot of tossing and turning. It probably doesn't help that I'm a side sleeper, and the only times I've been able to sleep on my back are when physical pain forces me to.
So, according to Fitbit, which isn't super-duper accurate, but good enough for my purposes, I actually did sleep a little better last night. My restless time was down from 1:12 to 00:57. They've added some other metrics, but that's behind a paywall, and I feel like since I already bought the stupid watch, I'm not giving them more money for a premium experience. I actually slept a little less than the previous night - by a few minutes anyway - but the score was higher. Fitbit scores your sleep from poor to excellent, and I typically fall in the "fair" range, and I'm used to seeing 70's as opposed to Fox's consistent 80's and "good" scores. Last night was an 83, which may be the highest score I've gotten so far.
All that being said, I've read that it can take your body some time to adjust to the weighted blanket - five days is the number that sticks in my mind, but now I can't seem to find where I read that. But it wouldn't surprise me that there is an adjustment period. Come spring and warmer weather, I'll want to remove the regular comforter since I was very warm last night, and even with the AC running I might be too hot. But I feel like I can always find someone to make me a duvet cover or two - probably on Etsy. This might also be a good idea because of the cats - an extra layer of protection for the part that actually contains the glass beads. Right not they don't seem very interested in it, probably because it smells like the store. But Feisal seems attracted by the soft velour side and he'll dig at it once he feels comfortable with the thing.
We'll give it a full week and see how things go but after one night I feel more confident that I've made an investment in my sleep health, rather than wasting fifty bucks on a bag of beads.
I've had bouts of insomnia my entire life, even as a child. I know people will say that kids can't have insomnia, but those people are wrong. I'd lie awake for hours, and I know I wasn't dreaming that I was awake. I was awake awake. This trend continued into adulthood with insomnia, reduced sleep times and quality, and a whole lot of tossing and turning. It probably doesn't help that I'm a side sleeper, and the only times I've been able to sleep on my back are when physical pain forces me to.
So, according to Fitbit, which isn't super-duper accurate, but good enough for my purposes, I actually did sleep a little better last night. My restless time was down from 1:12 to 00:57. They've added some other metrics, but that's behind a paywall, and I feel like since I already bought the stupid watch, I'm not giving them more money for a premium experience. I actually slept a little less than the previous night - by a few minutes anyway - but the score was higher. Fitbit scores your sleep from poor to excellent, and I typically fall in the "fair" range, and I'm used to seeing 70's as opposed to Fox's consistent 80's and "good" scores. Last night was an 83, which may be the highest score I've gotten so far.
All that being said, I've read that it can take your body some time to adjust to the weighted blanket - five days is the number that sticks in my mind, but now I can't seem to find where I read that. But it wouldn't surprise me that there is an adjustment period. Come spring and warmer weather, I'll want to remove the regular comforter since I was very warm last night, and even with the AC running I might be too hot. But I feel like I can always find someone to make me a duvet cover or two - probably on Etsy. This might also be a good idea because of the cats - an extra layer of protection for the part that actually contains the glass beads. Right not they don't seem very interested in it, probably because it smells like the store. But Feisal seems attracted by the soft velour side and he'll dig at it once he feels comfortable with the thing.
We'll give it a full week and see how things go but after one night I feel more confident that I've made an investment in my sleep health, rather than wasting fifty bucks on a bag of beads.
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Date: 2019-12-01 04:32 pm (UTC)I know people will say that kids can't have insomnia, but those people are wrong.
As someone who used to take an hour or more to fall asleep almost every night as a child, I hope those people get insomnia.
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Date: 2019-12-01 08:27 pm (UTC)As someone who used to take an hour or more to fall asleep almost every night as a child, I hope those people get insomnia.
I agree with this. I agree very hard.
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Date: 2019-12-03 10:12 pm (UTC)i have been thinking about getting a weighted blanket too! but i live in a yurt, which is more temperature-variant than houses generally are, and as a consequence i sleep under two regular comforters plus a massive down comforter that easily weighs ~15 pounds - and has a tendency to slip off one side of the bed and drag a bit, creating more apparent weight - and i'm not convinced that a weighted blanket would be very much different than my existing heavy pile of blankets. i would be very curious to hear more as the weeks go by!