Sleeping

[Y.A.G Si Ye Nots]

I know that most of you have a hag who joins you in bed most nights, so this may not apply to you. Do any of you actually sleep in the middle of your bed? I have a king bed yet always sleep on one edge of it, probably using less than 25% of it. Even when I force myself to fall asleep smack in the middle, I wake up later and realize that I am back pushed way over on the edge of my bed.

It's not a case of my mattress being old/having too much crowning from sleeping on either side of it, as it is like this wherever I sleep. What forces my body to move towards the edge?

 

[big_country90]

I think if you ever sleep overnight with someone (which I assume you do on occasion), you eventually develop the habit. Growing up, I used to sleep in the middle of my bed. Now, when I go out of town for work, I still end up on the edge of the bed no matter how I started.

Then you have people like my 7 year old son, who flops around the bed at night like a fish. He will be a terror for his eventual wife.

 

[i am herdman]

I go sleep in my own bed. Better for everybody involved. I got over that married stuff and we actually have to do the sleeping(real sleeping not the other stuff, pervs) seperate. I want to sleep and so does she. I got to my own bed and I bought one those damn good mattresses that has the lift and adjustable settings. Screw actually sleeping with someone else. I want my rest.

Same thing though. I end up on the side somehow.

 

[big_country90]

Herdman brings up an interesting topic. I have learned of more and more married couples that sleep in separate beds and are in completely happy marriages. I couldn't imagine sleeping separately, but I know lots of married people that do it.

Anybody else here in that same boat?

 

[GK4Herd]

I breathe better when I’m near the edge of the bed. I sleep on my side so if I’m in the middle I don’t feel like I get the same air circulation with the covers and mattress. I want my face as close to the side of the bed as possible. So on the rare occasion I’m alone, I still sleep on one side.

 

[Y.A.G Si Ye Nots]

I got to my own bed and I bought one those damn good mattresses that has the lift and adjustable settings.
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You fell for that scam, too? My mom went out and spent too much money on one of those things. I tried it out both during Thanksgiving and Christmas. I wasn't impressed. The damn thing folds up at the top, folds up at the bottom, and makes me feel like a damn piece of origami. I felt like I was in a Chinese torture device. It claims to be "Zero-G" or whatever? Bullshit. The thing is garbage. If I went to sit upright in bed, I have a headboard and a billion pillows to adjust anyway that I want. The last thing I need is another damn remote control.

I sleep on my side so if I’m in the middle I don’t feel like I get the same air circulation with the covers and mattress.
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Interesting. My entire life, I have never been able to fall asleep on my back. A few years ago, I was in a long term relationship with a girl who liked to fall asleep with her head on my chest, so I started to fall asleep on my back. Now, just about every night, that is how I fall asleep. I end up flipping to my side/front a couple of times throughout the night.

Unlike you, I like the pillows all over me. Many times before falling asleep, I bury my face in pillows where only my mouth/nose are visible to somebody else who would be standing in the room. That may have to do with me liking the A/C blasting when I sleep though.

 

[Bankerreturns]

I'm an edge sleeper for a few reasons, access to the clock is easier (I'm near sighted and can't see the thing with no glasses) and sometimes I like to throw one foot/leg out from under the blankets.

I grew up sleeping in a twin bed, as I imagine most on here did, and I think you just end up relating to where the edges of the bed are. My edge is the right side (when lying on my back). When I am in a hotel and get a room with two queen beds, I always sleep on the right side of the bed on the left. It's my side and puts me next to the little table between the two.

 

[GK4Herd]

I'm an edge sleeper for a few reasons, access to the clock is easier (I'm near sighted and can't see the thing with no glasses) and sometimes I like to throw one foot/leg out from under the blankets.

I grew up sleeping in a twin bed, as I imagine most on here did, and I think you just end up relating to where the edges of the bed are. My edge is the right side (when lying on my back). When I am in a hotel and get a room with two queen beds, I always sleep on the right side of the bed on the left. It's my side and puts me next to the little table between the two.

Absolutely this.

 

[Dreh_Nagi_HC_IM]

Herdman brings up an interesting topic. I have learned of more and more married couples that sleep in separate beds and are in completely happy marriages. I couldn't imagine sleeping separately, but I know lots of married people that do it.

Anybody else here in that same boat?

sounds like the way to go, but for now, we only sleep in separate beds when I'm in deep shit.

 

[mlblack16.]

Herdman brings up an interesting topic. I have learned of more and more married couples that sleep in separate beds and are in completely happy marriages. I couldn't imagine sleeping separately, but I know lots of married people that do it.

Anybody else here in that same boat?

Most nights we do. She gets so mad about my snoring that she gets up and goes down the hall to one of our guest rooms. She got tired of doing that, so if she knows it's a night where she needs plenty of rest (she also works) then she has kicked my ass to the guest room. Honestly, we BOTH sleep much better anyway, so I'd have to think it's actually a good thing for some marriages.

As for mattresses, since I sleep in one particular room the most, I just invested in a mattress/box spring set from The Original Mattress Factory. I'd stack their products up against any in the industry. They still make their mattress and box springs the old way, which means much better quality than the glued together coils and other crap companies like Serta have done to lower costs.

 

[GK4Herd]

 

[i am herdman]

That's a good idea they had back then, but really separate bedrooms is the way to go. That way I can cut loose snoring, farting, watch golf channel, etc. Much better for everybody involved.

 

[herdfan06]

sometimes I like to throw one foot/leg out from under the blankets.

I thought only chicks did that.

 

[Bankerreturns]

I thought only chicks did that.

You were wrong.

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

I sleep on my left side and on the left side of the bed. Cannot fall asleep in any other position or place. Have to have a heavy cover on me.

 

[herdfan06]

You were wrong.

I will sleep with an arm out if I need to cool down, it just feels weird when I have a leg exposed.

 

[GK4Herd]

I sleep on my left side and on the left side of the bed. Cannot fall asleep in any other position or place. Have to have a heavy cover on me.

People are sleeping under weighted blankets now. I’m not sure I understand the idea but it’s suppose to give you a great night’s sleep.

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

Never tried one, but I always have to have something over me to fall asleep. It takes me 30-45 minutes to sleep anyway.

 

[mlblack16.]

People are sleeping under weighted blankets now. I’m not sure I understand the idea but it’s suppose to give you a great night’s sleep.

It provides sensory input to help send signals to your brain to relax and calm down. They're used in hyperactive children (draped across their lap so they remain seated) to help them pay attention.

I know, I know... you're an old skool teacher from West by God. The only thing you used was having your self-made wooden paddle with holes drilled (supposedly to increase speed/air flow) out on display to calm kids and keep them in their seats.

In all seriousness though, they don't work for everyone. I wouldn't be able to stand having one on me. I'd feel like I was suffocating. It's like having one of Grandma's old quilts; those things are heavy AF.