How do you sleep?

I just woke up from a most delightful nap, and I realized that I had been asleep on my right side.......

Nice blanket, knees bent, right arm crossed over my chest onto my left shoulder, and left arm tucked underneath...

Soft soft pillow under my head...

So.....tell me.......

How do you sleep?

:hi:

I think.

Well, I sure as heck hope so, sweetie!

Figures my first response is a smart-ass one!

Yeah, I close my eyes too......silly girl!

:rofl:

It's pretty freaky to watch her!

I'll bet it is..........:scared:

:P

Indeed, and I hear you!

However, those days won't last forever.....trust me on this!

My babies are now 40 and 34.........

Of course, I remember when they were getting up at night.......

And thinking they would never sleep through it!

:hug:

I usually start out like you do, but I'm a mover and shaker.

I'm on my stomach a fair bit I think.

A mover and a shaker, huh?

I haven't slept on my stomach in a long time......I wake up feeling kind of stretched.......

And it doesn't feel good!

But hey....whatever works for you!

:hi:

then turn, to restore circulation.

Tingly sensation and lacid extremities...

You turn over every fifteen minutes?

Ouch! Have you ever slept on a waterbed?

We slept on one for 10 years, and it gave us the best sleep ever!

No pressure points at all.......

And.....there were other advantages too, if you get my drift!

:hi:

the weight of a waterbed would crash the structure...

but thanks for thinking of me! :hi: :hug:

The little s--ts are trying to smother me.
hi Peggy!

Ah, really!:rofl:

I'm so pleased that they have so far been unsuccessful!

I mean, don't they know you are alive to take care of their every need?



:hi: back atcha!

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:hi:

Oooh, lucky them!

Do you possibly have room for one more?

:rofl:

:yoiks:

Just kidding! I sleep face-down

Face-down.........OK!

As I said upthread.......whatever suits you! :spray:

but sometimes restlessly. I'm a very light sleeper and will waken at the slightest noise.

But how I sleep is usually on my side...with a soft sweet cat (12 years old now) tucked into my arms. Even if I turn during the night, she will change sides so as to tuck into a cuddle. Funny cat. She has pissed off a number of girlfriends. Of course, she is still here...lol...and they are not. Another cat at my knees and a dog on the floor. A book and a bottle of water on the bedside table.:hi:

Some nights I'm a light sleeper too.....

And then some nights it's as though I've fallen off a cliff!

Your cuddly cat sounds wonderful!

I loved it when our animals tucked themselves into my various nooks and crannies......

Good for you! Any lover who really cares should be able to deal with your sleeping arrangements!

:hug:

and yes, re the lover, lol, no doubt that is why I've given up on a relationship. Any woman who is jealous of a cat is really not worth my while.B-)

And it's even better when it's just a nap. So comfortable, diffuse light in the room but still day. Maybe some rain at the window... Even better if there's someone cooking dinner in the house, so you can wake up slowly to good smells.

Oh.....goody!

Someone else who sleeps like I do!

Yes, I love my naps......

It's funny, but when I wake up from one, it's as though the world has had it's colors restored.....

Everything looks fresh and new to me......

I normally do the cooking, but when I'm rested, that's not a problem...

:hug:

I usually wake up with my face plastered to a book, drool rolling all over the place. (:eyes:) And I always wake up either on my stomach or on my side.

:D

Face plastered to a book! That doesn't sound like very much fun!

But a lot of folks like to read in bed......

:hi:

Can't sleep just lying there waiting, so I read 'til I drop like a rock. :D

On top of a feather bed & under a down comforter with 3 pillows.

My bed is the most comfortable one I've ever slept in. I sleep wonderfully. :loveya:

Wow, now that sounds really really comfortable!

I love feather things!

I'm so happy that you sleep wonderfully, sweetie! :loveya:

In addition to the featherbed & down comforter, I sleep with four pillows. Two of them are feather pillows, the other two are feather pillows topped with a layer of down. Simply heavenly.

and good lord isn't it a little HOT under that comforter on top of feathers?


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:shrug:

Down insulates yet breathes. My old wool blanket & heavy quilts felt much hotter. In fact I use my down comforter year round. I love it. :loveya:

doesn't sleep so well. I tell her to wake me up if I get too loud, but she usually gets up to sleep on the couch if I'm bothering her too much. I've tried those nose thingys that are supposed to help, so hopefully that will put an end to it.

Tim

Too bad about the snoring.......

That can be a problem...

Hope the nasal thingys will put a definite end to it!

:hi:

fetal position, facing the ceiling, head between the pillows and a blankie over my face.

I'm getting an odd picture here......

How can you be facing the ceiling if you're on your side?

Sometimes I find the blanket nearly over my face too.......

It can feel very cozy that way!

:hi:

and I wake up with stiff necks from it. My head just falls into the gap between the pillow on the left and the one on the right. That's the problem with having a queen sized bed to yourself...you tend to migrate to the center of it.

usually rolling around to find the cool spot in the bed

my age, you know

Now your way is just the opposite of mine!

I have a narrow place that I just fit into......and there I stay!

And I hate being too cool.......or too hot, for that matter!

It has to be just right, or I don't sleep well at all.......

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You wear a respirator..........

So what?

As long as it helps you sleep, that's all that matters, baby!

You're absolutely no good if you die!

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give something back if I die

but, it does help me sleep.

:hug:

just not romantic looking, look like a deep sea diver :rofl:

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Genna comes up and starts some kitten crazyness.

Then I roll over on my side and say .... FUCK IT!

Sounds more like a circus than sleeping!

Ah, I love the kitties!

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At least that's the way I fall asleep. By the time I wake up, he's out of bed and I'm on my side.

Ah, lucky you!

My husband and I used to try and sleep this way......

But we couldn't.......:cry:

We just move around too much for that kind of closeness.....

And I am a very heavy sleeper. When I was in my teens, Mom would vaccum in my room on Saturday mornings while I was sleeping and it wouldn't wake me up. I'm still the same way today, but for some reason I wake up automatically at 5:45 AM every morning without an alarm clock. Even on weekends.

Q

On your back? Wow.......I can't do that one at all!

I hear you about the internal alarm clock........

I have one too, normally.....not always though!

It is a useful thing ...

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if at all

I'm so sorry, sweetie.......:hug:

Wish I could help.......

I'm a night owl anyway, but lately it's been sort of ridiculous.

on flannel sheets with three pillows, three blankets, and a comforter, pinned down between my husband on one side and a big fat cat on the other in a full sized bed. My only problem is I don't sleep long enough, only about 5 hours a night.

Now that sounds soooo comfortable!

But I agree......five hours is nowhere nearly long enough.......:hug:

My doc says I should sleep on my back, but I just can't.

I say, sleep in the position where you are happiest!

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There's the Carpal, the rotator cuff, Bell's palsy that keeps my left eye open, bad knees from too many falls from pushing cars in my racing day, and on and on.

A few hours is usually a blessing.

And some folks wonder why I'm so grumpy.:hurts:

Well, now we know why........

Sorry you have so many aches and pains, and I'm even sorrier that they interfere with your sleep....:hug:

Wish I could help........

I'm sorry to hear it, sweetie.....

Everyone should have the benefit of a good night's sleep....... :hug:

She's usually curled up behind my knees, between my legs, snoring gently.

It seems as though most of us who sleep with our critters do well......

Good for you!

:hi:

But I slept better when I had a cuddly wifey and a fluffy kitty... :-(

Hey, whatever it takes!

But I'm sure that has to be a drag.......:hug:

I've dealt with insomnia for over 20 years, but for once, I believe it's getting better.

:hug: to you, Peggy.

:hug: back atcha!

unless I roll off of my pillow then I sleep right on my face and usually when I wake up my arms are numb and I can't move. :eyes:

I can't even imagine rolling off my pillow.......

But mine is feathers, and they tend to mold themselves to your contours...

I hate it when my arms or legs fall asleep.......

But luckily that doesn't happen too often.......

I wish better sleep for you, sweetie! :hug:

Two pillows under me.. one big pillow to the side. . . . . My arm usually goes different places while I'm asleep . . . Legs usually straight if on my back . . bent if on my side. .

Oh . . and I don't know if I do it anymore.. but years ago . . use to sleep with my eyes opened.. freaked out quite a few babysitters. . . one who woke me up cause she thought something was wrong.

Ah, the normal rolling around!

I've never slept with my eyes open.......I'll bet it looked kinda freaky!

Glad to hear that nothing was wrong, though.......:hug:

But yah I roll around in bed. . . which is why I hate sharing a bed... cause I'm going to take them out in my sleep

Last time I ever did a church event (Back when I was in H.S).. we had to share beds. . (Four people in a room two beds) and the poor guy opted for the floor after I kept rolling around until he fell off the edge.

If I sleep...then the bad thoughts that I try to keep away when I'm awake come to haunt me in my dreams.

I'm betting you do sleep!

People get psychotic if they don't sleep...

And I don't think you are!

Or......are you? :scared:

Or perhaps NyQuil and I have become good friends lately :P

on my right side - knees bent, and both hands under my (contour) pillow.

The vast majority of the time, I wake up on my back.

Sounds as though you do all right!

If I wake up on my back, it feels as though 1000 camels have tromped through my poor mouth!

:P

I'm not sure if that's referring to taste or breathing, but it sounds unpleasant, to say the least! :crazy:

And believe you me, it is awful! :scared: :puke:

Before I go to bed, I take a shower to get my body relaxed. Then I slide into bed with some heavy blankets and a couple of pillows under my legs (for medical reasons).

Oddly, I can't fall asleep unless I read something. It's kind of annoying. That said, I am generally out within five minutes of opening a book good enough to really lose myself in.

Rituals are very good things to have when you're trying to get to sleep...

Yours sounds really wonderful......

Too bad about the books, though....

Can you read them in the daytime? Otherwise, how do you finish them?

:hi:

Somehow, I am not surprised........:hug:

:P

I think for many of us....sleeping is like going back to before we were born......

A safe, secure place........Where we can really relax......:hug:

A week ago, I slept for 15 hours, though that's not my personal record. :D

With a fat cat on my hip that snores all night.

Lucky you.........and lucky cat!

:hi:

I am so sorry.........:hug:

I have only gotten 5 hours in the last two days.

That is awful.......

I hope you can make it longer tonight....:hug:

am always on my side, sometimes curled or swastika-leg configuration. Ordinarily nude, as well. Big med-firm pillow(s) and lotsa blankets---the weight of them helps me sleep, and I keep a cool-ish room as I sleep badly in overheated and dry places (the case in many hotels.) I travel a lot with work, and luckily do pretty well on most all mattresses, though of course the best is always on the bed at home---or should be---right?

EditToAdd: Lifelong I've been a terrifically sound sleeper; I can conk out quickly and sleep deeply through the night until my multiple alarms eventually rouse me. The only exceptions are very-annoying bouts of jet-lag from the aforementioned frequent travel.
One downside of this idyllic slumber: very infrequent dreaming. Memorable and vivid dreaming is sadly the exception :(

:hi:

Good for you, knowing exactly what works and how to get it!

Hopefully our home mattress is the best for us........

I find as I get older that jet lag is more of a problem.......:shrug:

But I refuse to let it stop me from travelling!

I'm certain you do dream.....but perhaps your deep sleep prevents you from remembering them.....

:hi:

from the East coast...and thanks for asking!

:hug:

right knee bent, left knee less so. Left arm extended, right arm curled towards my head.

And because I missed that thread, bare-assed nekkid.

Pics to follow.

Sounds like you know where to be in your bed!

A very comfortable position indeed.......

And.....pics? Well.........:scared:

:hi:

at least it feel that way every morning...

RL

I hear you on that one.......

Some days I feel the same, sweetie.......:hug:

But that's why I love my naps!

slightly turned on my right side, right arm under my feather pillow and left arm curled around my teddy bear (i've slept with that bear every night for the last 24 years) and blankets pulled up to my ear. i usually reverse the position to the left side sometime during the night.

if i sleep really well, i wake up spread eagled on my back with my fat cat between my feet and my little girl on my chest.

Sounds very comfortable indeed!

And teddy bears are the best!

Good for you.......:hug:

a Lennon-esque "How Do You Sleep?" thread, lol...but this is much nicer, I think. ;)

Anyway. For naps, I usually curl up on my left side, but I usually sleep on my back at night. :shrug: Not entirely sure why - I really ought to be sleeping on my side, since I have a bad back, but it isn't usually too painful. Of course, my favorite way to sleep is in my own bed at home, with cozy flannel sheets (in winter) and a cat (or two) curled up at the bottom of the bed. :) (I also don't mind when my dog jumps up on the bed to keep me company, but she's really not supposed to b/c of the possibility of fleas...and the fact that she smells like a dog. :P )

I'm glad you're enjoying my thread!

And your sleeping sounds wonderful!

I used to love having my big old Dalmation curl up behind my knees when I'd take a nap on the couch.......

She'd raise her head and look over my hip.......So damn cute!

I miss her......

Your menagerie sounds terrific!

:hug:

apnea is being treated. I can actually sleep on my back without my wife telling me to roll over every 1.5 minutes. I look goofy as shit with the face mask on, but I actually get a good nights sleep (I was having over 5 instances an hour where I didn't breathe for nearly a minute and 20-25 more times an hour where I stopped breathing long enough to wake me up).

I am so glad to hear that your apnea is being treated, and successfully!

That is some scary stuff........

Good for you.......:hug:

A tummy sleeper........

I can't do that one.......but more power to you!

Sweetest of dreams.......:hug:

:hi:

Ah, the first mention of a body pillow!

I wondered if anyone here uses one......

They sure look comfortable!

:hi: back atcha!