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#13703 - 05/27/03 04:51 PM Re: sleeping disorders
Candice Johnson Offline
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Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 416
Loc: Alexandria, VA
I've used earplugs, but am still kept up by the vibrations through the matress because of his snoring. Separate beds are sounding better and better.

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#13704 - 05/27/03 04:53 PM Re: sleeping disorders
Dotsie Offline
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Registered: 07/09/08
Posts: 23647
Loc: Maryland
You guys are newlyweds...you can't do that! [Razz]

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#13705 - 05/27/03 05:49 PM Re: sleeping disorders
Candice Johnson Offline
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Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 416
Loc: Alexandria, VA
Don't worry. We don't have room for another bed, let alone another bed room!

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#13706 - 05/28/03 06:55 PM Re: sleeping disorders
TerrieRoxanne Offline
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Registered: 02/23/03
Posts: 16
Loc: CA
I've tried ear plugs. all varieties. The sound still comes through. One time I put ear plugs in my ears, then head phones on top of my ears and turned the volumn up on the headset so that it finally drowned out the snoring but I woke with a horrible headache. Do some women snore this badly? [Wink]

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#13707 - 05/29/03 05:02 PM Re: sleeping disorders
countrygirl51 Offline
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Registered: 02/05/03
Posts: 221
Loc: Clifton, Ks. USA
I have sleeping problems too. But mine are of a slightly different variety.
I work nights. But only 3 nights a week. So my sleep schedule is continually being changed. I work 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Usually, I try to do this three days in a row, but sometimes it will be one day on, one day off, two days on, two days off or other variations. Therefore, on my day off, I am sleeping through the day and then back to work with no time to do housework, spend time with my family, or even eat proper meals. (I have to factor in a 144 mile round trip in this schedule). If I come home from work and have to return the same evening, then I have to go to bed almost immediately in order to get a total of 6 hours of sleep between shifts. If I am going to be off 2 or 3 days between shifts, then I will take a short 2-3 hour nap, then stay up until 9 or 10 p.m. and go to bed with hubby. The next morning I need to get up fairly early to be able to get anything accomplished. (I usually have a week's worth of laundry, dishes, and cleaning to do on this day).
Anyway, its a constant struggle. I'm thinking about looking for work that is closer to home. I hate to change jobs again, but I'm not sure I can keep up this pace with school.
By the way, my hubby snores sometimes too. I once tape-recorded him snoring and played it back to him when he woke up. He didn't t hink it was very funny...lol

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#13708 - 07/15/03 04:56 PM Re: sleeping disorders
Dotsie Offline
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Registered: 07/09/08
Posts: 23647
Loc: Maryland
What is going on with this sleep thing? [Mad]

I have more people telling me they can't sleep these days. [Confused]

Is it stress, perimenopause, menopause, kids moving away to college, teens, work?

I know exercies is supposed to be good for it, but women I know that exercise are waking up and not able to get back to sleep.

Any thoughts?

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#13709 - 07/16/03 04:38 PM Re: sleeping disorders
jawjaw Offline
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Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 12025
Loc: Alabama
Girls,
Just a suggestion. A friend told me a long time ago to drink a little milk and eat a few vanilla wafers right before going to bed. He assured me I would get the best nights sleep I had ever had. I tried it and let me tell you, it works. At least it does for me.

As far as the snoring ones go, try beating the little darlings in the head with a hammer. I know that always worked for my X-husband's snoring. (Just joshing)

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#13710 - 07/16/03 10:44 PM Re: sleeping disorders
oleladee Offline
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Registered: 04/04/03
Posts: 32
Loc: Kansas
I have struggled with sleep for years. I do have several persons who snore in my household. My son (who is now 17) lets out only 3-5 snores per night but they are deafening and give him a sore throat they are so loud. They are like a lion roar. It starts at the back of his throat and builds. It is a sinus thing and hilariously funny. Well, kind of funny. Unless you are trying to sleep in the same house.
I have trouble falling asleep. Once I am asleep, a nuclear attack couldn't wake me. It is nearly impossible for me to fall asleep though. I lie there for hours... listening to the breathing patterns of everyone in the house.
Milk, whether warmed or not does work. I just happen to hate milk.
I know some people who are hooked on tylenol pm and that is not a good thing. I have a prescription i can take... when all else fails... i take it. usually, when sleepy enough i do well. summer heat is the worst. a fan helps, even with the ac on. i like fresh air blowing on me so the air doesn't feel like it is standing still. i have learned to tune out the snoring household except when my stress level is at a really high level.
--kay oleladee [Roll Eyes]

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#13711 - 08/15/03 08:34 PM Re: sleeping disorders
Dotsie Offline
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Registered: 07/09/08
Posts: 23647
Loc: Maryland
Sometimes snoring can be eliminated by having a vaporizer running in the room. this is best done during the dry winter months, when you aren't going to mind a little extra warmth in the room. When my hubby starts to snore like a freight train from hell, I touch his nostrils with a couple of little gloms of Vicks VapoRub. I also rub his chest and throat, if I can get to them. Because his snoring is mostly a product of a badly deviated septum, this works wonderfully. He's also very cooperative by letting me turn him over in his sleep, which I know is a rare luxury among men. Anyway, yes, I do believe some women snore that badly (I think I probably do), and I'm sure that folks in ages past were sensible enough to have separate bedrooms because of different committments of sleep patterns, work patterns, newborns and such... there wasn't the same assumption of total emotional intimacy in those eras, either, so no one thought it was strange. In fact, they might have thought it strange if marrieds always shared the same bed ("Whats' the matter, your house is too small for you to have your own boudoir?") But these days, who can afford to have an extra room just for the luxury of it? But if you've got a medical reason for sleeping alone (like, your mate's snoring won't let you sleep), by all means, go for it!

I've had problems sleeping for many, many years. My shrink and I think that my present problems may be due to side effects of my Prozac... so I take Ambien on a regular basis (every other night or so). It still leaves me a bit groggy in the morning, but that quickly wears off. When I take it, I don't hear any snoring, thunder, lamps falling over, knocks at the door, nada, zip. So I'm a happy sleeper now!

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#13712 - 08/17/03 07:24 AM Re: sleeping disorders
Candice Johnson Offline
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Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 416
Loc: Alexandria, VA
LilianOwl, I love your response. I never thought about the other bedroom thing not being strange and having one bedroom meaning you weren't "good enough." Even if you ddin't have a medical problem, it might be good just for taste things. I mean, most guys would proabbly prefer not to sleep among flowery blankets and lace pilllow cases, and most women probably don't want a mirror on the ceiling or giant tv screen on the wall. It'd be nice for that reason alone. I finally got a bed spread with flowers on it. NOthing too girly, but my bedroom is not unisex anymore.

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