I’ve been having amazing sleep here in Canada and I couldn’t figure out why. I usually sleep many hours but the quality of sleep is low, so I never feel rested. Over here, though, I get really great sleep. I think what’s causing this welcome experience is that the blanket I’m using here is heavy. Maybe there’s something to those weighted blankets one sees on TV? Has anybody tried them?
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I have one. It really does help, especially if you have twitchy legs or something that usually makes you get up.
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I sleep under two, one on top of the other. Never slept better.
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Easy enough to duplicate the effect at home in the winter– leave a bedroom window open a crack and use as many blankets as you want!
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…I delay using the heat in the house, for as long as possible. The weather’s changed here, 40s at night and gets down to maybe 60-62 in the house. My kids are sleeping better now that we’ve dragged the blankets out of storage.
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That was my go-to until I got married. My husband claims everything about open windows keeps him from sleeping well – the breeze, the smell of outside, the noises, etc – and complains incessantly when I attempt to leave a window open at night. I gave up two decades ago. But I still refuse to turn the heat on in the house until the temps drop below freezing.
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Based on what I see online, a lot of people with autism and ADHD say weighted blankets are really helpful. I have a super heavy blanket (not weighted, just a thick heavy comforter) and I sleep great.
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I use a weighted blanket and I love it (but if you tend to get hot at night, as I do, get one made out of bamboo.)
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I have long suspected that sleeping better with a heavy blanket arises from a Freudian urge to return to the womb. I have mixed feelings about this, but a heavy blanket really helps with sleep.
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