capulet87

Thanks, all. (Kirby, I'm 28.) Currently don't have a home base (we're working while travelling around at the moment) so I don't have much control over the bed/mattress/pillows at the moment, but getting a king size is definitely something we've agreed we want when we start building a home again. No wine of an evening definitely helps! (Unless my partner has been drinking ... in which case his snoring will keep me awake! Sigh.) Guess there's not much to be done until we can have more control over our bed.

Hi everyone. Long-time member, first-time poster, here. So I feel as though getting enough good quality sleep is one of my major battles. When my partner is away for the night, I sleep pretty darn well. When he's home (we sleep in the same bed), I don't sleep so well at all. If he stays up later than me, I won't be able to get to sleep properly until he comes to bed. Or if I have managed to fall asleep, I'm such a light sleeper that he'll wake me up when he comes to bed, then it will take me another 30-45 min to get back to sleep. Typically, I'll get a back ache from not being able to stretch out enough. I'll get up at least two times in the night to go to the loo (sometimes more) - not necessarily because I need the loo, but because I'll wake up and start thinking about it, which will stop me getting back to sleep. He often snores. If he cuddles me in the night, I'll wake up. Occasionally I'll get an elbow to the head. Sometimes he talks (or shouts) in his sleep. Which wakes me up. If he gets up to go to the loo, I'll wake up. I'm a light sleeper. Sleeping in separate beds (or rooms) isn't really an option. (We don't have enough room, he flat out refuses, and I don't really want to either as I'll miss the sense of intimacy ...) But it's very clear to me that sharing a bed is seriously sabotaging my sleep. Does anyone else struggle with this? Any advice ...?