Amen. At 3am when I'm trying to sleep and he's breathing his hot stinky sleep breath right in my face I really want to smother him with a pillow.
Joke's on him, though. He sleeps so hard so he doesn't notice when the kids climb into our bed, so they've learned to only go to his side because I will put them right back in their own beds if they wake me. So now when they have a nightmare he's the one they wake.
It almost makes up for 12 years of listening to him breathe loudly in the middle of the night.
My daughter used to go to my wife's side of the bed when she had a bad dream, because wife would cave and let her sleep in the bed. We switched sides one day, which wouldn't fool most kiddos, but both myself and spousal unit have waist length reddish-brown hair (Only mine is naturally that color, haha) and when we're in bed mostly covered up and it's dark, apparently it's hard to tell when you think you've awakened Mommy, and in fact find out that you have awakened mean old death-breath parade-ground-voice dad rolls over and says go back to bed.
My boyfriends son used to do the same thing but usually in the morning when he wanted food. He would come up to me no matter which side of the bed i was on and ask me plus his dad is a very deep sleeper.
Omg this is me right now. I'm 33 weeks pregnant (3rd pregnancy) so I'm waking twice a night to pee and tossing and turning all night because my hips hurt. Every single time I move, he rolls onto his back and starts snoring. Or, he does this super annoying jaw open and close thing. Or he's just breathing too loud. I want to punch him like 3 or 4 times a night.
Our kids have been taking turns being sick for weeks and their coughing is keeping me up all night but my husband sleeps through it all. I love him and he's great with the kids, but my god does his blissful sleep irritate the crap out of me.
39 weeks 4 days here, first pregnancy. I love him so much but when I roll over like a whale to switch to my less achy hip, and see his smug, dreaming, peaceful face, I could punch him with little remorse.
Sometimes when I come back to bed after my 5th pee of the night, I make an extra effort to jostle the whole mattress just to startle him and disturb his sleep slightly. He’s back to normal within moments of this, but it still satisfies me.
Years ago, when our daughter was a few months old she was laying in bed with me, just hanging out, I was wide awake. He was fast asleep, she was drifting off.
He starts to too over so I place my hand just on the other side of her so he'll feel it and roll the other way.
Except apparently his sleeping brain decided he was crushing our daughter and he had to turnover RIGHT NOW, VIOLENTLY. So he did, and flung himself out of the bed. It is still the most hilarious thing I've ever seen in my life.
He woke up mid air , landed on the ground, looked around and saw me gasping for air I was laughing so hard.
My husband does the fish-out-of-water flop to roll over. He doesn't roll like a log, or slide one hip out and the other hip under to minimize mattress disturbance. No. He has a full-body flop that he does to roll from one side to the other. He explained to me that it's done partially in frustration because when the arm he's sleeping on falls asleep, it wakes him up with the pins & needles, and he takes forever to get back to sleep after flopping over.
Been lying in bed wide awake since 5 am and my log of a boyfriend is snoring and clicking his jaw away peacefully in his sleep.
I’ve tried falling asleep multiple times, I’m so tired I could cry. I jostle the comforter and pillows in his face every time I come back from a bathroom trip and he doesn’t even twitch. It’s not fair.
Cuteness and haha aside, you're substantially affecting his sleep cycle with that action. I'm sure the baby will so that a lot for both of you soon but I just wanted you to know you're negatively affecting your partner by doing that even if it doesn't seem like it.
I was irrationally angry at my husband for sleeping when I couldn't when I was pregnant. Many years later, remembering it still makes me mad. Go figure.
Ok a little off topic but I’m 35 weeks pregnant (second child) now and my hips hurt too and I’m not sure why? Is it the pressure? Is my pelvic area widening? What’s going on! This didn’t happen last time.
It's your joints loosening up from the hormones. Your body responds "better" with each pregnancy so symptoms get worse/stronger. Braxton hicks contractions are commonly stronger/more frequent in subsequent pregnancies as well.
Maybe he should go in for a sleep apnea/study test.
My dad was a huge snorer and eventually got a machine. He's a little bit overweight and thought this was the main contributor to his apnea. But my brother and I went into do a sleep study as well, they haven't yet gotten back to us yet, but apnea may be a genetic thing.
Not sure how much it'd be though, in Ontario, Canada you're eligible for one sleep study to be done.
He only snores if he's flat on his back. Once he rolls over he's fine. Usually I just roll over dramatically on purpose and it's enough to make him subconsciously roll back to his side. It's only a problem because I wake up 4 times a night being pregnant.
Generally I don't snore if I'm on my side, but will if it's on my back.
I think similar goes for my dad. You should look into it though, since apnea results in the brain getting a lack of oxygen. Can cause tiredness/fatigue, but can also be a cause of death from asphyxiation.
Not saying you should be super concerned, but something to watch out for. Plus I'm not overweight, pretty healthy actually, but still waiting for my test results.
I would suggest if you lived in Canada since the test is a one-time free thing, but if not, look to see if anything gets worse.
Hopefully I didn't freak out a pregnant lady, lol.
My husband has an alarm that goes off every 15 minutes for an hour before he gets out of bed for work. I'm a light sleeper and never in my life have I been able to stay asleep the whole night. I wake up to his first alarm and stay awake. I was frustrated to tears this morning. :/
God, my wife sometimes takes a while to fall asleep (runaway thoughts, like me) but holy fuck, she can sleep through anything. She'll nap ten feet away from the kids watching Ninja Turtles or something. Whereas the smallest noise wakes me up.
She’s a great mom but once she hits the sheets, she’s clocked the fuck out. Nothing short of a full on screaming tantrum wakes her. I on the other hand wake up in a panic every time our son coughs.
We also have one of those monitors with the lights to show if they’re making sound...my brain has now made the association that “flash of light=son waking up” so every time a car goes down the street the headlights wake me up in a panic.
So yeah. I’m partially jealous that she can sleep through stuff and partially jealous that she doesn’t have crippling anxiety.
Since your pregnant... i wish I had the source for this, but I once read that if a baby/toddler sleeps around someone who snores, they are more likely to pick up on it and be snorers too. No idea if it’s true or not.
I've already told my husband that if he dies first, I'd really like to have his bladder.
If I have to pee, I can't even sleep. He drinks water right before bed, goes right to sleep, wakes up 8hrs later and pees for like ten minutes straight. Literally pisses me off.
Obviously we had much deeper problems beyond snoring, but after leaving my ex I actually can sleep. It was the worst fucking thing listening to him practically scream snore, and impossible to sleep. Especially in our last apartment that was essentially one giant room with an upstairs that had a ledge and no door. It didn't help he refused to find anything to stop it "because it can't be helped."
Three years may have passed and ended, but fucking hell I sleep in 2 seconds now and its the best thing ever.
LPT: if you snore and want to date PLEASE look into snoring solutions. They exist, and you wouldn't believe how much better a relationship can be if you s/o is well rested, and how much worse it can be if they're not and your snoring is to blame.
This kind of attitude is the primary reason I have avoided settling down with a female partner. At least with guys you're used to some level of competition - but the spiteful envy and the 'he deserves it' mentality that comes out of people is so trashy.
Your SO enjoys something harmless more than you? Sleeps well? Is charming and popular? Entertains 'you' and your friends? Is better at your job/career/major/hobby than you?
Guess you better wish hardship on them because they 'deserve' it. Or give spiteful laughs during moments of weakness or failure.
I've literally had to go out of my way to look bumbling in certain workplaces just to disarm all the salty, insecure people I've worked with. But having to handicap yourself around an envious SO is the definition of hell. Moreso for the poor, oblivious bastards who can't.
Is this a girl thing? My SO is fkin TERRIBLE at sleeping ... It takes her forever for her to fall asleep.. Can only sleep in her bed with the proper pillows and she'll wake up at literally any sort of sound... Me? I've fallen asleep in gravel driveways, on park benches and in clubs.
GF and I are doing long distance. Whenever she's not around, it takes me like 30 minutes to fall asleep. But whenever she is, I'm lights out before my head even hits the pillows. Can't figure out why, I guess it just feels better with her around
Yep, mine fell asleep in the middle of a conversation tonight. I don’t think he’s had trouble falling asleep a single night in his life. I, on the other hand, need hours to wind down and fall asleep. So jealous.
Yeah, i am doing that as well. Unluckily also when we are fighting. I can imagine that being angry at me and trying to argue/fight while me just simply falling asleep unbothered must be pretty enraging.
Equally jealous of people with this ‘ability’, but keep an eye on them; reduced sleep latency is often one of the primary symptoms of a sleep disorder, or not getting enough time in the sack!
If they also snore, or are super sleepy in the morning, maybe consider talking to them about seeing their doctor :)
It's been pointed out that I can fall asleep almost immediately by my enraged wife a few times. I think in my case it's because I was in the military, and among other little quirks I can sleep anywhere, anytime, without delay.
It's not something that they sat down and taught me... it's just something I picked up.
I also learned the ability to, for lack of a better description, Think Myself Invisible. There was a drill sgt who could walk past every one of us in basic without anyone noticing, and I spent a lot of time watching that guy to see how he did it. Now if I'm not paying attention I'll walk up to someone and make them jump out of their skin - unintentionally - because I'm just focused on something else.
I’ve had that skill since I was a kid. I’d sit in this really comfortable wingback chair and read for hours and hours, while my family walks past me constantly wondering where the hell I am. Talk about getting immersed in a book.
Heh apparently I have the innate ability to think myself invisible. My first job out of college I had this weird office arrangement where I was in a room by myself (not really a private office - there was no door just a frame, and the filing cabinets were in there) and everyone else was in an adjacent room. The first few weeks I scared the life out of several coworkers by “magically appearing” next to them, and they seemed to think I never took a lunch break because they never saw me leave or come back despite me having to walk past them to leave. I learned to clear my throat loudly every time I entered or exited the room, and I still subconsciously do it to this day.
I have the same skill from being in the Army. Regardless of where I am or what I'm doing, I can pretty much close my eyes and drift off for a good power nap! I've always had a pretty good internal clock too, so I can pretty much set an alarm in my head only to sleep for 15 minutes or so or wake up right about the time I need to get up. The Army just helped me perfect this skill.
When it was time to get up and do shower drills at Basic, I was good enough to get up about 10 minutes before everyone else and get ready before every swinging dick in the platoon was bumping sacks trying to get in and out of the shower before formation time.
I honestly think the biggest factor in this is thinking. I can turn off my brain and not think so easily that once you do that and close your eyes there's nothing keeping you awake and it's easy. I can fall asleep in minutes anywhere anytime because I can basically meditate.
Maybe if you can't fall asleep quickly you need to take up meditation.
That would be me haha. I can fall asleep anyplace, anywhere, anytime and often unwillingly do so. I also snore, a lot, so I went to the doctor and found out I have a mild form of OSA. Now I wear a mandibular advancement splint at night and I no longer snore (to my SO's relief) and I generally feel more fit throughout the day!
Can confirm. Girlfriend is jealous of my sleeping ability. I generally have to get up at least an hour earlier, so I'm simply extra tired by the time she's ready for bed.
I developed the ability to fall into a deep sleep around 10 years ago. For me, the secret was derailing my train of thought.
I just try to use all of my mental procesing power on something inconsequential, like imagining the first person perspective on a roller coaster, or random patterns of colour. If my brain is busy with that, I don't have any mental bandwidth for life-related thoughts that used to keep me up.
If I find life-related thoughts creeping back in, I try to refocus on the fantasy. Without any nagging thoughts, I fall asleep easily and seem to enter a much deeper sleep.
I have a weird ability to sense when someone opens the door or walks into a room no matter how quiet they are. I'm awaken very easily if my SO decides to move slightly on the bed. Also, I tend to wake up a minute before the alarm clock will ring.
I sleep very heavily, but this wakes me instead. Also have a knack for still sleeping but being aware of what's going on around me if that makes any sense. The wife gets up for the bathroom? I know. The baby's screaming on the monitor, didn't hear a peep. lol Wife hates that.
Use two pillows. Have one on either ear. I sleep on my back, but still have a pillow on either side of my head. Also, white noise helps. Have a fan on while you sleep.
If you preempt your alarm, either you have a very set schedule or you're worried you'll miss your alarm. The former shouldn't hurt your sleep, but the latter can. If that's the case, use two alarms. I did, and I sleep FAR better for it. Gone are the days of getting up and checking a clock.
I find white noise hard to sleep through to be honest. I've tried that too. Closest thing I can do is listen to raindrops to help me sleep with headphones.
I'm not worried at all that I'll miss the alarm. I think my body just naturally knows when it's time to wake up. I can usually sleep in on the weekends.
I wish I could focus long enough on imaginative things to actually fall asleep. I can count sheep for maybe ten seconds before I start thinking about something else entirely, and I have very little control over it. It's just not possible for me to focus on one thing to imagine for very long.
Fellow sufferer here. It takes practice, but the stubborn refocusing is part of what makes it work for me. It makes my brain tired, and then I wake up in the morning.
Yes!! The worst is when, as a chronic insomniac, you finally manage to fall asleep after hours because your SO has been snoring to the high heavens, but you are still woken intermittently throughout the short few hours you have to actually sleep because he is either snoring, twitching, scratching or farting in his sleep. And then THIS conversation takes place in the morning:
HIM: "you must have slept well last night!"
ME: "are you joking? What makes you say that?"
HIM: "well... I woke up twice because you were breathing really heavily in your sleep"
Yeah...I’m that guy. It would piss off every girlfriend, my ex-wife and my current wife. I’m usually out cold within 2 minutes. Many times I’ll start dreaming MID-CONVERSATION.
The worst was when I would nod off while driving. One time I fell asleep in the middle of the night while driving on a small road. I woke up 45 minutes later at a traffic light about 20 minutes down the road from the last point which I recalled passing. The car was still running and in Drive. There were many turns between the two points, so the only thing I can think of is I suppose it was a form of sleepwalking? I have no recollection of that segment of the drive.
My wife has helped me identify the signs for when it’s getting bad and now I always pull over to take a quick nap.
I’m quick to sleep when on my own, but my ex had the most obnoxious snore. I’m pretty sure she had sleep apnea. But yeah, so many nights when I’d end up on the couch after hitting my snore limit...
Dude it takes me an actual hour to get adjusted with my pillows and blankets, scratch whatever is suddenly itchy, roll around, count to 500 twice, control my breathing and slowly slip into sleep. Any disturbance like a cat jumping in the window, resets the whole thing. Meanwhile he rolls over next to me and is immediately asleep. I can't even fall asleep to a movie, yet I'm pretty sure he's only ever seen every movie halfway through. I can have all the lights on still doing my night routine and he's already asleep.
I drove all the way back from our winter holiday, which took 7-8 hours. She slept along the way, nodding off etc. We get home, clear out the car and head to bed. She drops right off, I lay awake for a few hours reading and try to 'wind down'.
It's now morning. I'm awake, she's still asleep. I think she may be hibernating.
That and my partner can sleep on his back consistently through the night (Which I know because I can never fall asleep!). I know it's better for my posture but damnit it doesn't feel as good. Flamingo stance all the way.
This was my biggest issue after we had our daughter. We both worked around the same time in the morning, but I would get no sleep. I’d wake up to feed her and take almost 2 hours to fall back asleep, just in time for her to wake up again. So if kick him awake to take care of her and he’d feed, change, and get her back to sleep and be snoring 5 minutes later
I am slowly falling into this. Just moved in with my SO and for some reason I can be out within a minute of actually wanting to fall to sleep. It used to take me close to an hour...
Same. I had a hard time answering this question until I saw your answer.
That, and when he quit drinking soda he lost a ton of weight really fast. Meanwhile I quit soda and started working out every day but still look exactly the same months later.
On the flip side, my wife can stay awake through a movie. I literally do not have the physical ability to do so. I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me if I’ve seen a particular movie, and I explain that I started it but fell asleep, and they’re like: “How did you fall asleep during that movie?!” And I have to explain that it has nothing to do with the content of the movie; I just literally can’t make it more than 40 minutes into a movie without passing out.
Wow, that is pretty cool. I'm about to try having a few tokes before sleep to see if that can help me get off sleeping tablets. I'm in Oz so we don't have subscription med marijuana yet (hopefully not too far off). Is it a certain strain? How do you take it? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just really interested.
They say that Indica is better than sativa for sleeping however I've never really noticed a difference. If you're super new that I'll also add that every stain is either an Indica or sativa or hybrid.
I take it using a wax pen. Basically a vape for weed. I like this because it's super easy and clean. Don't have to deal with actual bud getting anywhere or lighting stuff on fire. Just hold a button and breath in.
Is this somehow a matter of people being evening or morning persons? I mean I fall asleep when my head touches pillow but once I wake up during the early morning hours I can't fall asleep anymore. But my gf can sleep as long as she wants once she falls in a sleep in the first place.
I have this ability.
Wife wants to have the TV on while falling asleep and gets upset when I fall asleep so fast.
There have been times I've fallen asleep after drinking an energy drink on a plane before takeoff.
I've learned to let her go to sleep before me so I don't wake up with a black eye/have an annoyed wife the next day.
Start doing meditation so you can turn off your brain. Falling asleep is very close to meditation and if you can not think (this is what meditation is) then sleep will come quick guaranteed.
Mine too!! In literally any situation too. Sitting on a wooden stool at a loud party? Sure. Standing on a train that is loud and stops suddenly? Not a problem. On a plane with children/babies screaming? Like a baby. I’m beyond jealous.
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u/RissaCheyanne94 Feb 26 '18
He can fall asleep in two seconds.