Trouble Getting to Sleep? 4 Unique Tips



Since we are always on the outlook for new information that will help our readers, we wanted to let you in on a couple more ideas to help you if you are having problems sleeping.

Here are a couple we’ve not written about before:

  • Avoid exposure to bright light before bedtime because it signals the neurons that help control the sleep-wake cycle that it is time to awaken, not to sleep.
  • Keep the light off when you go to the bathroom at night. As soon as you turn on that light you will immediately cease all production of the important sleep aid melatonin.
  • Wear socks to bed. Due to the fact that they have the poorest circulation, the feet often feel cold before the rest of the body does. A study has shown that this reduces night waking.
  • Journaling. If you often lay in bed with your mind racing, it might be helpful to keep a journal and write down your thoughts before bed.

I have to thank another blogger who writes about, among other things, how hormone issues can affect sleep for directing me to the article that provides these tips, plus 18 more. Many of them we have included in previous posts and many will be included in our forthcoming eBook on Sleeping.

The whole article on how to get a good night’s sleep is a short read.

And one tip we never forget is how certain forms of music can be so relaxing that they help you fall asleep easily. They are drug-free and inexpensive and can be used by the whole family! And if you want the perfect way to listen to your music without disturbing anyone else, then Headphones in a Pillow will do that nicely.

Speaking of the family, how about something for the kids? Helping kids fall asleep is easier than ever before.

Sleep well!

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  • Clara Edwards: Our daughter had been an erratic sleeper (much of it our fault, in retrospect) and frequently ended up...
  • Emilio Gonzalez: Ferber does a good job of describing what happens when you sleep. Apparently everyone wakes up in...
  • Roberta Reid: I guess my main problem with Ferber was the way that it’s an exact, rigid theory or philosophy....
  • Amber Laws: We were careful to put him in bed before he was completely asleep so he could adjust to the idea of being...
  • Debbie Hubbard: Good luck.posted by dragonsi55 at 7:07 AM on September 29, 2006
  • Douglas Witherell: This idea that you can have a child sleeping quietly in three days is more to appease the parents,...
  • Robert Spangler: The “Cry it out” method didn’t work on him — what did work was something...
  • William Aguilar: The thing is, children are not interchangable. For varying reasons, some kids sleep well righr away...
  • Robin Kelly: We got a baby massage book and started “bedtime” about 30 minutes before we put him down for...
  • Jessica Miller: That being said, rdurbin already wrote down everything I wanted to say–especially the part...
  • Justin Schultz: An idea? To appease us? We spent many months with various techniques that didn’t work, Ferber...
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  • Tara Mccandless: But they do, frequently, until their child is asleep. Have you read any other part of it than the...
  • Darrell Jones: I agree with the being present and patting on the back and telling him it is night night time while...
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