Comments on: 11 Easy Ways to Sleep Better Tonight

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 16:09:09 +0000

Rotating shifts are probably one of the hardest things to overcome for good sleep cycles. A friend of mine who is in a similar situation to yours set up a weekly routine instead of a daily. So while his sleep time isn’t the same every day all week, each weeks sleep pattern is identical. (Does that make sense?)

He is in bed at the same time on Monday that he was last Monday, each Tuesday as last Tuesday, etc. Their family schedule takes this into account as well. For instance if his schedule has him sleeping late on Thursday, they make sure they they don’t plan things for that time.

It’s certainly not ideal but it’s one way to work with a rotating schedule. It’s even harder though if the rotating schedule is inconsistent.

By: Del Rey Jean

Del Rey Jean — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:14:26 +0000

The last one is the one that gets me with all of these… it’s hard to do because I have a work schedule that rotates shifts. So I work 3 morning shifts, 3 evening shifts, then get 3 off… The mornings are 7am to 3pm while evenings are 3pm to 11pm. It’s that 11pm that makes all of my routine options for going to bed and waking up at the same time hard… I can’t wake up at 6am and hope to be functional still at 11…
Do you have any thoughts for that sort of situation??

By: Hailee Dean

Hailee Dean — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 06:42:51 +0000

Love this! My husband has many medical problems that are taking a good deal of my attention. That stress contributes to my sleep difficulty. I found the Sprayable Sleep most helpful to lull me to sleep and even helpful when I did not use it. Perhaps just knowing I had help readily available relaxed my mind and let me fall asleep!

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:01:54 +0000

In reply to Tess. Thanks for that suggestion, Tess! I know that my husband puts his iPhone on "do not disturb" which has some similar features, but it sounds like Nights Keeper has more functionality. I'm going to have to give it a look!

By: Tess

Tess — Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:34:41 +0000

I use an app called Nights Keeper. It allows you to program certain people in a White List. At bedtime or earlier – I activate Nights Keeper. No one or other app “noises” except those (my kids, my family, etc) can disturb you with the app on. Those on the white list come through for both phone and text (if you want text) without issues. This app sets my mind at ease that I want miss an emergent call from someone who needs me. There is also a fail safe – that if someone calls 3 times – the third call is allowed to go through the app.

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:14:24 +0000

In reply to Kat. I'm going to try that app -- thanks, Kat!

By: Kat

Kat — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 20:47:28 +0000

noisli is a great app that provides a range of sounds to help relax the mind. It has ambient colours so for those who find their mind races in the dark it might be helpful and can be used on phone, tablet or computer.
I find it great for sleep, studying or as a background noise if the neighbours are being raucous!

http://www.noisli.com/#about

By: Sarah @ SarahTitus.com

Sarah @ SarahTitus.com — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:23:12 +0000

Great list. I like to read on my iPhone before bed. No idea why, but it really relaxes me and helps me sleep well. 🙂

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:03:12 +0000

In reply to Audra Silva. It never hurts to try something new! :)

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:02:47 +0000

In reply to Kim.

That’s interesting that certain personalities are magnesium deficient! I would like to try a magnesium supplement again — we tried the gummies, but they didn’t help {I think because the first ingredient was sugar} — the tablets look promising though.