Weighted Blanket for Insomnia?

My sleep has definitely improved since I had mine . I would usually wake every 90/120 minutes and never sleep longer than 6 hours a night in total - frequently only 4 to 5 .
I now only wake once usually and have managed to get to 7 hours quite often.

That's great news NanKate.

My DS still loves his and it has changed from a very fitful sleeper into someone who now feels refreshed on waking ?

How are people getting on with their weighted blankets? I still love mine.

Hmm- spot the obvious typo!

I experimented last night with the only 'wieght' I had to hand - one of my heavy (but unpadded) handmade quilts. Unfortunately, only thing I could do was put it over the top of our normal double quilt on my side. I loved the feel of the extra weight, but not surprisingly was soon way too hot to sleep!
I will have to wait until OH is away next week to try a more sensible experiment.

"have" not "has"

MamaCaz I don't know as I sleep alone, but I have friends (a couple) who has a separate duvet each because of differing choices over warmth, so I guess you could do the same - have a single one on your side of the bed. They do show pictures of couples with a double sized one.

I have been curious about the ‘gravity’ blankets, but not yet taken the plunge. I haven’t heard of the Koala brand before. I will take a look.

How easy/difficult is it to use one of these blankets if sharing a standard double bed?

From what I have just read, looking at a few different brands, you wouldn't use one to go across both people, but I am struggling to picture how I would use one of these while OH continues to use a quilt.

MamaCaz, mmm... I got that response from my husband but he is so fed up with my insomnia he actually bought me a Koala weighted blanket (thank you Sparklefizz!). Whilst not a miracle cure my sleep quality is better. The Koala company will refund your money if you return the blanket after 30 days if it's not working for you. I do find the blanket very soothing and swaddling. Worth a try.

MamaCaz

This thread has certainly got me thinking.

To be honest, I can't really afford to buy one of these blankets, though I might find a way if I knew for certain that it would help me.

Next time OH is away, I am going to experiment with some heavy hand-made quilts that I made as bedspreads, to see if they make any difference.

I mentioned the weighted blankets to OH this morning - his response (and I should have seen it coming!) was that if I wanted extra weight, he would lie on top of me if I liked!

Great news NotAGran.
Happy Xmas

That probably explains it Sparklefizz . The JL one is great and I am sleeping much better . I love the heavy feel of it .

NotAGran When I was researching weighted blankets, I came across a news article in (I think) The Guardian on the blankets in general, which tested a number of them, and the Koala came out in the top 5 ..... so I expect they were inundated with orders just after that.

I ordered Koala blanket at the beginning of November and received an email to say they would not be able to supply it until the end of November. They offered a further £5 off the price but I wasn’t prepared to wait and got my money refunded . I was not happy that they were offering ‘deals’ , taking the money but couldn’t fulfil the orders .
They have constant reductions which is a nonsense.
I bought a John Lewis one for £26 less and had it delivered the following day .

Good luck with your weighted blankets everyone. I am not sure how it will be in hot weather as I have only had mine since the autumn, but I do find the weight very comforting.

One small tip - because of the weight I think I would struggle to remove the cover for regular washing, so I use a top sheet on the bed which is easy to change every week, and put the Koala on top of that.

I think it’s like anything else, it’s whatever works. Since menopause, I haven’t been able to have too much on me at night at all. In fact, our roles have reversed, and my husband is now the cold one. We’ve got a winter duvet, comprising of two separate ones, one is 9 tog, the other 5. We usually start with the 9, and then add the 5 if we need it. He usually does, I just kick them both off!

I've read about them, I suffer from insomnia since the menopause and from getting very hot at night so wonder if the blanket would therefore work for women like me. I'd get one if I thought they could.

soothing the cost - that should have said...

@Sparklefizz after reading your recommendation I have just now ordered myself the weighted blanket from Koala - I have been a terrible sleeper for 10+ yrs and have tried allsorts so here's hoping.... 30 day money back if it doesn't work is sing the cost... but right now I'd pay anything to just sleep

@sparklefizz...I have mixed personalities disorder and my husband treated me to one.
I love it,admittedly it did seem a bit strange the first night,but wouldn’t be without it now.

PS. Wish there was an edit button - forgot to say that I am still sleeping brilliantly with my Koala blanket, and my GP has become very interested because he first prescribed a small number of sleeping pills for me 24 years ago!!!! He knows how I have struggled in all those years.

If anyone is interested, Koala have got a Xmas sale with their weighted blankets vastly reduced.

Sorry, Nankate I missed your earlier post on here on Tues. 10th Dec.

Farmor15 the blankets work because of the weight, not the warmth. The blanket will swaddle you.