Do you have trouble falling asleep when DH is not in bed with you?

TommysGirl56

I always do now. Before Alannah was born, I worked nights, so I slept fine during the day with DH off at work. But now, I just toss and turn.

haleymay18

I get my best sleep when he isn't next to me hogging all the covers.

smellycat15

Hell no. I fall asleep better when I go to bed before him. I'm able to get really comfy. He has to roll me over sometimes when he comes in but I never wake up.

madameladauphine

Lol I'm the opposite.  I have trouble falling asleep when he's IN bed with me - because he's rolls around a lot and snores.

Before when he used to work nights, I hated sleeping alone and always woke up a lot.

fairychick77

No. I like it better when he's not in bed with me. I'm more comfortable.

kiwi443

Yes. So whenever he's gone, I stay up until I can't keep my eyes open.

mavilabride4evah

I can't sleep if he's not in the house.  I can fall asleep if he's in the house but don't sleep well unless he's next to me.

When I travel, I get probably 2-3 hours of sleep.  It sucks.

sarcole530

Hellllllllll no! I sleep better when he's not there, LOL. He is a bed hog!

ladysingstheblues

Sometimes.

peachypear

Yes! It's pretty bad actually, because DH is a night owl (and I am NOT) so I'm always up too late. I may as well just stay up, since I know I won't sleep even if I go to bed. Sometimes he has to put in really long days at work and doesn't get home until midnight or later - and those are really rough!

LOL, while talking about DD's sleep with my mom, she said that they had a really hard time getting me to fall asleep on my own. DH said "I'm not sure that you ever succeeded!"

ncbelle

Nope - I have a harder time when he is.  He works nights and is a night owl otherwise so he is rarely ever in the bed when I'm going to sleep.

deltagirl79

Sometimes. If he's gone for the night and I know he's not coming home I'm usually okay. On nights when he has hockey and is getting home late I can almost never fall asleep until he gets home.

jjoli

I was just talking to my mom about this.  DH is gone from this lst Wednesday until Monday.  And I hate it!  I hate sleeping alone. He used to work nights when DD was a baby nd it was okay then because I had her in bed with me and I was getting up to nurse and all that, but now that she is in her room when he is gone I feel so lonely.  I stayed up until 2am this morning because I couldn't fall asleep without him.

T&BMay142005

DH has been working the night shift the past 3 nights, so I had no choice but to sleep alone. The first night I didn't sleep so well. I woke up a few times. Last night I slept really good. I was tired though. DH will not be working nights anymore (it was a one time deal). Although DH will be deer hunting soon, and will be done for a few days. So, I guess this week was good practice?

smilelari

Nope.  We never go to bed at the same time

rebus82

Nope. Honestly, if we had the room for separate bedrooms I would have them. DH snores like a damn chainsaw and if I'm not already asleep by the time he falls asleep, it takes me hours to pass out (usually angry). He's tried the strips and they don't work, and he refuses to go to a doctor about it, so I just deal by hitting him with pillows until he rolls over and quiets down.

BlairWaldorf

It's kind of a toss-up.

 I don't sleep well when he's not in the house, but like night's when he's sick & stays in the guest room?  HEAVEN.  I spread out & get all the pillows & covers to myself.

reannegummer

I actually sleep better when he's not there.  I can sleep right in the middle of the bed with all the pillows and blankets to myself.

 

TommysGirl56

T&BMay142005:

DH has been working the night shift the past 3 nights, so I had no choice but to sleep alone. The first night I didn't sleep so well. I woke up a few times. Last night I slept really good. I was tired though. DH will not be working nights anymore (it was a one time deal). Although DH will be deer hunting soon, and will be done for a few days. So, I guess this week was good practice?

Deer season is rough on me, too. I get so lonely at night! Plus, I use DH as my back support in bed. I just can't get comfy without him to lean on.

jbl126

haleymay18:

I get my best sleep when he isn't next to me hogging all the covers.

I hear ya on that one.  DH works nights most of the time so I got used to it very quickly.  I just hate when he gets home and I am already asleep and he wakes me up. 

Lopo

Nope!  I quite like it sometimes actually!  It's the waking up part with no snuggle I don't like. 

1SwtWld

Not at all.  I love having the bed to myself.  I do get paranoid about the house being broken into with DH gone.  But I sleep great.

1SwtWld

rebus82:

Nope. Honestly, if we had the room for separate bedrooms I would have them. DH snores like a damn chainsaw and if I'm not already asleep by the time he falls asleep, it takes me hours to pass out (usually angry). He's tried the strips and they don't work, and he refuses to go to a doctor about it, so I just deal by hitting him with pillows until he rolls over and quiets down.

 

We have the same problem.  Except he did go to the doctor but he refuses to use the machine.  So nothing has changed.  I wear earplugs to bed every night as a result.  And now I can't sleep at all unless I'm wearing them, even if he's not around. 

2bulldogmom

Hell no, I sleep much better when he's not there farting, flopping, swishing, coughing, hacking, snoring, hoggin, pulling, and all the other things he does.  Sorry, honey!

katypresson

I have trouble falling asleep but once I'm asleep I sleep better since he's not snoring loudly next to me.   

H4'sFan

I sleep better when he is working nights. I love having the whole bed to myself.

Sage Mommy

hell no. I love having the bed to myself.

buboo

I am glad I am not the only one. I Iove to sleep diagonally across the bed which creates a problem when he wants to come to bed.

AfterAll

Nope... DH used to work a rotating schedule of midnights, so I am used to falling asleep alone.