Weighted blankets.....thoughts please?

suejb2

Evening,

Mooching ,as you do , through the internet on a Sunday evening I came across an article on weighted blankets. My interest  piqued. My sleep pattern is shocking. Falling asleep is no problem it’s staying asleep. Once awake during the night it can take an hour to get back! Often happening two possible three times a night. Do these weighted blankets help? Personal experience please , I’ve read all the reviews and stuff. Thank you.

barbarawright

I literally bought one next week. Too soon to say if it works on my insomnia but I think it will help with my restless legs (which contribute to the insomnia). It's very comfortable but I don't think I'll get the full benefit until it gets colder

dinkypoo19

Bought bought one for our 16 year old daughter who suffers from insomnia, anxiety and depression. Can’t believe the difference in her. She sleeps better and doesn’t waken up feeling anxious now in the morning, as she did previously. Well worth the money. 

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 I have a chronic mental health condition and insomnia along with it. I love my weighted blanket. Even when I don't sleep much the sleep i do get is better, less tossing and turning. 
 It's also very comforting, less worry on getting into bed that stops you going to sleep. 

 I also bought my son a weighted lap pad for school. He has ASD and struggles to sit still. The pad grounds them so they should wiggle less and have more focus. We'll see how that goes in the next few weeks. 

Pollycat

This reminded me of those thunder blankets for dogs who are scared of fireworks/noises.

My friend has one for her dog and it works very well.

So I Googled 'thunder blankets' and one result was 'thunder blankets for humans' which took me to 'weighted blankets'.

A lot of them aren't cheap - but what price a good night's sleep...

AnotherJoe

barbarawright said:

I literally bought one next week. Too soon to say if it works on my insomnia but I think it will help with my restless legs (which contribute to the insomnia). It's very comfortable but I don't think I'll get the full benefit until it gets colder

You are Dr Who and I claim my £5

pinkshoes

I use one with DD (4 years) as she used to wake up a lot in the night. 

The blanked allows her her to resettle without me having to go up.

I would quite like one for myself.

barbarawright

AnotherJoe said:

barbarawright said:

I literally bought one next week. Too soon to say if it works on my insomnia but I think it will help with my restless legs (which contribute to the insomnia). It's very comfortable but I don't think I'll get the full benefit until it gets colder

You are Dr Who and I claim my £5

This week, next week... which of us hasn't lost track of time during lockdown?

hb2

I don't have a weighted blanket, but I do find that I sleep much better when I have a cat on my chest/legs, which I guess serves a similar purpose!
 

suejb2

hb2 said:

I don't have a weighted blanket, but I do find that I sleep much better when I have a cat on my chest/legs, which I guess serves a similar purpose!
 

How heavy is your cat? 

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hb2 said:

I don't have a weighted blanket, but I do find that I sleep much better when I have a cat on my chest/legs, which I guess serves a similar purpose!
 

 My Cats are better than the weighted Blanket