Comments on: What To Do About My Husbands Sleep Problem?

By: timbo44b

timbo44b — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:11:01 +0000

put a wind-up alarm clock inside a frying pan, he’ll wake up

By: MISS RED

MISS RED — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:04:40 +0000

I think your husband suffers from some form of a sleep disorder. He cannot wake himself up and it must be very frustrating for you to have to act as his alarm clock. I also would express your frustration to him in a nice way, (not when he first wakes up, LOL) and tell him that it is really unfair to you that you have to act like his mother, or alarm clock and that you refuse to do this any longer. I would place the alarm clock on the other side of the bedroom and tell him he will have to get up, turn it off and he should stay up instead of going back to bed and falling asleep.
Good luck!

By: tellme

tellme — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:29:11 +0000

Sounds like myself! I set three alarms and I still don’t always wake up. I have had this same problem since I was a young girl.
The things I have found to help are:
1. Go to bed early
2. Drinking intensifies this problem, so lay back on the booz
3. Learn how to wake my own self up so that I am not mean to others. (hence…my 3 alarm clocks–and one of them has 4 different settings)
Bottom line is, you are not his mother. It is about time that he learned how to wake himself up. I am to the point now where I don’t even like to have anyone attempt to wake me..I don’t trust that they will be able to do the job.
Good LUCK!

By: ben

ben — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:49:10 +0000

talk to his doctor about doing a sleep study.he could have sleep apnea or one of many other problems.

By: Katie Girl

Katie Girl — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:24:00 +0000

He has some kind of sleep problem, not sure what, have him go to a sleep clinic. I wouldn’t think he would mean what he says in his sleep anyway, I’m sure it’s part of the dream state. My friends husband talks in his sleep too but he isn’t that hard to wake up. Must be nice to sleep so soundly I wake up in the middle of the night practically every night.

By: |)00d

|)00d — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:26:34 +0000

do what mom does. pull the covers away and then throw him off the bed. and leave the room quickly so u won`t hear him bitchin`

By: Good Deeds

Good Deeds — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:46:54 +0000

He definitely sounds like he has a sleep disorder. Find a sleep clinic that he can go to for assistance.

By: Jo

Jo — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:50:43 +0000

If you can both talk to his doctor, the doc should be able to refer you to the route to take for a sleep study which sounds like a real good idea. The doc needs your input since you are the one that is observing behavior he is unaware of and since it IS bothersome, it’s worth looking into as soon as possible.
GL to you both. ; )

By: tammy c

tammy c — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:34:13 +0000

I would never suggest leaving your husband over this.I would agree with you and ask your Dr. about him going to a sleep study.It sounds to me like he is a real sound sleeper and a sleep talker. Good luck

By: jane c

jane c — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:37:06 +0000

My husband is the same!!! his brother used to tie string to his leg and the other end to the bedroom door and slam it as children to try and wake him!!
I find the less sleep he has, the easier it is to wake him!! we tend to have about 6 hours a night!
he is getting better though!!!
good luck