Sniffle (Part 3)

[hrj]

Actually "sniffle" isn't the best title for this thread, since the sinus symptoms seem to have moved on. I slept very badly last night, mostly due to being all achy. Made up for it by napping all day (after calling in to work and telling them not to expect me in today or tomorrow). I did something very smart Sunday, knowing I was going to be trying for lots of napping. For some time now, I've been having problems with my favorite sleep positions (side sleeping) because of my sciatic nerve problem. Unless I have my body pillow positioned exactly right (and then don't shift around too much) I end up waking up with my leg asleep (or, worst case, with a charlie horse that I have to get out of bed to fix). But I've noticed that I don't seem to have the same problem in some hotel rooms, and the difference seemed to be having a softer mattress. And ... come to think of it ... the sleep position problems may have started around the same time I got my new bed and new mattress. Hmm. So I went off to IKEA on Sunday and spent a lot of time lying down on various foam mattresses and brought home the softest one. Currently I have it on top of my other mattress (also IKEA, not so soft), and with the same feather-bed topper on top of it as before. It seems to be working, as witness the successful napping all day. Now, back to napping.

Comments

[lapioggia.livejournal.com]

My chiropractor just this afternoon told me to look into a softer mattress to help my evil lower back probs. Hope it continues to help.

[xrian.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think there was a time period when hard mattresses were considered morally superior and virtuous and all that, rather like cold baths, sleeping with all the windows open and woolly underwear. :)

But in reality they don't suit everyone.