Set Your Bedroom Up for Sleep

I talked in one of my previous posts about using the bedroom only for sleep. One of the things that goes along with that is setting your bedroom up to be a relaxing, calming, sleep inducing environment. If you feel relaxed, if you feel calm, it's going to make it easier for you to fall asleep.

Your bedroom should be dark for you to sleep. We've talked about this before about darkening the windows, keeping something over them to keep out the sunlight in the morning. To go along with that is temperature. Your bedroom should be cool, but not too cold. One of the things that cause you to fall asleep is a cooler body temperature, and this is often why it's really hard to fall asleep when it's hot outside or hot in your bedroom.

Something that certainly affects how well you sleep is your mattress. Is it soft enough for you, or does it sag in the middle and cause you to sink in? Contrary to what you might think, your mattress being too soft is a problem. It needs to be firm enough to support you, and of course not having lumps or sags in it helps. Also, it needs to be the right size for you and your partner. You both need ample room to move around if you need to. Being cramped in together sounds nice, but after a little while you're probably going to want to stretch out and move around some.

Consider changing up your bedroom environment some if your current one is not working for you. Move furniture around, get softer lights, bring in some candles, try some scented oils. Experiment to find what works for you, but creating a relaxing peaceful bedroom will help you out if you need help to fall asleep.