Poll: Do you and your spouse sleep in the same bed?

[NMAmy]

We share a double bed which I know a lot of people think is weird. We just got back from vacation and we hated the king sized bed in the hotel.

My in-laws had separate bedrooms due to my FIL's snoring issue. DH snores, too, but I have no problem ignoring it--in fact, when he's gone, it's just too quiet and I can't sleep well.

 

[paintnolish]

We do, but I don't mind when dh falls asleep on the couch once in awhile. I get to spread out and the blanket stays tucked in-dh kicks his feet around so much that it untucks and my feet get cold.

 

[Pakey]

We have separate rooms. When I got cancer 3 years ago, we did it so that I could be more comfortable and we just couldn't go back to sharing a bed. I don't sleep well anymore and he's a light sleeper.

 

[alexandria674]

We sleep in the same bed, I would go to the couch when his snoring bothers me but something about leaving the warm bed for a slight shock of a cold couch is less appealing.

 

[jimmalru80]

As far as I know, yes.

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

No... Our bedroom is on the 2nd. floor right now and I have a back/neck injury that limits stair use. Once we move beds around and have one of the kids upstairs, I may consider changing back to the bedroom. We have 2 things against us, DH has a deviated septum and snores EXTREMELY loud and then my back injury has me moving around a lot during the night. It is not fair to either one of us. It have been this way for over 8 years, so we are pretty used to it. But I do love cuddling while watching TV at night before he starts snoring.

 

[pearlieq]

Sometimes.

He's got twitchy legs and has recently started snoring. It takes me a long time to fall asleep and I need quiet and stillness so lately we've had to sleep apart a lot.

It bums him out, but he's the one peacefully asleep while he's snoring and shaking the whole bed!

We try to start the night going to bed together but eventually one of us has to move most nights.

 

[MomofKatie]

We always sleep in the same bed when DH is home- he spends 2 to 3 nights a week out of town for work.

My parents haven't shared a bed willingly in almost 20 years. We know several friends who don't sleep together, mainly due to things like snoring, kids sleeping in the parents' bed, or kids not being able to fall asleep without a parent in their room.

 

[Piecey]

Yes... best decision we ever made was upgrading from a Queen to a King bed! We sleep much better now.

I have pretty bad insomnia so I have a lamp by the bed and I read in bed if I can't sleep. Sometimes I watch Game Show Network, it seems to bug him the least.

I have even more issues sleeping when he isn't around. Our bed is TALL and I had a c-section-- couldn't get in/out of the bed and I slept like crap in the guest room. We eventually got a step ladder and I used it so we could sleep in the same bed again.

 

[DAISY DUCK FAN!]

Can I say yes & no??

We have a king size bed made up of 2 extra long twin mattresses. So while it's one bed, we each have our own mattress. When he gets up to go to work, I almost never wake up!!!

 

[jen0610]

DH and I sleep in the same bed.

One of the girls I work with, she and her DH have seperate bedrooms. They have different work schedules and she is a very light sleeper.

MIL and FIL, while they are in the same room, they sleep on twin size beds with the nightstand in between the beds. They are in the 80's and as far back as DH can remember, they have always had the twin beds.

While my parents may start out the night in the same bed, at some point in the night, my mom will move to another bed in the house. She has been doing this for years. He does not snore, doesn't sweat, nor is he a toss-n-turner. She just can't sleep in the same bed any more. I think she the one who gets hot and sweaty and just blames him for her having to move to another bed. Just one more of her issues, blamed on someone else.

 

[of the seas]

Nope!

He likes the LaZboy because of back issues. I need my space and own covers. I could never fall asleep all cuddled up spooning and such. He is a snorer and a heavy breather in general which I can't stand! When we used to sleep together, it was hard to be apart, but now it's hard to sleep together. He can be around for awhile, but then he has to go!

 

[mom2boys77]

I answered no. My husband is over 6 ft tall and moves around way too much at night..I was waking up with bruises on my legs. And for the last few months after the fire we had, my youngest son won't sleep in his own bed. More often than not my 14 year old is sleeping on the floor too. This just works out better for us right now.

 

[lecach]

DH and I sleep in the same bed although I am in bed from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and he is in bed from 3:00 am. - 10:00 a.m.

My paternal grandparents always had separate bedrooms for as long as I can remember. My inlaws have had separate bedrooms for years.

 

[Momvic5]

Yes, my dh and I share the same bed....on occassion, my dh will sleep in our dd's room because she and her younger brother love to sleep with me in our bed. He is sweet enough to give them his spot on occassion...usually on a Friday or Saturday night.

 

[mumom95]

OP here, thanks for all the replies.

We also sleep in the same bed together, and like someone else said, I don't sleep well when he is out of town.

Now, I will say I enjoy sleeping in the same bed with him much more now that we got a king size Temperpedic. I'm a light sleeper and on our old queen size mattress his every little move would wake me up. But now his alarm in the morning doesn't even wake me up.

 

[MIGrandma]

DH and I have been married 34 years and we do not sleep in the same bed, we haven't for several years. Not since I got tired of waking up half a dozen times during the night to poke him because he was snoring and most of the time I just ended up out on the couch.

Love him dearly, but I'm an extremely light sleeper and I just can't sleep through his snoring.

A few years ago I fixed up a bedroom for myself upstairs, with a log queen size bed, lodge type decor with bear, moose, loons, etc. We both love having our own space now. He doesn't have me poking him during the night to turn over, and I can sleep the night through without hearing him. It works for both of us.

Not that we don't visit each other sometimes...

 

[Barbossa]

To anyone whose partners snore, may I suggest getting checked for sleep apnea. It's a serious condition that can lead to cardiovascular problems.

 

[MIGrandma]

To anyone whose partners snore, may I suggest getting checked for sleep apnea. It's a serious condition that can lead to cardiovascular problems.

He knows it, but I can't force him to go.

DSIL had the sleep study done, and uses a CPAP machine but...in his sleep he ends up pulling it off each night, so he and our DD are back to sleeping apart most of the time again.

 

[SaraJayne]

Yes, we've always slept in the same bed.

And when DH is gone on business, neither one of us sleeps well.