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'Cuddly' Sleeping

138 replies

Sarahh2014 · 20/01/2018 22:24

I hate it dh loves it.I like my own space when trying to get to sleep full stop but he's very much the opposite.so AIBU? I don't think I am 😁

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barefoofdoctor · 25/01/2018 22:06

Only person I can cuddle while sleeping is DD4. Love having her tucked up in the crook of my arm all sleepy and cosy.

Cakeorchocolate · 25/01/2018 22:09

No. Pre-sleep cuddle type of thing, space to sleep! Hate it when DH falls asleep still cuddling me. I have to fidget and get him to move. I'm way to much of a fidget for someone to be attached to me while I sleep! Get too hot too.

BewareOfDragons · 25/01/2018 22:14

I HATE Cuddly sleeping. Hot, sweaty and uncomfortable.

Definitely need my own space. And duvet.

JackmanAdmirer · 25/01/2018 22:15

OMG I NEEEEEEED my space when I sleep or I just won't sleep... unless I'm drunk 😂

AmberTopaz · 25/01/2018 22:15

Neither DH nor I are cuddly sleepers so that’s fine. Although I do remember happily sharing a single bed every night with my uni boyfriend. I guess I had less need for personal space back then!

SparklySeaShell · 25/01/2018 22:21

I hate it!! Nice cuddle when we get into bed and then 'off you go to your own side!'

Fortunately we both agree!

grumpy4squash · 25/01/2018 22:23

I totally fantasize about having separate rooms! I hate sharing a bed. Really, WTF is that all about?
I often feel very cross that we spent all our money buying a house that could fit DC in it, but I still have to share a room :(
Cuddly sleeping....that is literally not happening in GrumpyHouse...he can piss off to the other side and shut up while there.
Phew, feel better for rant.

Ihatepompoussoccermums · 25/01/2018 22:26

My bf is the same, I hate hugs, absolutely hate them. Which makes it kinda awkward with all my ‘huggie’ friends. And most of them being Spanish and Italian hug a lot. My bf knows how I feel and he accepts it. When I’m getting to sleep I need plenty of space. I sleep in such away that it’s hard to hug anyway. Sometimes my friends will sneak up on me and hug me in a group, I keep a smile at first until the finish when all the sweR words under the sun surface. I can tolerate the kids just about. I have anxiety so being trapped is a very big deal for me.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 25/01/2018 22:29

I hate it. I cant be hugged or touched when I'm trying to sleep. I need my space. Only person I accept it from is DD, but even then I cant have her sleeping in my bed because one thing she got from her father, was the ability to sleep in stupid bloody positions. Mainly, knees up and dug into my back.

Glad I'm single and the bed is mine!

Ihatepompoussoccermums · 25/01/2018 22:30

We too have our own duvets but mainly because the OH wraps up like a mummy and I end up almost freezing to death in the winter.. I thought we were like the only ones that had separate duvets.... nice to know we are not weird 😂

clumsyduck · 25/01/2018 22:35

Hate it . When I'm ready for sleep don't touch me , ever . The end 😂😂

kalinkafoxtrot45 · 25/01/2018 22:37

DP is a cuddler, I hate it and can’t sleep if anyone is touching me. I end up either sleeping on one centimetre of the bed, or telling him to fuck off to hus own side. DCat is allowed to cuddle though.

frostyfingers · 25/01/2018 22:37

Not keen myself - much prefer space. I went to sleep the other night with DH’s arm across my back/shoulders (I was on my front) and woke up after about 20 mins with the most awful nightmare about being trapped in a collapsed building!

brownelephant · 25/01/2018 22:39

separate duvets is bliss.
slept in a hotel this summer that had sheets&blankets.
worst nightmare - trapped feet, and drafty tunnel

clumsyduck · 25/01/2018 22:43

I'm so lucky to sleep on my own most of the time I mean I miss dp when he's not here but I love my own bed all to myself. I'm in it now wrapped up like a burrito . I'm so happy

Armi · 25/01/2018 22:44

I like a random ‘middle of the night’ cuddle but apart from that, no. DH sleeps on his side and I sleep on mine. I mostly hate it when DD clambers in too, but sometimes I just lie awake snuggling her and thinking how much I love her.

Then she rakes her toenails down my leg and gets booted back to her own bed for being utterly annoying,

MrsMaxwell · 25/01/2018 22:44

This is the blessing of having a DH in the Navy.

calmandbright · 25/01/2018 22:45

Every other boyfriend / DP I've ever had - hated it. New DP - omg it's the best thing ever! I can't get enough. Love waking up all up in his armpit with his muscliness all enveloping me/ Which is just as well as he has a tiny bed (I think 3/4?). I do tend to migrate in the night but if we stir we reconnect into cuddle or spoon position. There's other stuff like this too. boob touching for example Confused have always been weirdly repulsed by it but I actively put his hands on my boobs all the time - I just love it. I think he must be a wizard.

EggsonHeads · 25/01/2018 22:51

I like it but I can live without it (so long as I cuddle my pillow Blush)

gamerchick · 25/01/2018 23:02

Separate bedrooms, don’t have the problem.

I did though back in the day say ‘turn over and I’ll cuddle you’ and do a sort of hand on their back snuggle and move away gradually. Couldn’t share a bed again but will oblige when the husbands feeling a bit sad and in need of a cuddle and i’ll retreat to my own bed an hour or so later.

MinorRSole · 25/01/2018 23:17

Dh does this, his arm is like a dead bloody weight after 5 seconds and then he's snoring in my ear. Sometimes I pretend I fell asleep on the sofa just because I want to be on my own. I'm generally a little cantankerous though so figured it was just me!
On the other hand I could fill the bed with my children and be perfectly happy, especially my youngest who radiates heat like a little hot water bottle and wakes me up by kissing my nose - i sometimes miss being a single mum Blush

BillywigSting · 25/01/2018 23:21

I can fall asleep cuddled up with dp if we've just had sex (and it's more of a both just collapse in a heap type thing) but otherwise no! Space is most definitely required, and lots of it. To the point where we bought a bigger bed because neither of us had enough space despite us both being quite small.

IHaveACuntingPlan · 25/01/2018 23:47

I hate being cuddled anyway, but when I'm trying to sleep it's even worse. I sleep as close as possible to the edge of the bed. I occasionally turn to face the middle but hate breathing the same air as dh so if he is facing the middle I turn back again. Someone asked upthread if it was possible to have sex without touching would you. I would because I can't be doing with being so close to someone else. It's too hot and too restrictive. I'd give my right arm to have my own bedroom!

Dumbassmummy · 26/01/2018 07:05

Cuddle when we first get in to bed then roll over to sleep. I need my space but dh would like to cuddle all night. I hate getting all hot and sweaty and uncomfortable I also can’t stand being breathed on 😱

Mrsjellybum · 26/01/2018 07:28

Me and my partner bought a 6 foot wide specially made bed. We both need our space. Plus there’s lots of room when our son wants to jump in bed too 😬

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