How are you sleeping in this weather?

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Ok so far this week , might change as the week goes on.

Damned right it is no joke.

This is the main reason I hate hot weather.
Literally zero sleep Wednesday night. Zero because my temp would not drop.
Thankfully slept last night in spite of it still being very hot.

Anybody telling me this 'glorious' weather is worth a totally missed night's sleep can go away.

There was no other reason for it. Not stressed etc.

Good tips though. I hadn't thought of the cold water bottle.
I use cooling mats but mine heat up quickly. Maybe there's better quality ones out there. I can't freeze mine.
Mine's a chillmax by jml. It cost a tenner.
Useful in normal conditions but maybe not in this extreme heat.

Really well although waking up early - I was cooler yesterday morning but no breeze today.
i have a fan and window open a tad.

The only thing that’s worked for me is sleeping with an ice pack under my head. It seems to regulate my body temperature a bit.

I’m still really struggling though. Barely sleeping, waking up a lot, and waking a lot earlier than I usually would.

I find the cooling mats heat up very quickly and are super uncomfortable to lie on.

I slept really well on Wednesday night, unexpectedly. Last night felt like there was no breeze at all, and I barely slept. Have been freezing a hot water bottle but last night felt like I needed about 5 of them for different body parts! I put my pj's in the freezer after hearing a tip about it - very underwhelming result, I dont think I'll bother again

Lying naked with no covers, I slept remarkably well.

My inexpensive jml one works OK in normal conditions so it's worth it on 'everyday' heat but not this.
It was hot after an hour or two.

Those with portable air con units which one did you buy?

Sleeping has been fine actually. With all the doors and windows open in the house from about 8pm onwards,plus all the fans on blowing the.hotter house air outside
, the house becomes bearable again. I was sweating a lot because of the humidity but a damp travel towel around my neck and face helped with that .

I am waking leas tired than I have been in a while but quite early.

It ia the daytime and afternoon that is stifling . Everything closed and all blinds down. The house feels like a dark stifling tomb.

For me it’s not the heat, it’s the bloody owls and birds as my windows are open!

Surprisingly, I’m managing to sleep fine. It was 28C and 60% humidity in my flat at bedtime last night, even with all the windows wide open. I’m not sure how I’m doing it. All I can say, is I have travelled a lot and have had some practice.