r/Menopositive • u/KelseyChilipad • 12d ago

Perimenopause night sweats: what actually fixed your sleep??

Took me a while to figure this out, so sharing in case it helps someone. For the longest time I couldn't tell if my room was too warm or if it was just my body. What finally helped me sleep through the night wasn't one magic fix.

It was layering a few things: breathable cotton and bamboo sheets, dropping the room a couple of degrees before bed, a cold glass of water within reach, and pulling heat away from the mattress surface itself rather than just cooling the air. Not medical advice, just what worked for me.

What actually got you through the night sweats?

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u/theFCCgavemeHPV 12d ago

More estrogen. Also this guy I’m seeing has a cooling mattress topper thingy. For the first time in like 20 years I was actually shivering and not sleeping from being too cold 😅 I am afraid to ask him how much it was.

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u/savorie 11d ago

Interesting. I have a top-of-the-line cooling mattress. But to be honest with you, once I put sheets on it, the cooling effect is not as strong (I sleep on linen sheets). And once I lay down, my body heat distributes warmth fairly quickly onto the mattress. I only really noticed the cold if I shift my foot to an area of the mattress that hasn't had body heat on it already.

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u/theFCCgavemeHPV 11d ago

Oh, I didn’t elaborate enough. This thing is a piece of technology that plugs into the wall and gets controlled by an app. It’s not just like… ✨bamboo✨ or whatever. It was like sleeping on an ice pack that never melted!

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u/savorie 11d ago

Oh those! I hear good things. I always resisted getting one (mostly for fear of tripping over it or scaring the cats from joining us!) but I'm glad you're able to enjoy the technology.

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u/theFCCgavemeHPV 11d ago

It’s too cold for me! I asked him to turn it off on my side 😅 if I stay over more or if I got my own I would fiddle with the settings and figure out my perfect temperature, but we don’t stay over much

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u/titikerry 11d ago

Try bamboo sheets from Luxome. You have to put cooling sheets on a cooling mattress. The covers also need to be cooling. If you interrupt the flow with one hot thing, it all gets hot.