Hello everyone, I just wanted to share something that is probably blindingly obvious to most people, but apparently not to me.When I first came out hospital, for around a month I slept up to 16 hours a day, which was part of my body healing. I've always had insomnia as an adult linked to mental health issues, and as I started to recover it came back with a vengeance. I kept a sleep diary and in one week I slept a total of nine hours, the longest sleep being two hours. I felt like the walking dead.
It improved but I was still only getting around four hours sleep a day. In desperation I changed my mattress for the firmest one I could get and the transformation was instant and incredible. I now get five or six hours a night and an hour nap late afternoon if I feel a bit burnt out. It goes without saying this has done wonders for my sense of wellbeing both physically and mentally. Maybe something to consider if you're having sleep problems, you have my sympathy and best wishes if you are, it can really grind you down.
PS I've also found it seems to reduce muscle cramps in my calves and feet.
New to this!!
Couldn’t sleep
And the party is over... 
Just in the nick of time
Weird, sleep filled day today in bed 20
