Here are some tips for sleeping better together - from the bedding industry-supported Better Sleep Council:

Resolve daytime problems before going to bed. 

Don’t wait until you’re nose-to-nose at night to work out problems or disagreements.  If you associate your bed with worrying or quarreling, you’ll have trouble associating it with a good night’s sleep.  And a bad night’s sleep can make a good relationship harder to restore.

Agree on a set of ground rules.

Have an honest talk about your nighttime differences.  Then work out an agreement that you can both live with - “Lights on by 11″, for example.  If she wants to read in the middle of the night, she goes to the living room or uses a high-intensity reading light that lets her see, but leaves him in the dark.

Make sure your mattress is right for the both of you.

Your mattress needs to be spacious enough for two active, adult bodies, supportive enough for the heaviest sleeper and comfortable enough to cradle you both to sleep.  If your bed set has seen more than 5-7 years of nightly service, it probably isn’t giving you and your partner the comfort you need for the best night’s sleep and should be evaluated for replacement.

Arrange your sleeping environment together.

In addition to a joint selection of the right mattress, couples need to consult on such factors as bedroom temperature (mid-60s is optimum for sleeping), fresh air or air conditioning, a little moonlight or total darkness.  And before you purchase blankets or pillows, find out what your partner prefers.

Don’t let a serious sleep problem persist.

If your partner has any symptoms of a sleep disorder-loud snoring, teeth grinding and continuous leg jerks are a few-you may be the only one who knows about it.  Since a sleep disorder can rob you both of a good night’s sleep, make sure it receives medical attention.  Nearly all of these problems are treatable at local sleep disorders clinics.

For more information on buying a new mattress or on getting a good night’s sleep, visit the Better Sleep Council’s website at http://www.bettersleep.org/.

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