Anonymous
10/31/2025 09:47
Subject: How to stop sleeping with one ear open?
Anonymous wrote:Could he sleep in the guest room those nights, while you work on getting continuous sleep?
+1 If my DH is coming in after 2 am he sleeps in the basement since I’ll never fall back asleep.
Anonymous
10/31/2025 08:38
Subject: Re:How to stop sleeping with one ear open?
Anonymous wrote:Can you do anything to make the doors quieter? Is it an alarm system that is the problem? Sometimes I cover the speaker on our alarm box at night so the "door open" voice is not so loud if someone is coming home late. Try putting the white noise machine closer to the door instead of in your room - that might muffle the sound in a different way. Can your DH come in a different door when he's coming home late at night?
Have you had / do you remember having a baby? When your brain is listening for something, it can detect extremely quiet sounds.
You have to make your subconscious not care about the arrival, or move into a extremely soundproofed room.