While not all of us sleep under the covers in this tropical country, those who do might struggle when their bed partner turns out to be a blanket hog. These people who ‘steals’ the blankets to wrap themselves up nice and toasty in the middle of the night might leave their bed partner with nothing to cover themselves with. Most folks experience sleep disturbance in such instances, especially when the temperature starts to drop. If you always find yourself blanket-less at night and your bed partner wrapped like a burrito, you might need to take some effective measures to deal with the situation.
Why do some people hog the covers?
To best address the problem at hand, we should look at the reason behind the behavior of blanket-stealing. According to a survey, this could stem from childhood sleeping habits. Folks who used to sleep cuddled with a plush toy or doll, as well as those who slept with a baby blanket, are most likely to hog the sheets in adulthood. A lower number of those who are used to sleeping on their own will do the same.
How to deal with someone who hogs the covers?
What should you do if your bed partner hogs the blanket and it’s affecting your zzz’s? Here are some easy tricks to try:
Use separate blankets.
It’s a quick and effective solution that will ensure you’ll stay covered all night long.
Get a bigger blanket.
Doing this will, at the very least, leave you some portion of the bedding.
Tuck the sheets in.
By making it harder for the blanket hogger to take the covers from you, you might be able to stop them from their thieving ways.
Cuddle!
A hug has great effects on a person and can quickly boost one’s comfort and sense of security. It will also help them get warmer so they won’t need to steal the blanket.
Get a smaller bed.
This may seem severe but if everything else fails, downsizing your bed could help. This will force you and your bed partner to sleep closer to each other so they won’t be able to pull the covers too far from you at night. If you’re planning on changing things up in your bedroom, this can be an option. Just don’t go smaller than a double (54″ width) bed as anything narrower might be too small for the both of you already.
Train the blanket hogger to stop taking the covers.
You can also try to train your bed partner to stop taking the sheets. Here are some tips on how to do this.
Like in correcting other sleep issues, dealing with a blanket hogger can take a while but it’s definitely possible to address. Try these tricks and you’ll find yourself sleeping better if this is the only thing that’s affecting your sleep.
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