[blparent] falling asleep?

Tue Feb 9 22:13:02 UTC 2010

I read an article a while back that said it was a combination of the light
and the warmth that helps our sleep cycles.  I will try to find it again. V

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 1:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?

My understanding is that the issue is light rather than warmth.  The body 
perceives light even if we're not consciously able to see it.

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC Inc)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 12:28 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?

> Is it warmth from light or warmth from heat with no light. I ask because
> if it's no light, then simply sitting near a heating vent should do it.
> If it's light, is it sunlight or some other type of light?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Veronica Smith
> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 4:49 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>
> I hear it works for totally blind individuals.  Something about the
> warmth
> on the face. v
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:34 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>
> Debbie, I wonder if this light box works for us who are totally blind?
> I've
> heard of it being used for SAD (seasonal affective disorder).
>
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 2:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>
>
>> What's a light box and how does it work?  Can you buy them at other
> places
>> besides EBay?
>> Leslie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On
>> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
>> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:18 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>>
>> I bought one of those light boxes for about $120 on EBay, and while I
>> haven't been as faithful with it as I could be, it does seem to help
>> regulate my sleep and my moods, especially in the wintertime.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always
> glorify
>> the hunters.--African Proverb
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:05 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [blparent] falling asleep?
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Leslie,
>>>
>>> In the Summer 2009 issue of Future Reflections we ran an article by
> the
>>> mother of a totally blind child with what sounds like a similar sleep
>>> problem.  A sleep clinic recommended light box therapy which has
>>> apparently helped a lot.  You sit in front of the light box for about
>
>>> half
>>
>>> an hour at the same time each morning and somehow it helps the body
>>> regulate its sleep cycles.
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:54 AM
>>> Subject: [blparent] falling asleep?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi All.  I was wondering if you could give me any ideas, as I'm
> running
>>>> into
>>>> a problem that could be potentially serious.  Its happened a few
> times
>>>> where
>>>> I've fallen asleep with my baby in my arms.  The first time it
> happened,
>>>> one
>>>> of the nurses saw it and she informed me that I could potentially
>>>> suffocate
>>>> my baby by doing this. The problem is that I don't always know I'm
>>>> getting
>>>> sleepy unless someone tells me I am or until I start nodding off.  I
> had
>>>> a
>>>> sleep study done in 2004 and the specialist said I have a non 24
> hour
>>>> sleep
>>>> cycle and the only way to remedy that is to get a full 8 hours of
> sleep
>>>> at
>>>> the same time every night.  Well, we both know that's virtually
>>>> impossible
>>>> now that I'm a new mom.  Have you ever had this problem and if so,
> what
>>>> kinds of things did you do to stay awake while holding your baby?
> One
>>>> thing
>>>> I've tried was having the radio on and that doesn't seem to help.
>>>> Andy's
>>>> really worried about me too. He doesn't want me to fall asleep and
>>>> accidentally smother the baby.  I don't want that either.  I'm just
> at a
>>>> loss of how to solve this issue.  I've heard other blind people
> having
>>>> the
>>>> same problem since they don't get the light stimulation.
>>>>
>>>> Leslie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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