Ever observe a baby squirm and struggle with a blanket or pillow while sleeping?  You’d understand why many infants die from unsafe sleep. Interestingly, most parents, especially young couples are unaware of their roles in providing a healthy sleep environment for their infants. And so, they ignorantly expose their infants to potentially harmful sleep routines.

To illustrate this, a recent research has found that unintentional suffocation- as a result of a blanket obstructing the airway, sleeping in an adult bed, infants being overlaid by their mothers or caregivers and so forth, amongst other factors are one of the leading causes of infant mortality.

Fortunately, these life threatening mistakes can be prevented if you  avoid the following infant sleep mistakes:

Sharing same bed with your baby
We understand the bond you share with your baby and how easy it is to give attention to your baby when they share your bed with you. However, a research result shows that 47% of mothers overlaid their babies while sleeping contributing to infant death due to suffocation. Rather than share a bed with your baby, put the baby in a crib or bassinet to sleep and ensure you provide a quality infant mattress. Also, as a precautionary measure, you should keep the crib close to you; in the same room, so as to observe your baby and ensure safety. The idea is to share your room and not your bed with your baby. If you snooze off, be sure to move your baby to her crib. Read Also: https://www.wincofoam.com/should-babies-share-a-bed-with-their-parents-find-out-here/

Lying your baby on an adult bed
No matter how comfortable your mattress is for you, do not lay your infant on it to sleep. This is because sleeping in an adult bed puts the life of your baby at risk. Babies can fall off an adult bed, get suffocated in the bedding, be possibly trapped between the mattress and the wall and so forth.  The truth is that a quality infant mattress is designed to suit your infant’s needs-breathability, firmness, cushioning and comfort.  Also, laying your baby on your mattress will increase exposure to allergens while reducing your ability to control clutters that can suffocate your baby.

Letting your baby sleep on a sofa or cushion
It is not safe for your baby to snooze on the sofa or cushion, you only increase the risk of suffocation by doing so. Moreover, your baby can fall off the sofa. Studies have shown that sleeping on a sofa places a baby at a 49-69% increased risk for death. As stated earlier, provide a comfortable sleep surface for babies and not just what is available.

  Using loose or soft beddings or objects
Experts have warned against the use of these soft beddings in baby’s crib as it is associated with sudden infant death syndrome. Ensure you keep your baby’s sleep space free from soft beddings and objects such as blankets, pillows, stuffed bears, toys, bottles, wires, bed sheets, bumper beds, comforters and others to avoid suffocation, entrapment or strangulation. Also note that these also include using a soft baby mattress. Babies are very vulnerable and so require a lot of care and attention.

Side or stomach sleeping your baby
Laying your baby on their side or stomach while sleeping is unsafe for your infant. We recommend that your baby nap or sleep on their back. Researches have shown that sleeping on the back reduces the risk of sudden infant mortality and is therefore the safest sleep position for your baby. However, you can lay your infant on their stomach or side while awake.

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Why should anyone bother about the number of pillows you choose to sleep with? Rationally, whatsoever rocks your both should be allowed when it comes to your sleep comfort. However, the truth is that, one https://www.wincofoam.com/product-category/pillows/ beneath your head can provide the needed elevation and adequate support you need. So, you do not need 2 or more pillows beneath your head to sleep well.

Besides, many sleep experts suggests that placing your head on a pile of pillows while sleeping may be the reason for that crick in the neck, frequent tossing and turning while you sleep and other discomfort you feel. This means that regardless of your sleep position: back, stomach or side sleeper, you would need one quality pillow for your head and not a mountain of pillows. Read our article on: https://www.wincofoam.com/the-best-pillow-for-your-sleep-position-winco-pillow-talk/to help you choose the right pillow.

However, certain sleep positions and conditions such as pregnancy, may require you snooze with pillow between the knees, behind your back, or even under your tummy for adequate support and comfort. While the rule still remains one pillow for your head.

We have highlighted the sleep positions and condition that would require additional pillows- for improved comfort.

Side sleepers
We recommend that side sleeper’s snooze with two pillows: one beneath the head and the other pillow placed between the knees, this will diminish stress on your hips and lower back, and promote spinal alignment.

Pregnancy
Most women experience back and neck pains during pregnancy. This is because of the increasing weight of the baby in the womb, resulting in pressure on the blood vessel. To sleep comfortably, we recommend you place a pillow beneath your tummy and between your knees to provide relief.

Back Sleepers
One of the downsides of sleeping on your back is that it may result in lower back aches. We recommend that for improve comfort, back sleepers should snooze with a pillow beneath their knees, this will help reduce the pressure on your hips and maintain a healthy posture for your back.

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Surprisingly, many people are unaware that a mattress can and should be cleaned. More disturbing is the fact that many people do not know what https://www.wincofoam.com/mattress-sanitization/ is . With only a few mattress companies in Nigeria that offers a quick, easy and affordable mattress sanitization service, people who consider cleaning their mattress themselves are often overwhelmed with the thought of carrying out this function.

Meanwhile, a number of people who clean their mattress using online Do it Yourself tips- baking sodas, hydrogen peroxide, vacuuming or sun drying for cleaning their mattress, discover that only the surface of the mattress is clean.

A research has revealed that we spend approximately 33years of our lives on our mattress; this means we use our mattress more than we use any household item, this is because our mattress serves one of the most important activities in life- sleep and so we use it every day.

Online reviews on mattress sanitization proves that it is a laudable innovation, with more households, school hostels, hotels and hospitals leveraging on this highly effective and efficient technology to have a deeply cleaned safe mattress.

Amazing facts about mattress sanitization include;

It' s a liquid free process; this means the mattress sanitization service is done with a ultra violet light ray
It is chemical free
Completely eliminates dust mites and other bacteria’s
It get rid of odor or smell
 Approximately 20 minute’s process
You can use your mattress immediately after the process,

Here are benefits of mattress Sanitization

Promotes Healthy Living
Sanitizing your  mattress prevents the growth of biological matters and other bacteria’s that are harmful to your health. Sanitizing your mattress every 6 months makes your mattress a more comfortable place to sleep.

Prevents Allergies
Allergies are sometimes the result of dust mites and other bacteria’s that breeds on our mattress due to sweat, oil, saliva, urine and moist. These allergies such as runny nose, itchy or watery eyes, itchy skin, cough, sneezing and so forth, are discomforting and can disrupts the day’s activities for you. However, the ultra violet ray use in the mattress sanitization process will help get rid of dust mites, hence preventing allergies

Removes Odor
The Mattress sanitization process is a thorough process that permeates your mattress to provide a deep cleaning. Unlike the manual cleaning process, the mattress sanitization service will penetrate the mattress regardless of your mattress density, getting rid of foul smell that can make sleep uncomfortable.

It is Quick and Affordable
Effectively cleaning your huge luxury mattress can be really exhausting. But engaging a mattress sanitization company will not only save you
money but the stress of manually cleaning your mattress. So, you can relax or perform other task, while your mattress is sanitized.  Besides, it is not a time consuming process.

It Enhances the Lifespan of your Mattress[b][/b]
Mattress sanitization is a great way to even out quick wear and tear. This is because dust mites, bedbugs, sweats, skin oil and so on could damage your mattress if allowed to build up. In addition, it also protects your mattress warranty.

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Everybody desires a beauty sleep at the end of a stressful day, but sometimes we ruin our chances of having a peaceful slumber by ignorantly engaging in actions that distort your sleep quality. These sleep mistakes are so common that they make up the bedtime routine for some people. Hence, they are trap in a daily circle of low productivity, moodiness, impaired alertness and concentration while in the long run they are at the risk of having diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
Here are common sleep mistakes you may be making that jeopardize your chances of having a quality sleep.

Sleeping on the Sofa
One of the sleep mistakes people make is sleeping on the sofa. We understand how alluring your sofa can be after a stressful day, it’s in the sitting room and you don’t have to make further move to the bedroom, reason while you slump into your sofa and drift to dreamland. Ever heard of a neck crick? When you sleep on the sofa, you will most likely wake up with a stiff neck or a neck pain. While a habit of sleeping on the sofa every night can result in health issues such as chronic neck and back pain. Besides, you want your brain and body to get used to your comfortable mattress for quality sleep and not a sofa designed for sitting and relaxation.

Skipping your Bedtime Routine
Many people lack the discipline to maintain their bedtime routine, with many logical reasons why they have to go straight to bed today. After a stressful day or having arrived home later than usual, you may feel so exhausted that observing your bedtime routine may seem like hard nut to crack and so you just sink into your bed. However, this accounts for the reason you turn and toss in bed all through the night, thereby reducing your sleep quality. We recommend that you always practice your sleep routine regardless of how you feel. This will help you body adjust to a sleep mode and enable you have a quality sleep. Imagine you disregard you routine of a warm shower because you are exhausted?


Using the conventional night light in your bathroom
The third sleep mistake many people make is not having a bathroom night light. Creating a dark bedroom environment helps you fall asleep faster, but how about the light in your bathroom? Having the regular bulb in your bathroom will still suppress your ability to sleep. This is because; your bathroom light emits the blue lights from your devices that you may have successfully put out in your bedroom. So, when you go to take a shower or use the toilet, you will be exposed to this light. What’s the solution? Get a bathroom night light.


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Being Comfortable with your Phone’s Night mode

Of course, we have in previous articles recommended using your phone’s night mode in bed to avoid the blue lights that repress your sleep hormone. However, research has found out that your phone night’s mode might still mess up with your sleep. This is because your phone’s night mode” only suppresses melatonin level by 19% and without a night mode 23%. We recommend you bore yourself into putting your phone away 2-3 hours before your bedtime.


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For most kids, wetting the bed is a really humiliating and overwhelming habit especially when it lingers into adolescence. Often times, the embarrassment and guilt about wetting the bed can have a great impact on a child’s self esteem if not properly handled.

Unsurprisingly, about five in 100 kids wet the bed at night with a higher rate found amongst boys than girls; a ratio of 2 boys to 1 girl. Interestingly, medical experts have attributed hereditary as one of the notable causes of nocturnal enuresis (a medical term for bedwetting), while other causes include: small bladder, hormonal imbalance, sleeping deep, constipation and so forth.

Bedwetting is common in most families, in fact most parents worry about their kids wetting the bed and they feel helpless to stop it. Families that have a bedwetting kid(s) have to deal with the urine odor, stain on the mattress and beddings and accompanying allergies. Although, most kids naturally would stop wetting the bed with time, but for some it’s a habit that requires deliberate guide to stop. We understand the physical and emotional stress cum discomfort you go through as a parent or guardian and have provided useful tips to help your child stop bedwetting . Let’s get to it.
Reduce Nighttime Fluid Intake
You can help your kid stop bedwetting by regulating the amount of fluid they take in especially at night. Fluid here also includes caffeinated drinks, in fact, it is important that your child don’t consume drinks that contain caffeine at night, it should be completely avoided. Specifically, more water should be consume at daytime (morning and afternoon), while your kid sip healthily at night.

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Night Waking

Although frequent night waking can disrupt sleep quality, however, waking your child at intervals to empty their bowel will help prevent bedwetting. This is a training that once instilled, will make the child more conscious and so can easily wake up from deep slumber. Most parents find this extremely stressful as they also have their sleep interrupted and may sometimes sleep off but then you can have a bedwetting alarm set at intervals.

Regular Use of Toilet/Bathroom During the Day
Constipation is one of the causes of bedwetting for children. According to medical experts, too much stool in the lower intestine places pressure on the bladder and reduces its ability to hold urine. This inability to hold urine due to constipation can make your child wet the bed at time. Ensure your kid eat healthy (snack on fruits more), and that they poo and urinate regularly during the day. Also you must train you kid to use the bathroom before bedtime, we recommended 2-3 urine trips to the bathroom

Ensure Easy Access to the toilet

This entails ensuring their is light in your kid’s room and the bathroom consecutively. Kids naturally do not like darkness and may be forced to wet their bed if the feel the urge to urinate because of fear.

Give Positive Affirmations
Guess you never thought of this as a remedy. We understand it can be really stressful dealing with a kid that wets the bed, nonetheless bedwetting is not a deliberate act, and it’s not your kids fault. So, do not spite nor punish your kid for bedwetting. Children thrive when they are praise and motivated and not criticize nor condemn. So rather than yell or punish the child, give positive remarks such as; 'I am proud of you,’ this is only a phase’ and so on. Also teach your kid to make positive affirmations about themselves. To illustrate:  You can teach them to say: I wake up with a dry night. More so, you can tell your kid a story of a relation, family friend or loved one that battled with bedwetting. What happens when they have a dry night? Applaud them.


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Sometimes, sleeping on an old mattress can be really discomforting and frustrating, and interferes with your ability to get a quality sleep. Yet, your chances of getting a new mattress may be slim. This is oftentimes due to mounting financial obligations that makes us forgo the need for a comfortable mattress.

Again, Some people have an emotional attachment to their mattress; they may have shared beautiful moments with their partners from romantic to sensual activities such as done on a marital bed, or probably it’s a gift from a loved one; think of a mattress gift from a grandmother to her granddaughter.  While for some, their mattress is an amazing sleep buddy; they cry, laugh and even think on their mattress. As a result, they shrug at the idea of discarding their old mattress.

We will share helpful tips with you on how to manage your old mattress, so you don’t have to worry about a new mattress investment nor getting rid of those beautiful memories.  Let’s explore:

Clean Regularly

If you want to have a friendly bed slumber surface, then start a daily cleaning routine. In addition, you must ensure proper use of your mattress; avoid eating and drinking on the mattress, no jumping or use of sharp objects on your mattress. More so, you must regularly wash and change your beddings weekly. Treat your old mattress like a new baby, this means with utmost care. Moreover, you can opt for a professional  mattress cleaning service.

Use a Mattress Topper
To enhance the feel of your old mattress, get a mattress topper today. A mattress topper is more affordable compared to the cost of a brand new mattress; all you need do is place it on your old mattress to enjoy quality sleep. A mattress topper will even out the sags or bumps in your mattress.

Ensure Adequate Ventilation

Take advantage of the sunny and dry day to air out your mattress, you can do this quarterly. An old mattress is most likely to harbor dust mites and other bacteria that can disrupt your sleep quality if neglected.
Rotate and Flip the Mattress Regularly
Regularly flipping and rotating your old mattress would enhance even distribution of weight and reduce the pressure on a particular spot.

Use a Foam or Blanket

Your old mattress may need additional support to provide the needed cushioning for your body. Place foam or blanket  under your mattress, this will elevate your mattress and provide pressure relief where needed.

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Nonetheless, most mattresses have a functional duration of approximately 8 years depending on the quality and type of material.  It is important to replace your mattress when due in order to get quality sleep at night. In fact, you can  conveniently swap your old mattress for a brand new one, this is indeed cost effective. Enquire from your mattress company to know if they offer a mattress swap service or explore other https://www.wincofoam.com/mattress-swap/ that do.

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You may never have experienced back or pressure pain, however, it is not uncommon to hear a colleague, friend or love one consistently complaining of an acute or chronic back, joint or even body pain. Interestingly, this pain accounts for more than 264 million lost work days in one year. Many studies, have revealed that back and joint pain is a common health crisis in the world. However, the Winco orthopedic mattress has over the years, profoundly provided relief and support for people who suffer back or joint pain.

Notably, based on extensive use, most people with chronic back, joint or hip pain has judged the Winco Orthopedic mattress to be a highly effective panacea for pressure relief. Of course, how else would you rate a mattress that is designed to alleviate back or joint pains, and provides the needed support for the overall body?. Unfortunately, some people with joint and back pain who are unaware of the Winco Orthopedic mattress, would keep managing their uncomfortable mattress, sleep on the floor or firm sofa in a bid to support pressure relieve and ensure proper spinal alignment. Disappointingly, this does not provide the maximum support or relief the body needs. Here are unique benefits of the Winco Orthopedic Mattress:

Increase Comfort
he Winco Orthopedic mattress promotes quality sleep and rest for people with back and joint pains. You don’t have to turn and toss all through the night anymore. You can sleep comfortably, adopting the right posture for your body on this mattress.

Maximum Support
The firm sleep surface of the Winco Orthopedic mattress is uniquely targeted at your pressure points to provide the needed support for your overall body.

Promote Spinal Alignment
A bad slumber surface can disrupt your spine and subsequently result in back pain. Winco Orthopedic mattress is designed to alleviate spinal stress, completely aligning your spine to avert or reduce back pain.

Aids Weight Management
Medical experts associates weight gain with back pain. This is apparently the reason most women for instance, experience back pain during their second and third trimester. The Winco Orthopedic mattress helps spreads your body weight and prevent the concentration of weight on pressure points.

Specification of the Winco Orthopedic Mattress

Fabric: Quilted Damask
Size: Different size
Color: Morf, Blue, Golden yellow
Warranty: 10 years
Customizable: Yes

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Some people think an orthopedic mattress is not worth the investment due to their experience. As earlier stated, the orthopedic mattress is not made for everyone, it should be purchased based on a doctor’s recommendation or approval. Moreover, the Winco Orthopedic mattress can be customized to suit your body needs, this means the level of firmness can be adjusted to fit your sleep needs while providing the pressure relief necessary. With a 10years Warranty, you are sure to have a very supportive sleep buddy that understands your body needs.

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You may never have experienced back or pressure pain, however, it is not uncommon to hear a colleague, friend or love one consistently complaining of an acute or chronic back, joint or even body pain. Interestingly, this pain accounts for more than 264 million lost work days in one year. Many studies, have revealed that back and joint pain is a common health crisis in the world. However, the Winco orthopedic mattress has over the years, profoundly provided relief and support for people who suffer back or joint pain.

Notably, based on extensive use, most people with chronic back, joint or hip pain has judged the Winco Orthopedic mattress to be a highly effective panacea for pressure relief. Of course, how else would you rate a mattress that is designed to alleviate back or joint pains, and provides the needed support for the overall body?. Unfortunately, some people with joint and back pain who are unaware of the Winco Orthopedic mattress, would keep managing their uncomfortable mattress, sleep on the floor or firm sofa in a bid to support pressure relieve and ensure proper spinal alignment. Disappointingly,  this does not provide the maximum support or relief the body needs. Here are unique benefits of the Winco Orthopedic Mattress:

Increase Comfort
he Winco Orthopedic mattress promotes quality sleep and rest for people with back and joint pains. You don’t have to turn and toss all through the night anymore. You can sleep comfortably, adopting the right posture for your body on this mattress.

Maximum Support
The firm sleep surface of the Winco Orthopedic mattress is uniquely targeted at your pressure points to provide the needed support for your overall body.

Promote Spinal Alignment
A bad slumber surface can disrupt your spine and subsequently result in back pain. Winco Orthopedic mattress is designed to alleviate spinal stress, completely aligning your spine to avert or reduce back pain.

Aids Weight Management
Medical experts associates weight gain with back pain. This is apparently the reason most women for instance, experience back pain during their second and third trimester. The Winco Orthopedic mattress helps spreads your body weight and prevent the concentration of weight on pressure points.

Specification of the Winco Orthopedic Mattress

Fabric: Quilted Damask
Size: Different size
Color: Morf, Blue, Golden yellow
Warranty: 10 years
Customizable: Yes

Read Also: https://www.wincofoam.com/searching-for-a-mattress-that-comes-with-a-frame-try-winco-divan/

Some people think an orthopedic mattress is not worth the investment due to their experience. As earlier stated, the orthopedic mattress is not made for everyone, it should be purchased based on a doctor’s recommendation or approval. Moreover, the Winco Orthopedic mattress can be customized to suit your body needs, this means the level of firmness can be adjusted to fit your sleep needs while providing the pressure relief necessary. With a 10years Warranty, you are sure to have a very supportive sleep buddy that understands your body needs.

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Sometimes, you wish your luxurious mattress can be part of your travel accessories for the upcoming picnic, camp, training, religious retreat, family reunion, yoga class and other recreational activities. Unfortunately, most mattresses are large permanent beds that cannot be conveniently moved about,
and with restriction on uses except you’d risk a quick wear and tear. So, you would need a mattress buddy that is flexible, easily adjustable and most importantly comfortable-That’s the Porta Mat.

The Porta-mat is a portable mat that suits most and if not all recreational activities, even more beautiful is the fact that you can have a beauty rest or sleep on a Porta mat. It is uniquely designed to give you and your love ones all the comfort and support you need. Investing in a quality Porta mat is akin to investing in a tangible asset. Why, it is a value driven and durable. So, why do you need a Porta mat?
Let’s dive in

It's a Fun Accessory
A Porta mat is a beautiful, colorful, light weighted fun accessory. While you plan for that special outing with your friends and love ones to the beach, wonderland, amusement park, Obudu cattle ranch or even a tour across the country, you are guarantee to have a memorable time with a portable mat. Moreover, it’s fun time, you don’t need any cog but accessories that enhances fun and relaxation.

It’s a Perfect Travel Companion
Our mattress is more than just a mere sleeping object, it’s the ‘friend’ we connect so easily with; we dream, sweat, laugh, cry, think and move on our mattress. So, we feel safe on our mattress, knowing that it’s a personal belonging. What if you have to embark on a trip and can’t carry your mattress
because of its weight? It’s time to get a Porta Mat. You don’t have to worry about resting your body on someone’s sweat during the yoga class, picnic or camp.

For Exercise and Meditation
Having your own Porta mat allows you the opportunity to practice and meditate anytime. It has a flat surface with an ideal firmness that supports your body while you exercise or meditate. For instance, while engaging in a child’s pose or downward- facing dog, with forehead on the mat during a yoga class, you are sure of a breathable fabric. Also, it’s cool to know that an can easily connect to you with your forehead down; your sweat, move, thoughts and what have you, since it’s your personal Porta mat.

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It Enhances Relaxation
Ever desire to rest or sleep outside your house, maybe under the trees or at the veranda but was restrained by the thought of moving your mattress outside? You are not alone. With a portable mat, you can access the cool natural air outside your room during the heat period, and at anytime of the day.

Religious Purposes
A Porta mat is ideal for most religious gathering especially one’s that extends to more than a day or two and thereby requires a sleep over. Example of such religious meetings includes; retreats, camps, conventions, conferences amongst others. It may also be used for prayers by our Islamic brethren's because of it comfortable surface.

The Porta mat is cost effective and efficient, the fact that it is very https://www.wincofoam.com/product/porta-mat/makes it a must grab for everyone.

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A reoccurring question most mattress sellers or dealers are daily confronted with is: does the Dual side mattress has a warranty. What most mattress buyers need is a guarantee on their investment and a warranty gives them the peace of mind that they seek. A mattress warranty is a promise made by a mattress company to its customer, to repair or replace a mattress with defects caused by the mistake of the mattress manufacturer and not directly by the customer. Interestingly, Warranties do not cover mistakes made by the customer but defects as results of the manufacturer’s mistake.

The most common mattress warranty in Nigeria is the written warranty. With a written warranty, a mattress manufacturer or seller provides a written affirmation which promises to replace or fix a defect in line with its stated terms and conditions. For instance, the exclusive mattress has a written warranty of 10years while the dual side mattress has a 5years written warranty.

Although, mattress brands differs in terms of what their warranties covers, but generally, most mattress warranties cover the following physical defects;

Sagging
A common defect easily spotted by mattress users is early sagging or the sinking of a mattress. Unarguably, a mattress may sag after a long period of use or its expected lifespan but when it begins to sag few months into use, then it’s obviously a product defect and your warranty ensures you get a fix or replacement depending on the extent or depth of damaged as specified by the terms and conditions attached to the warranty.

Faulty Seams

Most Mattress manufacturers or sellers also provide warranty for poor finishing’s. This includes undone or loose edges or bad mattress fabric. If such mattress has a warranty, you are sure to get a free rework on the mattress by the manufacturer.

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Breaking or Popping Coil
Mattresses made of spring coils are often backed by warranty. This is because the coils might break, bend or pop out of the side if not properly packaged. Remember that a warranty covers the mistake of the manufacturer, so a mistake on the part of the manufacturer that might result in breaking, bending or even popping of the spring coil is fixed by the manufacturer at no expense to the customer.

It is also important to note that the warranty doesn’t cover the comfort of the customer; this includes how well you sleep on it- most mattress companies offer a free sleep trial period to help you determine if your investment is worth it with regards to comfort. However, a defect caused by stain, discoloration due to machine or hand wash, a hole caused by manhandling or personal puncturing, improper support, uneven weight distribution and the likes, is not covered by this warranty but rather categorized as the mistake of the customer, therefore the customer pays for any associated expenses.

To avoid confusion and unnecessary drama, ensure you consider and understand the terms and conditions attached to a warranty before investing in one.

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Many Kids throw caution in the air when it comes to the way and manner they handle household items. Ideally, you don’t expect them to be as cautious as you are when using mattress or beddings. For instance, most kids use their mattress for trampoline: they jump, dance and play on their mattress for fun, while some kids are in the habit of bedwetting every night, others will rather get their homework done on their mattress. Here’s the breaking news: kids don’t ‘care’ if their actions threatens the lifespan of their mattress- after all, dad will get a new mattress if this one goes bad.

Think of investing in a new mattress every year, it’s an expense you don’t want to incur. Therefore, we have provided tips on how to take care of your kid’s mattress, to ensure it provides them the comfort and support intended for a long period of time.

Ensure Proper Training
Kids are most times the product of continuous training and rebuke. Do not watch your kids jump on their mattress or engage in acts that will ruin their mattress without prompt rebuke and correction. This is because they are ignorant of the consequences of their action. You can create a do’s and don’ts mattress list for your kids.

Provide an Alternative Playground
Using a regular mattress might just not work for your kids. You’ve got to be creative if you want your kid’s mattress to last longer. You can provide a 3D foam automated mattress, carve out a play mattress from your old mattress or even customize their mattress to suit their play needs. Your kids will derive the same pleasure they seek and not misuse their mattress.

Invest in a Quality Mattress Protector
You do not want urine and other stains to make your kids mattress worn out easily, resulting in an unplanned expenditure.  A mattress protector will keep your kids mattress clean and free from urine and other stains- it covers the mattress and prevents direct contact of stains with the mattress; it also limits the accumulation of dust and allergies, promotes the lifespan of the mattress and protects the warranty on your kid’s mattress.

Sanitize their Mattress
Ensuring a clean and safe sleep environment for your kids is essential for your kid’s wellbeing. One of the ways to care for your kid’s mattress is to engage a mattress sanitization service. Scientifically, a regularly used mattress has 100-000 to 10,000,000 dust mites, these dust mites could result in allergies such as sneezing, runny nose, itchy, red or watery eyes,  cough , itchy skin for your kids. As a solution, a https://www.wincofoam.com/mattress-sanitization/ will get rid of bed bugs and dust mites unknowingly living in the mattress. It is a chemical free process, a dry treatment that also gets rid of odour and bacteria's.

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Wash Beddings Regularly
When kids play on their mattresses, beddings also suffer harm because they are also used every day. Interestingly, beddings are receptors for bacteria and heat that would not only disrupt your kid’s sleep and health. We recommend that you wash your kid’s beddings weekly to get rid of dead skin cells, dirt and dust capable of building up in their mattress.

Ensure Proper Ventilation
You can air your kid's mattress regularly by taking it outside and ensuring proper ventilation of the bedroom. This is because dust mites and bacteria thrive in a moist and poorly ventilated bedroom.

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patani:


Also add,


Avoid looking at the phone before u sleep.

The back light on phones have been found to secret hormones that prevents us from sleeping

Thank you . However. the first point addresses that too.

Ever heard of sleeping to succeed? Certainly, not getting the recommended amount of sleep and in fact healthy sleep is linked to serious health problem(s) such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Insufficient sleep can also result in impaired alertness and concentration, low productivity or stress for all groups of people: entrepreneurs, professionals, students and artisans consequently affecting their potential for success.

Who doesn’t desire success? While there is no one definition that fits all for the word success, generically, when one accomplishes a set aim or purpose, he can be said to be a success. Interestingly, many are ignorant of the correlation between healthy sleep and success. In fact, some argue that to be successful, you have to sacrifice sleep for work. However, while this may sound convincing and true, giving up sleep for work can make you less productive.

This article reveals how healthy sleep can set you up for success and why you must have a healthy sleep habit if you want to succeed at anything. Let’s explore;

Sleep Makes You Healthy
Health they say is wealth. If you must succeed in life, you need to be healthy and strong. Sleep is a restorative exercise; it helps repair our blood and heart vessels and renew our energy, promoting a healthy wellbeing.  However when you decide to ignore sleep, you put your health at risk; diabetes, heart attack, obesity, high blood pressure and what have you. Certainly, achieving your goals and aspirations is the least thing you think of when you are sick. So, sufficient sleep is vital to your physical, mental, emotional and social well being.

Better Productivity and Performance
Of course, healthy sleep is linked to increased daytime productivity and concentration. Sometimes, the drive to be successful can sometimes be overwhelming, but adequate sleep each day will renew your energy for the task ahead, enabling you focus and work optimally. You do not want to find yourself sleeping in a productive hour of the day nor nodding during a business meeting with prospective investors, do you? Amongst all your strategies, let healthy sleep be a priority for you.

Sleep Improves Cognition and Memory

Succeeding at a task or endeavor requires smart thinking and creativity. Healthy sleep recharges the brain, leaving you more mentally alert and cognitively sound for the next day. Burdened by many stressful events, sleep helps you unwind and boost your cognitive ability. What happens when you do not get enough sleep daily? Your ability to process and retain information is negatively impacted, and your concentration level drops. You do find yourself fatigue and drowsy for the most part of the day. How can you have a successful career, business or academy with little or no creative ability, a worn cognition or impaired memory?

Better Emotional State
The more quality sleep you have, the better your ability to be in charge of your emotions, stay calm and navigate challenges to our advantage. This is a vital ingredient to success. When you sleep better, you are less likely to get agitated and snap at our team or people around us who are sometimes important to achieving our set aims.

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More than ever, a pregnant woman requires not just sleep but quality sleep to enhance the health of both mother and child. The period of pregnancy is often times challenging and really stressful: the back aches, frequent urination, fatigue, night sweats and extra weight all contributes to the discomfort these pregnant women experience.

Most pregnant women spend more time shopping for their unborn baby than they do for themselves; theirs's always a budget for baby clothes, diapers, baby carriers, strollers and the likes. While this is great, you should also consider items and services that will adequately provide the support your body needs this period, leaving you and your baby healthier and happier during and after this period.

For instance, not only does she experience the discomfort from constant bathroom trips, her sleep partner in most case her husband will also share in the stress of this sleep disruption if the right mattress isn’t use.

Here’s a review of “maternity must have's” that will best suit your sleep need's while pregnant, making the journey less stressful and beautiful.

The Right Mattress

Using the right mattress during pregnancy is as important as taking your routine drugs. We recommend investing in a dual side mattress. A dual side mattress is a two faced mattress, with one side made firm and the other is soft.
It can be flipped to provide the required support in any trimester. So, you don’t have to bother about getting a new mattress to suit your body changes.
It aids spinal alignment to prevent or reduce pains.
It is resilient: springs back to shape after being compressed, this helps prevent sagging.
It has a firm edge support. So, you can easily get in and out of bed.
The soft and firm part is designed to ensure pressure point relief, support your back, hips and shoulder.
The dual sided mattress distributes body weight. This helps reduce pain caused by weight gain during pregnancy
The mattress has a 5 years warranty with a free 14night trial.

The Right Pillow
Sleeping on the right pillow while pregnant can be equated to sleeping on an angel’s wings. While different women prefer different level of firmness, but using a soft pillow may not be the right choice this period. You need a pillow that will relieve head and neck aches. There are a number of pregnancy pillows to shop for. Reviewers think the elegant pillow which comes in king and queen sizes is ideal for pregnant women. These are its unique features;
It is made of fiber and will provide adequate support for head and neck
You can use this pillow between your knees to provide relief for your hips.
It offers a comforting touch to your upper body while you sleep
It can support you in multiple different positions.
It lasts beyond your pregnancy days.

A mattress Topper
Do you struggle to get a beauty sleep from your mattress and yet can't replace it due to cost? don' t worry, we've also did a research on an alternative for you. Fortunately, you can get a mattress topper to give your current mattress the support it needs. A mattress topper is designed to enhance the feel of your mattress; it will also alleviate pressure points and help align your spine.

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Get a Leg Rest
Statistically, 40% of pregnant women experience varicose veins. These things occur when the weight of the uterus and fetus exerts pressure on the legs and feet. This can be often times discomforting and frustrating for some women. Using a leg rest is one of the simplest ways to ensure even blood circulation and drain accumulated fluid in the feet and leg during pregnancy. It provides elevated support for the leg and feet, alleviating pain and discomfort. Invest in a Leg rest today for a better pregnancy experience.

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Do you know Kåre Walkert? She holds the Guinness book of record for the loudest snore in the world, with a peak level of 93decibel. Interestingly, research has shown that 45% of adults snore occasionally while 25% are habitual snorers. Snoring is that unpleasant sound or noise we make while sleeping. Sometimes we are the culprits and in other cases we have had the experience of sharing the same bed \room with a snoring partner or family member; that unpleasant sound can distort your peaceful slumber and may even keep you awake all through the night.

Funny enough, you may think your snoring partner is enjoying a beauty sleep while ours is distorted, this is not correct. People who snore do not sleep comfortably as they often experience- daytime sleepiness, tiredness, lack of concentration and moodiness.

Most individuals who sleep or live alone are unaware they snore; this is where the Sleep like Android app comes handy. While for some who are aware, it’s so disgusting and embarrassing that they seek a solution to it. There are conditions that necessitate snoring, these include; sleeping on your back, drinking excess alcohol before sleep time, weight gain, too much stress, stuffy nose, or sleep loss.

While snoring associated to a medical  condition known as obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly cease and start, is more chronic, a condition that requires the doctors evaluation for treatment, however, not everyone snores as a result of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

These tips will help those who snore not as a result of obstructive sleep Apnea (OSA) but due to conditions listed above:

Change Your Sleep Position
You are most likely to snore loud and even often if you sleep on your back. This is because when you sleep on your back; your airways are narrowed, preventing the free flow of air resulting in obstruction in breathing. To help prevent snoring, practice sleeping on your side henceforth. This will allow the free flow of air.

Practice a Healthy Lifestyle
If you really crave for a change, it’s time to change your habits. How about reducing your intake of alcohol, quit smoking and curtail late night feeding and excess food before bedtime if you are a culprit. Alcohol, smoking and other unhealthy habits causes the tissues in your throat to relax, resulting in the blockage of your airway. This will make you forcefully reach out for air and in the process make unpleasant sounds. Ensure you drink enough water and eat well balanced diets  everyday.

Exercise
Engaging in regular exercise amongst many health benefits helps control weight gain. Snoring is often a result of weight gain or obesity. Sometimes, when we gain weight, excess fat is deposited in the region around our neck and throat, resulting in snoring. Set up an exercise routine: daily walk out, jogging, skipping or enroll in a fitness and wellness class. The goal is to reduce accumulated fat in your throat.

Get an Elevated Support for your Head
You can support your head with a firm pillow that properly aligns your neck and head, or raise your bed a recommended 4inches high. These will allow an uninterrupted passage of air through your lungs and reduce snoring.

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Sleep well

Not only does inadequate sleep make you snore, it also has an adverse effect on your wellbeing. When you are sleep deprived, you are most likely to snore loudly and frequently, this is because as you try to make up for lost sleep, your throat muscles may excessively relax.  Have a sleep schedule and ensure you follow it strictly.

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One of the basic needs of man is sleep. This is because sleep is nature's way of restoring the body and setting it up for the day’s activity. So, while you may joke around with other daily activities, one thing you don’t want to toy with is adequate sleep. With so many daily stressful life events: the pressure to complete a task, financial obligations, family responsibilities, amongst others, the only thing you desire at the end of the day is to peacefully drift to dreamland. But sometimes, many people struggle to sleep; they lay on their beds ruminating on the the day’s activities and strategizing for tomorrow. Unfortunately, they sleep late and are obligated to wake up on time. Wondering how to fall asleep faster?

Here are helpful tips to enable you snooze faster

Put the Lights Out
Except you are comfortable with the light from your electronic gadgets, tech-devices or light bulbs, but of course you are not, so put your tech devices at bay, switch off the television and turn off the light bulb. This is because the blue light from this devices interferes with your biological clock. So, rather than have a dark environment that prepares your body for sleep, you'd have an artificial lightening especially when not dim that keeps your brain active and makes it difficult for you to sleep. To fall asleep easily, create a dark sleep environment, you can also use black eye shades or eye mask, if there are still traces of light.

Invest in a Comfy Mattress and Pillow
Sometimes a sagging or worn out mattress or an uncomfortable pillow could be the culprit. Sleeping on a less comfortable mattress and pillow makes catching some Z’s difficult, you may keep tossing till late hours and might also wake up with body pain or headache. Do you want to fall asleep easily? Get a https://www.wincofoam.com/product-category/mattress/ or pillow today. This enables you to slip to dreamland easily, and you are certain to have a peaceful slumber.

 Try this Relaxation Technique
Engaging in a breathing exercise is one sure way to snooze faster. A slow, deep breath is always calming and restorative. We recommend the breath counting exercise by Dr. Andrew Weil. It’s a simple relaxation technique that helps you sleep faster. Here’s how it works:
*Ensure you sit in a comfortable position with your spine properly aligned and head well position.
*With your eyes close, take a few deep breaths and exhale slowly and naturally without force.
 *As you breathe in, you count “one” only when you breath out.
 *Repeat this action as you count “two”, “three” to “five” and start from one again.
*You must stop at 5 to repeat the circle again. Do not exceed “five”, when you do it indicates you are not concentrating.
*You can do this for a period of ten- fifteen minutes

Keep a Cool Room Temperature
When considering things that can help you fall asleep easily, a cold temperature might be the least on your list that's if even listed. Ever been to an interview in a cold office setting and notice you are struggling to stay alert? Quite embarrassing right?  A cold room helps you sleep faster and better. Although our comfort preferences differ, research has shown that cooler temperatures help our body relax and comfort.

Engage in an Art
Whatever rocks your boat; you can read a book, listen to soothing music or even create or visualize beautiful memories. The goal is to do something that makes you relax. Do not read a horror story that may cause sleeplessness due to fear and anxiety or play songs that are negatively stimulating.

Have a Refreshing Shower
We watch this trick work so well on kids but oftentimes we are engrossed in the needs of others that we neglect ourselves. Tonight, ensure you take a hot or cold bath, whatever rocks your boat before bedtime. This does not only have a refreshing effect, but it also gets the body set for sleep.

Change Your Eating Habit
If you consume too much food at night or eat late at night, its time for a change. This is because, when you get too full, you will keep  tossing and turning on your bed. You do not need excess food at night, after all, you only need more energy at wake time not sleep time. Heavy meals, especially food with high carbohydrate content, take your body a long time to digest and this process can distort your sleep time. We advice that you take heavy meals or foods high in carbohydrate at least 2-4 hours before bedtime.

Create and Stick to a Sleep Routine

Do you have a bedtime routine? If you don’t, create one ASAP.  A bedtime routine helps your body prepare for sleep. for some, it’s a daily circle of taking a light meal, have a warm shower, put on the pyjamas, say a word of prayer or engage in meditation, put on the eye mask  and they are already sleeping. A bedtime routine helps achieve sleep faster because your body has become adjusted to your schedule and knows when to start winding down. The magic is in sticking to your routine.

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Not every mattress guarantees quality sleep and as a result improved health. While some are concerned about getting a ‘cheap’ slumber surface without regard for quality, others will rather invest in a mattress that is comfy and promote wellbeing regardless of the cost.

Investing in a high-quality mattress is not a luxury but criteria for improved wellbeing and productivity. While the idea of quality is subjective, yet, when it comes to the choice of a mattress, a constant is a mattress that provides the needed support and comfort for your body.

Here are ways a quality mattress improves your health.

It Tackles Pains and Aches
Your body needs all the support it can get to provide the required energy we need for a productive day. Sleeping on the right mattress provides a much needed support alignment for your body. Ever slept on an uncomfortable mattress? You sure wake up with pains in your back, hips or neck. This is because rather than have a restorative sleep, you would spend a greater part of the night tossing and turning, in search of a comfortable sleep position. A quality mattress saves you this stress by ensuring an even distribution of your body weight and relieving accumulated stress in pressure areas.

It Aids Weight Reduction
Surprisingly, when your body is well rested, you wake up feeling light and renewed. This is because when you sleep more, you weigh less.  A growing body of research has supported this claim with further insights. Sleep has an overwhelming effect on weight loss or gain. For instance, while we sleep, we burn between 50 and 100 calories per hour. This is not to suggest that sleeping alone without other adjustment in your habits will shed all weight. However, when you sleep on a quality mattress, you are assured of a quality sleep with an impact on your weight. Not only does sleeping aid calorie burn, your cravings for foods with high calories and fat are also controlled.

It Eliminates Stress and Worries
Many people literally use the expression “sleep and forget your sorrow” as a way to communicate the effect of sleep on relieving the day’s stress.  The fact is, you can only have a deep slumber that reduces stress on a quality mattress. Sleep is a restorative exercise, when you are well-rested, you are more focused and organized, emotionally balanced and cognitively sound. Not having the right mattress, set you up for nights of sleep loss and deprivation consequently increasing rather removing your stress level and adversely affecting your sleep quality.

Prevents Snoring
Your mattress can make a difference when it comes to snoring. One of the common causes of snoring is the mattress in use; the right mattress is designed to maintain proper head support which prevents the obstruction of your airways while sleeping. This does not only improve your health but it also improves the quality of your relationship with your sleep partner.

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Reduce Exposure to Allergies
Mattresses are breeding grounds for dust mites that cause allergies. However, a thick mattress surface makes your mattress less habitable for dust mites. Allergies caused by dust mites include sneezing, coughing, watery eyes, runny nose amongst others. These symptoms are capable of adversely affecting your health and productivity. However, a quality mattress provides a guard against these health hazards.


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It is not enough to get the right mattress that suits your sleep needs and comfort. There is more to buying the right mattress: you need a knowledge of how to care for your mattress to maximize the benefits of your investment.

So, here are tips on how to take care for your mattress to make it last longer and serve you better.

Switch Your Mattress Sides
For your mattress to last longer, it is important to rotate or flip your mattress occasionally. When you rotate your mattress, you only  turn it by a degree of 180 but still lie on the same surface of the mattress , however, flipping involves completely turning your mattress over to sleep on the other sides. Though not all mattresses can be flipped, but if possible, flipping or rotating your mattress at least every six months ensures even distribution of the pressure on the mattress, reduces the potential of wear and tear and extends its life span.

Use A Bed frame
A bed frame provides support for your mattress. While some mattresses come with a bed frame you should get the right bed frame  that  can adequately carry you and the mattress.

Use a Mattress Protector
An investment in a mattress protector is the  easiest means  to extend the lifespan of your mattress. A mattress protector shields your mattress from stains, and exposure to dust mites and other pollutants.  With a waterproof mattress protector, your mattress will be free from spills, or bed wetting stains and odor that can ruin the warranty on your mattress or even result in quick wear and tear. If you want a clean and nice mattress for a long period of time, then get a mattress protector today.

Don’t jump on it
It may feel good bouncing or jumping on your mattress, but hey, you are setting the coils and fiber of your mattress up for quick damage. This means another budget and expenses for a new mattress.

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Remove Stain Immediately
Got a stain on your mattress? You can easily get rid of stains without harming your mattress. It’s important to remove stains immediately to avoid setting deeper into the mattress. You can remove stains by mixing a small amount of baking soda, salt, and water in a bowl. Apply the mixture to the stain and wipe away with a moist clean cloth after 30minutes. Interestingly, baking soda is also used to absorb smell from a mattress.

Ensure Proper Ventilation
Of course, your mattress needs to breathe too. A poorly ventilated mattress restricts the movement of air resulting in so many disadvantages. Imagine sleeping on a mattress that continuously absorbs sweats, oil and even moistures from the air without proper ventilation. As expected, the  smell from such a mattress will be unpleasant; with a potential for health issues as this disturbs sleep. We recommend using a bed frame or bed base that is porous and regularly opening your windows to allow proper ventilation.

Change your Spot frequently
Certainly, we all have that spot on our mattress that gives us the desired comfort when we sit to tie our shoes, cream our body or even get dressed. Breaking News! That spot is under undue pressure and needs relief. Sitting on the same spot on your mattress every time can cause your mattress to lose its shape.  Imagine if that spot sags while other sides retain its form.

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The importance of good bedroom hygiene cannot be overemphasized. Mattress and beddings provides us great comfort and relief from the day’s stress but at the same time can pose great risk to our health and overall wellbeing if not properly taken care of. On an average, we spend 26 years of our lives sleeping on our bed and while asleep, we naturally shed skin cells, put out saliva, secrete sweat and oil on our mattress and beddings. These things expose us to dust mites and bacteria's. unfortunately, while you cozy up in your mattress, you also share your bed with an enemy if you don’t keep your beddings and mattress clean.

Here are reasons you must keep your beddings and mattress clean;

For a healthier lifestyle
A state of complete well being is enhanced by a clean environment. Keeping your mattress and bedding clean displace sweats, dust and other pollutants capable of distorting your sleep quality and quantity with a severe impact on your health. A clean sleep environment will improve your emotional and physical well being.

To Prevent Allergies
A state of complete well being is enhanced by a clean environment. Keeping your mattress and bedding clean displace sweats, dust and other pollutants capable of distorting your sleep quality and quantity with a severe impact on your health. A clean sleep environment will improve your emotional and physical well being.

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For More Comfort
The thought of coming home to an ultra clean and fresh mattress and sheets at the end of the day is comforting in itself. When you sink into a clean sleep space, you can easily relax, recollect beautiful memories drift to dreamland swiftly.

You Get Rid Of The Enemy
Cleaning your mattress and beddings is an easy way to have peace of mind. You don’t need to worry about sinking into a pool of dust mites, saliva, sweat and bacteria’s. You can be guaranteed of a peaceful rest and relaxation when your mattress and beddings are clean.

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Falling asleep when needed shouldn’t be a struggle. The benefits of sleep cannot be overemphasized, and the amount of sleep we get regularly determines our overall well being and fitness. Research has shown that many people find it difficult to initiate sleep, as sometimes it takes 2-3 hours to drift to dreamland consequently reducing their sleep quantity and quality.

Interestingly, there are sleep apps that can help you sleep. Thanks to advancement in technology. These sleep apps are designed to help you relax, and have a beautiful sleep by preventing annoying noise, tracking your sleep patterns or through guided meditation. So, it’s time to put an end to the struggle to sleep.

The following apps will help you and your loved ones drift to dreamland and enjoy a beauty sleep.

SLUMBER
This app has unique built-ins such as meditation exercises  designed to aid relaxation and sleep, it also features calming bedtime stories that are engrossing and sleep inducing. You would also enjoy beautiful hypnotic nature sounds such as the sound of rainfall that makes you drift to dreamland easily.

Head Space
Headspace offers user friendly meditation programs that can help you doze off, it’s easy to navigate and stress free for beginners. This App has a free trial package with access to a sleep cast consisting of new bedtime stories that brings beautiful memories.

Sleep As Android
This is a combination of a smart alarm clock and a sleep cycle tracking device. Sleep as Android also features a gentle nature sound alarm, lullabies, Spotify and play music integration amongst others. You will have your sleep score which is made up of your sleep duration, percentage of deep sleep, snoring and others.

Sleep Cycle
The sleep cycle app has a built in microphone that analyzes your movements as you sleep. With a sleep cycle, you would know the time you go to bed and find your perfect wake up time.  It makes waking up in the morning a bit easier.

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Pzizz
Pzizz offers a one week free trial. With Pzizz, you can fall asleep fast and wake up with a renewed energy for the day. This app uses sounds to create soothing imaginary dreamland scenes or settings. This is done with the use of music, voice narrations or sound effects. Uniquely, you can set a time for the duration of sleep using an in-built alarm, while you enjoy a calming sound that makes sleep a beautiful experience

It is important to note that while sleep apps are safe to use, cell phones can distort your sleep. You should be mindful of the blue lights that radiate from your phone. Safety tips for using sleep apps includes; turning on the protective device on your gadgets, keeping the phone face down while in use, switching to an airplane mode and ensuring your personal information is safe and private.

Pillows are generally known to be a sleep object that provides comfort and support for the head. While this knowledge remains undisputed, it is important to note that pillows are not only for sleeping. There are also other things a pillow does than just a headrest for sleeping. Let’s explore;

Serve’s Ornamental Purpose
Some pillows are designed to beautify a room. They are by their nature used for decorative purposes. One of such pillows is a throw pillow; throw pillows are the cheapest and easiest way to brighten your home. With the right design and color, your cushion and beds will have a beautiful look.

Safeguard’s Your Infant
New moms have had experience of supporting their baby with a pillow while they learn to sit or even sleep on a wide surface. Pillows are usually soft; therefore, they provide a safe landing for children if accident occurs. You can also provide a
safe play zone for your kids by decorating their rooms with throw pillows.

Improves Your Health
Most Pillows are therapeutic in nature. They are designed to provide health benefits to the user’s neck, head and spine while asleep. Choosing the right pillow for your health is very vital. There are pillows with enhanced health benefits such
as the memory pillow. The memory pillow are made from the finest foam material, it adjusts to shapes according to the degree of pressure. Meaning a memory pillow adjusts to your individual shape to provide the unique support for
your head and neck.

Provides Support for Pregnant Women
During pregnancy, a woman experiences an overwhelming change in lifestyle. From change in eating habits, clothing and foot wears, self care, to sleep and rest position. A woman is expected to sleep on the left side during the second and
third trimesters, and most women experience hip or back due to this conditioned sleep pattern. As a solution, they find that placing a pillow between the knees provides relief.

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Perfect Travel Companion
For a less stressful and comfortable journey, a travel neck pillow is a perfect companion. If travelling by airplane, car or train, a pillow provides support for your head and neck more perfectly than the seat head rest which sometimes are hard or difficult to reach. The benefit of a neck pillow as a companion is will be  appreciated if you are on an economy seat in an airplane.

Enhance Bond Between Partners
Heard of pillow fight? Certainly, there’s no pillow fight without a pillow. A pillow fight is a playful fight between partners using pillows as a weapon that often ends in romance and intimacy.

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Fighting out the beautiful dreams to get out from a pleasant sleep is a struggle for many people. In a study, 32% of employees have blamed their lateness on oversleeping. Ever snooze the alarm and postpone your wake time because you’d rather catch some more sleep. You are not alone.

Sleep is exercise that aids the relaxation of the body and enables the body to heal and recover for the next day. We often experience the displeasure that comes from the consciousness that we have to wake up from our beauty sleep and face the day’s activities.

Ever wonder why? Here are reasons you struggle to get up from your bed

You went to bed late
Remember the “early to bed and early to rise” philosophy. Understandably, our jobs, family and other commitments often steal into our sleep time but if you do not stick to a regular sleep-wake schedule, chances are you’d often fight your way out of bed. Scientifically, the body’s master clock in synchronization with the brain regulates your body activities and this includes sleep. If disrupted, by a change in sleep time, your wake time will also be affected while you struggle to wake up. Improve your bedtime routine to prevent the struggle.

The Season of the Year
Many people attest to enjoy their sleep more during the raining season. This is because during the raining seasons, the body achieves a natural deep sleep process because of the cool outdoor temperature while the hot-dry season is not only physically discomforting but also prevents the body from achieving deep sleep. So it is more difficult for us to get out of bed during the raining season than the dry season. Keeping yourself warm in a cold temperature will help you get out of bed easily.

Your Gadgets
It is common to close the day by reading and responding to our emails, hooking up with friends on social media, reading e-books and playing our favorite games. While we carry out these activities, our eyes are exposed to the blue lights that radiate from these digital gadgets which delays nod off time. As a solution, you can turn on the protective device on your gadget, or avoid spending time in front of any screen 1-2 hours before bedtime. This makes dozing off easier.

It’s your Makeup
Ever heard of a night owl sleeper?

Genetically, some people are wired to struggle with waking up from sleep. These are the night owl sleeper’s. They are natural late sleepers and usually struggle to wake up in the morning.

Stress and Anxiety
Stress can reduce your quality and quantity of sleep. Tossing and turning on the bed is a symptom of worries and stress which places the body in a state of unrest and makes dozing off difficult. Stress and sleep are interwoven, when you are under stress, a state of deep sleep may be achieved late in the night and triggers struggle waking up. Ensure you unwind before going to bed and engage in other activities that can relieve the worries and stress.

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You have made a decision to buy a new mattress, annoyingly, you do not know what to do with your old mattress. Like most people, there's a struggle with the decision to thrash your old mattress in a refuse site, simply burn it or leave it in your home to gather dust and take up valuable space. We understand your flight, interestingly your old mattress still have life in it.  It carries the potential to become a valuable possession if you are willing to give it a second chance.

So what do you do with a mattress when it has reached its end.  Interestingly, your old mattress is an asset, reason we would share with you tips on what to do with it.

Swap It
How about a brand new mattress in exchange for an old one? This is not an impossible feat. Most foam companies offer mattress swap services which afford you the opportunity to get a new mattress in exchange for your old one at a fair rate. Does your mattress dealer run these services? If not, you are still at advantage as the mattress swap service is not limited to a brand of mattress, you can swap your mattress regardless of the brand at Winco foam industries. So, rather than dump your old mattress in your home or a refuse site, you could get value from it.  Ensure you understand the terms and conditions attached to these services before you explore.

Give it out
If you have no need for it, you can give your mattress to people who need them around you. You’d be amazed at the sense of fulfillment you will derive. Shockingly, there are underprivileged people around you that couldn’t afford a mattress so they resort to mats or bare floors, you can also donate your old or used mattress to orphanage homes or to the internally displaced peoples camp, this will save you stress and also enhance the living condition of others.

Reuse it
Most mattresses are made of foams and these foams can serve other purposes. Consider cutting the foam into smaller crumbs to make a pillow or throw pillow.  How about creating a bed for your pet, a pad for your car seat or stuffing your sofa to have a cozier feel. While you can sell the wood or the metal spring component of your old mattress as scrap, you can also use the wood for carpentry works and the metal spring can be re-used for flower holders. The idea is to be creative with it rather than dump or burn it.
  

Sell It
You think nobody would settle for an old mattress right? You are certainly wrong. You can make extra cash from selling your used mattress to foam companies, furniture shops, pet centers or even individuals or families that need it for varying purposes. Although you won’t get as much as the price you paid for it, you'd get rid of the discomfort that comes from having your mattress collecting dust and taking up valuable space in your home.

In today’s world of green thinking and sustainability, dumping your old or used mattress in a landfill, burning them or even loitering them around your home makes you a culprit and a victim. So, next time you buy a new mattress, and need to discard your old one, or maybe you have an old mattress you need to dispose of, try one of these tips and you’d be happy you did.

SOURCE: https://www.wincofoam.com/blog/

Getting children on a sleep routine is one task every parent gets to undergo as they bring up their kids. How to get children to bed is one concern that not many parents have been able to deal with as this is a somewhat difficult mission- getting kids to bed every night.

The interesting part of this is that you will be unable to sleep until these kids are asleep, especially when they are newborns, infants, toddlers, preschool, and school age-say about age 0-12, these are the real deal.

Children require more sleep than adults. However, if they don’t go to bed in good time, it can rub on their parents’ wellbeing. So, for both parents and kids to get enough rest and sleep, there is a need for the parents to learn to get their children on a sleep routine. Now the big question, how do you get children to sleep at night? How do you keep them on a sleep routine? Here we have simple tips that can help you and your kids have more nights of great comfort.

Set a bedtime and wake-up time
As adults, we create a sleep routine for ourselves to help us manage our day adequately. Doing this for your children isn’t a bad idea as long as you have a grasp of the amount of sleep that is adequate for your kid’s age. A routine can help to reduce the stress of getting kids to bed and waking them up every morning. By nature, children adapt to regular patterns and with consistency, their body clock adjusts to the routine created for sleeping and waking up.

Just before their set sleep time, turn off television, computers and put aside gadgets that transmits blue lights- you can give them a warm bath and read bedtime stories to them. The important thing is that the routine is not changed, you need to be consistent if this must work for you and your kids.

Avoid certain meals before bedtime
Sometimes, children get hungry even after dinner or demand things to eat moments before their bedtime. As parents, you should know when to say yes or no to a child’s request, especially when you don’t want them to bed wet. If you must give them something to much shortly before bedtime, make sure it’s a healthy snack and a nourishing drink.

Caffeine is not proper for children especially at night, it contains stimulants that can alter their sleep routine. Instead, give them healthy foods or fruits if they have to eat something a few hours to their sleep time.

Make the sleeping environment comfortable
Many times we talk about getting the right mattress, but children also need the right mattress and a great sleep environment to enjoy quality sleep. This means that there is a way a child’s room would be designed and it will help the child fall asleep with so much ease.

Depending on the age of the child, not all kids would require a dark room. Also, some kids might get scared if the room is too quiet, therefore, you can stay with the child and wait till he/she falls asleep before you exit the room. What is important is for you to make your children’s room an abode that’s suitable for them to easily fall sleep, keep it tidy, and teach them to maintain it.

Engage them
You need to engage your children in activities that keep them stimulated and fit so that they easily wind down at night when it’s time to sleep. Ensure they get regular exercise, play with other kids when they have to at the same time, get enough rest.


Help alleviate fears
Children are easily scared by different things. Some are scared of ghosts, monsters, and the many things they see in movies. You can help them address their fears by simply reassuring them that nothing can come after them. Of course, you should do this in the day while you converse with them. Ask them about their fears and reassure them where necessary.

Turn off screens
Earlier, we talked about putting off screens before bedtime. According to a 2017 study,” Watching TV, playing video games, or scrolling web pages on a phone or computer right before bed keep your child up an extra 30 to 60 minutes.” Therefore, put away items that transmit these blue rays at least an hour or two before bedtime.

Lookout for sleep disorder
The problem might be a sleep disorder. Watch out for this, and address it as soon as possible. Expert Mitchell says, if your child has trouble falling asleep, has persistent nightmares, snores, or breathes through their mouth, they might have a sleep disorder.” You can try to keep your kids on a sleep routine, but if there is a sleep disorder that is not addressed, it certainly will frustrate your effort to help your kids enjoy quality sleep at night. Lookout for sleep disorder and quickly schedule an appointment with a pediatrician when the need arises.

source: https://www.wincofoam.com/how-to-get-your-kids-on-a-sleep-routine-winco-sleep-clinic/

Fruits contain antioxidants that help the body fight free radicals. Little wonder the old saying, an apple a day keeps you away from the doctor. This does not mean that you would never need to see your doctor. However, consuming a good amount of fruit would keep you healthy and help you maintain a good lifestyle.

The things we eat certainly add up to form what the balance sheet of our health looks like. So, for you to enjoy overall wellbeing, there a need to get quality sleep, eat the right things, and exercise regularly. This would help to keep your health in shape as well as reduce to risk of falling ill. Of course, all these are crucial to maintaining good health, but you must also ensure your mattress is the right one for you. You can know how to find the right mattress here.

A combination of the right diet, coupled with fruits and a good amount of sleep on the right mattress would definitely boost your brain and immune system. Here are some fruits with sleep-promoting properties that would greatly influence your sleep and general wellbeing positively.

Try apples
This fruit comes in handy and is easy to consume. Apples contain vitamins and minerals that energizes the body. Also, apples have chemicals that help the body fight against disease, these chemicals are called phytochemicals, they help to fight the risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease. This helps to keep your health in check as well as help you snooze off with ease.

Eat Banana
High in potassium and rich in vitamins, banana is a fruit found in almost every part of the world. This fruit can easily be absorbed by the body. They help in the production of red blood cells, metabolism, removal of unwanted chemicals in the body as well as maintain the nervous system. Banana supports brain health by releasing serotonin, a hormone that helps to improve our sleep cycle.

Watermelon
This fruit supports the body by keeping you hydrated. Watermelon contains lycopene and carotenoids; these are compounds the body needs to maintain its functionality. These compounds function as antioxidants that help the body to wrestle free radicals and maintain the body system. So, just in case you feel dehydrated around bedtime and you remember you have fresh watermelon in the fridge, don’t hesitate to grab it, it promises to help you sleep better.

Grapefruits
Amongst the most nutritious fruits popularly known, the grapefruit stands out. Although, research has shown that this fruit contains chemicals that can cause a bad reaction if taken with certain medication. Hence, one has to be cautious.
This fruit is low in calories and contains a significant amount of fiber and antioxidant that is useful to the body. It benefits the immune system and also benefits in the control of appetite; You can choose to settle for grapefruit when you are ready to sleep and still feel hungry.

What to Avoid at Night
Kids love to reach for a cookie before bed, many of them are even used to it. Although, some adults are not excluded. Instead of high-sugar carb that creates a crash after a temporary energy boost —a good alternative is to eat fruits. Just to be on a safe side, here are things to avoid if you don’t want to trouble your sleep patterns:

Caffeinated teas, soda, and coffee
Chocolate (with both sugar and caffeine)
Alcohol
Remember, your health is your responsibility and it is yours to maintain. As much as you can, replace unhealthy foods with healthy meals and a balanced diet. We hope you have fun preparing dishes and healthy meals that keep you and your family in good health and guarantees a restful night.

Source: https://www.wincofoam.com/the-best-fruits-to-help-you-sleep-better-find-out-here/

Sleep is an essential part of every human, whether young or old. It keeps the body refreshed and helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Whenever you think of your wellbeing, bear in mind that it does not concern your feeding alone, your sleep and exercise also play significant roles in your total wellness. The amount of sleep you get as an adult tells on your productivity. Have you wondered what the amount of sleep your children get does to them? Or how it affects them?

What to know
Children need quality sleep to function well and develop properly, however, it turns out that technology is making it pretty difficult for them to maintain a stable healthy life. On average, they need about 10 hours of sleep daily. Just the way a good night’s sleep is necessary for an adult, that is how a proper sleep quality is vital to a child especially at their growing and developmental stage. In recent times, research has shown that “extended use of media devices on a daily basis is not only dramatically raising children’s BMI (Body Mass Index) but leading to daytime inattention, exhaustion and poor quality and duration of sleep.”

The rate at which children are given gadgets this day is soon becoming alarming and therefore calls for parental guardians so that the impact of these devices and even television screens does not cause a deterioration in their health. Please note, there is absolutely nothing wrong with children watching television and even using electronic devices for productive stuff, however, there is a need for proper monitoring and checks. Ensure kids are not overly attached to technology to avoid sleep anxiety, waking up too frequently at night, and low sleep quality. See how your child’s sleep is affected:

Poor sleep quality
The light from gadgets and television is known as blue light. This light has a negative impact on sleep and inversely tells on your child’s health. Studies have shown that “late-night smartphone and tablet usage can not only keep your kids up later and make them sleepless but can also throw off their circadian rhythm, an internal clock that manages sleep cycles.” If your children have not been sleeping well, try to set things right, if they use blue-light gadgets know when to retrieve them to help them lead a healthy life.

Short sleep duration
Technology’s interference in your children’s sleep can cause them to experience shortened sleep hours. This can affect them greatly. Kids need time to exercise, burn energy, and even replenish for them to continue to stay healthy at all times. As earlier suggested, keep an eye and try as much as you can to control their routine.


Addictive tendency
Children have the natural tendency to get addicted to things to excite them. One of the things they can easily become addicted to is their IPad, iPhone, and even electronic games. If you always let them have their way with this gadget, they would become so used to it that even taking it away from them can pose a serious challenge.
Some of them even throw tantrums when they become used to gadgets and you later try to take it from them. Try as much as you can to see that your children don’t get addicted to devices and they never take phones and electronic games with them to bed. Better still, find some replacement activities that they can engage in that would not require them to concentrate on blue rays.

Source: https://www.wincofoam.com/how-technology-affects-your-childrens-sleep-winco-sleep-clinic/

Expecting a baby is one pleasant moment almost every parent looks forward to, the joy is overwhelming. However, there is a need for you to pay attention to your baby’s sleep life and mattress, hence the reason why we want to consider those things you should put into consideration when you want to buy a baby mattress.

One has to put extra safety measures in place when nursing a baby as these small creatures are very fragile and rely solely on their parents for total care and safety. Here are specific tips worth looking out for when you want to decide on a mattress for your newborn.

Safety measures
Yes, you read that correctly. The first thing you want to put in place for your child is a good check on their safety. You certainly don’t want the child to suffocate in his/her sleep. Therefore, there is an imperative need to ensure the child’s safety to avoid Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) which can sometimes be a result of parental negligence or ignorance.

There is a standardized dimension for baby’s mattress that makes it easy for manufacturers of these products to do the right thing. So, make sure that your child’s safety is at the top of your mind as you decide and source things that would be used by the baby. If you would go for a baby’s crib, make sure you get the right one that guarantees your child’s safety.

Breathability
Still as regards safety, when deciding on a mattress for your baby, make sure that the fabric and even the mattress are breathable. As babies grow, they can turn their heads. If the mattress isn’t safe, it can lead to suffocation. Most advisably, you should pick a mattress that allows air to flow through. Also, a breathable mattress would help to regulate your baby’s temperature as well as keep them in a Safe space. Don’t make the mistake of leaving your baby on your mattress without keeping an eye on them, these precious souls are very helpless and would always rely on you to be their help, make sure you don’t fail in this regards.

Firmness
Very important is the firmness of your baby’s mattress. A medium-firm mattress is often advisable when considering a mattress for your newborn. Findings have shown that it is better than soft mattresses as a soft surface would easily lead to suffocation for infants or increase risks of SIDS. Therefore, the firmer the mattress the safer it is.


Choose non-toxic products
It is important to choose healthy products for your baby; this also should include the mattress product make up you decide on. If you can afford organic products for the child you love, why not? Go ahead and get the best. Knowing that your child would have to lay on this mattress from the early part of their life makes it very cogent for you to pay attention to the choice of mattress you chose for them.


Check the mattress cover
Earlier, we stated that a breathable mattress is most appropriate for your baby, which is true. But also, you need to carefully check the cover of the mattress. Is it waterproof? Is it hypoallergenic? These and other important questions you should answer before you conclude on a choice of baby mattress. As much as you can, pay attention to the surface of the mattress, and even the kind of fabric or material you use as a bedsheet for the infant’s mattress. All of this would help you keep your baby safe.

Truth is, babies don’t sleep all through the night. They would make keep you awake most times. But with the right mattress, your baby is guaranteed to be safe and enjoy improved wellbeing. We trust this helps you and your baby.

Source: https://www.wincofoam.com/5-things-to-consider-when-buying-a-mattress-for-your-baby/

Pillows play a vital role in neck alignment and help the body rest well each night we lay to rest. It supports the head by maintaining spinal balance and easing muscular tension. Different factors can result in neck pain. Using the wrong pillow can also cause you to wake up with a sore neck. If you sleep and fail to position your neck aright, you can wake up with pains around your neck.
In addition to this, if you sit for a long time assuming a poor posture, it can affect your neck. Although we stated that different factors can lead to the pain you feel around your neck, there is a high possibility that your pillow is certainly playing a role in this situation.

Your pillow is saddled with the responsibility of supporting your neck to prevent strains and pressure. When a pillow is too high or too low, it can tell on your welling. Using a pillow that is too high or too low can mount pressure on your neck which can also result in discomfort. Also, your sleep style goes a long way to determine the pillow that is most appropriate for you. Here’s how to know the pillow that is most appropriate for you, “any pillow you use that works for you.” If it supports your neck, does not cause you discomfort or pain, then, it’s a YES pillow for you as there is no one size fits all in this case.

Advisably…
A stomach sleeper should use a soft pillow to keep the neck aligned while asleep. This is to prevent neck pain and possible discomfort.

Side sleepers would find a medium-firm or firm pillow more suiting if there have to maintain neck and spinal alignment as they sleep.

For back sleepers, a medium soft or medium-firm pillow would do the trick as our body varies. You can try them out to see which works well for you and keep your neck away from pains.

To put an end to neck discomfort:

Maintain good sleeping positions
There is no need to sleep in an overly complicated manner. You either sleep on your back, stomach or you sleep on your side. Although, it is possible to keep changing positions as you sleep, try as much as you can to be conscious enough to know when your sleep position is uncomfortable and adjust immediately.


Identify your comfort pillow
Truth is, no one pillow is best for all side sleepers, neither is there one general to the stomach or side sleepers. However, as experts, we suggest pillows that can support different sleep positions as explained above. We strongly advise that you identify that pillow that works well for you and stick to it.

Maintain good posture
Endeavor to maintain a good posture as you walk, sit, or even stand. Sitting in front of your computer screen for a long time in the wrong position will tell on your spine and neck as well. As much as often, consciously check your posture and correct it if you have to. This would go a long way in helping you eliminate frequent neck pains.

Try our memory pillows
Of course, there are many types of pillows out there, but the memory pillow surely stands out. This type of pillow contours your head and neck every time you lay on it. Popular opinion has revealed that this type of pillow improves spinal alignment and provides the neck with enough support that guarantees a good night rest. Click here to add a memory pillow to your beddings if a night of great comfort matters to you.