A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young

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Holding hands can help a couple maintain physical touch in a variety of sleeping positions. This might be a great cuddling option for people who want to remain close but also need a bit of separation to fall asleep. Benefits of Cuddling Roberts, N. A., Burleson, M. H., Pituch, K., Flores, M., Woodward, C., Shahid, S., Todd, M., & Davis, M. C. (2022). Affective experience and regulation via sleep, touch, and “sleep-touch” among couples. Affective Science, 3(2), 353–369.

National Library of Medicine, Biotech Information The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. View Source The language is playful and rhythmic and impossible to read out loud without wanting to share it. There are conversations to be had around the pictures and poems, not all of which are happy. ‘Bendy Man’ is quite scary with its hints at someone strange lurking in familiar places, while ‘Lost’ expresses emotions felt by a little one left behind. improved their pain. Another study found that people showed fewer signs of pain when a romantic partner was holding their hand. Since pain can be disruptive to sleep, it is possible that physical touch at night could lead to better sleep. Adds Warmth Not that Elijah falling asleep means that we are done with the big cuddles for the night. No, no, no. Last night, for example, he called out for me at 2.30am because a big cuddle with Mummy was absolutely essential in that moment. This was followed by a further call at about 4.30am although this time the big cuddle with Mummy had to take place in Mummy and Daddy’s bed. Spooning is very popular among couples. When you sleep with your partner, are you the big spoon or the little spoon? Do you each take turns cuddling in both positions?And when I reflected I struggled to remember a time in my life when I wasn’t tired. And the more I thought about it, the more I realised that it had become a behaviour pattern, a result of my upbringing and the belief system I had adopted into my way of thinking, my conditioning then. It was no one’s fault, that’s just what happens, and it is often only year’s later that you realise that there is another way of being from the one you have grown up believing. Keep reading to learn more about being the big spoon versus the little spoon. What Are the Benefits of Spooning? Holt-Lunstad, J., Birmingham, W. A., & Light, K. C. (2008). Influence of a “warm touch” support enhancement intervention among married couples on ambulatory blood pressure, oxytocin, alpha amylase, and cortisol. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70(9), 976–985.

Several research studies have found that touch may also help to reduce pain. In one study of people with cancer, both massage and simply resting hands on a person Physical touch has been shown to improve sleep quality and several other aspects of health and well-being. Improves Sleep Quality Remember that cuddling is often a stand-alone activity, and doesn’t necessarily translate into foreplay. [2] X Trustworthy Source PubMed Central Journal archive from the U.S. National Institutes of Health Go to source Start slow and work till you're comfortable, not with the intention of progressing things past the cuddle stage.Since side sleeping is the most common sleep position among adults, spooning can be well suited to many people’s natural sleep preferences. In fact, in a study of 90 couples, spooning was the most commonly reported way couples fell asleep

I know that I am not alone, not least in the trying to be all things at once (that’s what happens when you try to be an empowered woman in this frenetic world we live in), but also with the sleep deprivation. And it’s a constant work in progress for old habits die hard but I am learning to recognise the triggers and to trust in the process and to embrace the vulnerability and yet the strength of the feminine and appreciate that She works in creative ways beyond our often restricted linear thinking. Get out walking, notice the change in season, the different flowers and the change in light, and splash in the puddles;So into our bed he came and proceeded to ‘big cuddle’ me on and off for the next few hours. Every time I tried to turn away from him and retreated for space, he would awaken and demand yet another big cuddle so that to be honest by 6.30am, well I was all big cuddled out and it was time to get up in any event.