Wood burning leads to Insomnia

I completely understand this. I have been gotten my hearth.com sesseions under control a little better. I just ordered another stove so we'll see what happens when that comes.

Maybe so, but those deep trance/naps in front of the fire balance things out.

Anyone else noticing this? Once the fire gets hot, (and all appropriate adjustments have been made) especially if I've been outside moving around for awhile in the cold, I hit the conveniently-located couch and dive into a delicious, deep sleep. Haven't napped this much in forever. I concluded that my body perceives being cold, even if I'm not working hard, as hard work, and feels the need to compensate. Or anyway, that's the story that's working for me at this point.

I also concluded that hanging out here is considerably leveling out my learning curve, so I think of time reading and posting as being invested, not spent. Again, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I find myself up at somewhere between 2:30-4:30 to visit the water closet, so why not get the stove going good and hot? Insomnia not really, just good timing and organized execution of duties. Plus we have a couple of sections of wool carpet in front of the stove that are really comfy to sit on while you wait to make your final adjustments. Insomnia would be if you started thinking about how to better c/s/s next years wood, how much you need, or could I afford that new maul or saw.....

I'd stop short of calling it insomnia. In my case, the extra warmth makes me sleepy and I have cat naps through the evening, waking up now and then to post here and/or load the stove. Fortunately for me, my bladder doesn't get me up in the middle of the night, but if it did, I would be tossing on a couple more splits so as to have more coals come morning.

Between two wood stoves, and an infant in my house(plus my 4 and 6yo) it almost seems normal to be up at all hours of the day.

I was thinking the same thing!

MY problem is that I'm new to burning and we just got a 90 lb puppy doberman!

Every guest that comes to my house finds the spot on the couch closest to the woodstove, kicks their feet back to where they are almost horizontal, and dozes off...i think that the woodstove creates a sleepy zone within 6-8' of it - it only creates sleeplessness for the folks that have to feed it.

Park your LAZ-E-BOY recliner about 12 feet from the wood stove, sit back, and should be asleep in about 15 minutes.

I agree, it doesn't take long. Especially if you've been out in the cold all day.

If its in the low 20s or colder and I wake up at 4 or 5 am, I find that I might as well get up and reload the stove because I don't go back to sleep knowing that the house temp will be better if I get a fresh load going. I sleep better once the stove is cruising again, even if it is on the couch in the family room.

the joy of the bk not having to worry that ther will be plenty of coals left in the morning if not to much. this stove made me sleep better after the old stove i had kept me up fiddling to the wee hours of the night and the wife yelling at me to come to bed. not fun.

Personally I think there's a x-factor that causes both late hours and wood-burning: Intelligence.

A recent study said intelligent people tend to keep late hours. Of course they tend to be nutty too, which is also a contributing factor.

LOL... The damn cat woke me up at 5 this morning so... I may as well get up and reload the stove while there are still lots of good coals.

There must have been an insomniac or a fairy in my house reloading my stove. It was 74 degrees, lots of coals, and the wood in the box was not the way I left it when I went to bed. I wonder how late the wife is going to sleep in this morning?

i find the opposite, i lay in bed thinking about little wood stove going heating my whole house and not hearing the furnace kicking on all the time and im out cold. saving big $$$ makes me tired.

LLigetfa said:

I'd stop short of calling it insomnia. In my case, the extra warmth makes me sleepy and I have cat naps through the evening, waking up now and then to post here and/or load the stove. Fortunately for me, my bladder doesn't get me up in the middle of the night, but if it did, I would be tossing on a couple more splits so as to have more coals come morning.

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Don't worry about it; your time will come.

mywaynow said:

It must. It's 4:04 am, again. And I'm not the only one posting.

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Serves you right. Didn't you celebrate last night?!

I tend to wake up earlier during the heating season . . . I suspect it's because I try not to sleep under too many blankets/quilts -- usually just one comforter and one blanket . . . that way when the temp starts to drop I tend to sense the temp change and wake up earlier . . . well that and I have a demented cat who insists on wailing around 4 a.m. every morning.

Saw this post the other day and got a laugh- now it is 2 in the morning, I can't sleep, and the first thing I do is go check the stove.......guess the statement is true....

RenovationGeorge said:

Personally I think there's a x-factor that causes both late hours and wood-burning: Intelligence.

A recent study said intelligent people tend to keep late hours. Of course they tend to be nutty too, which is also a contributing factor.

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Well, consider that insomnia may be the "x-factor" causing both intelligence and care of the stove.

-Speak