First Night Jitters

Jaxdad · Post by **Jaxdad** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:12 pm

Went today to get fit for my new sleep partner. Hope everthing works out well. How was everyone else's first night? Any suggestions?

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:18 pm

The main thing I can tell you is relax and trust your new strange bed partner. You will have to at some point for it to work. And it's one of the hardest things I had to learn.

blarg · Post by **blarg** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:21 pm

My first night was last night. You'll be fine. Just relax and take some deep breaths. After that you'll feel like you're breathing normally and the only annoyance will be the mask. It's not as bad as the sleep study was either.

Jaxdad · Post by **Jaxdad** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:45 am

All was good. I think I overtightened the mask in the night as I woke up to what will probably be bruises across the bridge of my nose. Otherwise, the sleep was outstanding. Let's hope for another good night tonight!

SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:54 am

Good news,

I was waiting to here how it went. Thanks for post.

Yup, I think brusing is not what it is about.

Most masks leak more if you tighten to much.

stoverquill · Post by **stoverquill** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:52 pm

Glad to hear that it went well. I'm going on 3 weeks now and can tell you that it will get easier. Even now after such short time I can just drift off to sleep! Good Luck!

leholst · Post by **leholst** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:07 pm

A good, positive attitude is very important. And READ this forum every day. Have a wonderful sleep tonight. It's a bit strange, but as I remember so many, many years ago, so was the first night sleeping with my wife on our wedding night. It was strange to have someone else in my bed. But now I can't live without her.....and I expect you'll feel the same way soon about your "new" partner. Please read my post "After two weeks - I'm in love"

Congratulations on taking the first step to a better quality of life.

Lloyd

Bregory · Post by **Bregory** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:06 pm

Everyone is right it takes time to get used to, for me when I first got my cpap I wanted to get used to breathing with it so I just sat down on the couch and hooked it up while I watched a movie. By the end of the movie I was completely comfortable breathing and have rarely had problems since.

Before I sat down with it like that I had feelings of claustaphobia etc. but it all went away just by becoming comfortable with it while awake first.

Jaxdad · Post by **Jaxdad** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:27 pm

The hardest thing for me was to not fight the mask. It seemed like when I woke up during the night, I was trying to breathe as hard as the air was coming in and once I learned to just relax and let the machine do the work, it became much easier. Thanks for all the support and I will check in often.

arthuranxious · Post by **arthuranxious** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:52 pm

Everyone reacts differently, but there is an adjustment period for all, some longer, some shorter. It probably helps to think of the CPAP as a helper not an adversary. And if you really log on here every day, avoid a handful of contributors who keep observing that you really need a kick in the a___ which they then offer to provide. I find those contributors offensive. I think each of us will notice some positive effects, and no-one has a completely positive experience, take it easy... just keep working on the adaptation process.

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