Lumie Bodyclocks

Hi there,
I'm new to this forum and hoped some of you could help me out. I found this website through a magazine and thought i'd take a look.

I'd heard about Lumie Bodyclocks a while ago and thought they sounded interesting. I don't think I suffer from SAD, however, I suffer, as i'm sure most people do, with the concept of getting up in the mornings. Waking naturally's great, but with the alarm and switching the light on etc is a right ordeal!

I'm sure some of you on here have/are using the bodyclocks. How have you got on with them, have they helped. have they made getting up easier? Does the idea of the light coming on over a period help?

I am going to enquite about trialling one maybe, I don't mind paying out if they have good results.

Perhaps you could give me your opinions.

Thanks, Janey

Sorry, Janey: spelt your name wrong.

Another thing about my Lumie is that it only stays on for ten minutes after its fully on (which is the time you set). So, when you've realized it's time to get up, you can't hang about - have to show a leg and put your bedroom light on. Seems logical...

Calm

Christmas present from the hubby was a Lumie.
I love going to bed and setting the sunset setting so it gradually dims and I tend to wake up in the morning naturally. Just sort of realise that I'm awake.

Christmas holidays isn't the best time to use it because I've been going to bed (very) late and then changing the time so I have NO routine at the moment... BUT it seems to work and if I think I need and extra nudge there is a beep which beeps once and is so less heart attack inducing than my old alarm!

I don't work for outside in either but I love my Lumie and so does my husband.

Thanks for all your replies. I think I might contact outsidein to see if I can trial one.

I've just received my Bodyclock and am having problems with it.
When it comes on in the morning, instead of taking half an hour to light up gradually, it comes on in about 10 seconds, then the alarm starts bleeping. This defeats the whole object of having one, as the automatic reflex kicked in and I switched the alarm off and promptly went back to sleep. I'm used to having a sleep button and obviously the Bodyclock doesn't have one, so unsurprisingly I woke up late and got into work half an hour late! :shock:

I bought the Bodyclock as a last resort as I just seem to get worse at getting up in the morning as I get older. I've always been bad, even when I was a very young child. I'm also going to be relocating at work, which means I'll have to get up earlier, so I need to sort this problem out soon.....

Can anyone help me?! :?

it does have a sleep button
instead of turning it off you press the '-' button and the beep
will go again in about 8 mins.

it does have a sleep button
instead of turning it off you press the '-' button and the beep
will go again in about 8 mins.

Ooh, thanks!

Thanks Julie!

It did come on properly this morning after I reset it and programmed it again. I woke up when the beeper went off but went straight back to sleep again.....

I'll try what you suggested. One question though - if you can choose the length of sunrise, why doesn't it mention it in the instructions? I got my boyfriend to read through them last night to make sure I hadn't missed anything, but there's definitely nothing there. Are you talking about the Sunray model?

No, sorry - it's the Sunray. I think it just takes 30 minutes to come on. I don't think there's any other options.

I have now established that my Bodyclock is working, but following 2 uses, it hasn't woken me up yet (I am using the beeper too). Does it take a few mornings to get used to using it?

It is on my bedside cabinet, but I'll try turning it to face me to see if that helps.

I did have a late night last night, so I expect that didn't help. Fingers crossed for tomorrow morning..... :D

Ok. I've given it a week and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier.
This morning I woke up at 8:15am (I'm supposed to be in work at 8:30am! :shock: ) and don't remember hearing my alarm, or being aware that the Bodyclock had been on. If anything, I seem to be getting worse.

Any suggestions?! :(

What time do you want to be up by?

When are you going to bed?
and when are you going to sleep (approx.!)?

Is your room dark?

Just a thought, have you tried Nytol Herbal, Kalms, or my favourite (though it tastes like a compost heap, it's a liquid, add 20 drips to a shotglass of water) Bioforce Valerian & Hops Complex. The first two are available from Boots, the last one from good health shops. These are just enough to aid the unwind-from-the-day process making going to sleep that bit simpler.
Julie

Just a thought, have you tried Nytol Herbal, Kalms, or my favourite (though it tastes like a compost heap, it's a liquid, add 20 drips to a shotglass of water) Bioforce Valerian & Hops Complex. The first two are available from Boots, the last one from good health shops. These are just enough to aid the unwind-from-the-day process making going to sleep that bit simpler.
Julie

I used to use some herbal sleeping tablets years ago when I used to suffer from insomnia and they certainly work, but I found it even harder to get up in the morning, as they put me in a really deep sleep. I have got some Kalms at home, so I might give them a go.

Bright One -

I will try to go to bed a bit earlier - the trouble is, I always feel like the evening's not long enough and there's too much to do, so by the time I've finished, it's getting late.

I would like to read in bed, but my boyfriend complains that I'm disturbing him (he has to be at work for 6:00am), although he's such a deep sleeper, I doubt he would even notice I had the light on! Maybe I should try it...... :twisted: He also moans when I fidget in the night, so I'm not sure about the getting up thing.

:lol: I still get up and turn the alarm off or, I get used to the noise and go back to sleep. There's no hope.... :roll:


Ok. At lunchtime, I'll take some Kalms and make sure I get a nice early night tonight. Maybe I might have a sneaky read of a book....

Thank you both for your help. Everyone's so lovely on this board. :D

Just another tip, though still to do with the caffeine. Before Christmas, I was drinking loads of coffee in the mornings because I'm studying, but would only drink tea after about 3 o'clock as there is less caffeine. I started having really bad panic attacks on new years day and my doctor told my to cut right down on my caffeine intake. I could still have caffeine up until mid day but go on to decaffienated after that. I prefer tea to coffee anyway so started drinking decaf tea after mid day (did try the coffe but it wasn't a very nice one). I didn't notice a huge difference but I was on tablets which knocked me out anyway at the time but the panic attacks did subside. Anyway, last week, I stopped taking these tablets and have still been sleeping ok, until Saturday. I had been really thirsty and the only thing we had was coke (our tap water makes me feel sick) so I had some at about 8 o'clock. 3.30am and I was still laying there, wide awake and very frustrated as I wanted to get up early Sunday for some more studying. I sure it would have had such an effect on me before so I think cutting right back on the caffeine all day has made a difference to me in general. I used to sometimes take a cup of tea to bed with me, never thiking it could be just as bad as coffee!!!!!!
I know the decaf stuff is not always as nice but I'm gettting used to it and the benifits are great. It's more appreciated when I do have a proper cup of tea in the morning too. I have also found in the supermarket, Tetleys doing little pots of tea (only about 80p) and there's a calming, uplifting and well-being. I have the calming and uplifting ones and want to try the other but they are just like normal teabags (round) which you can add milk to (i tried without but it was yukky) but you leave the teabag in for 2 minutes.
It's ' Tetley Plus - calming. Great tasting low caffeine tea with added calm. 20 tea bags with camomile, lemon balm and honey'
and you can even claim the money back on them. You can't actually taste the honey (i don't have sugar so was a bit worried they would taste sweet) but there is just an after taste. I don't think they are too bad as I hate fruit teas, though I don't mind the leafy ones such as mint, cammomile etc, but my mum said it was disgusting and she does like fruit teas?????
Anyway, it's worked for me, but I agree with all the other bits, Lavender oil (maybe a drip on the pillow) hot milk/horlicks, and make sure the room is not too warm as your body only goes into sleep mode at a lower temperature (I read somewhere, and I can never sleep if I'm too warm). And if you go to bed earlier, do some reading, this will give your body a chance to relax, then put the book down when your boyfriend comes to bed.
Hope you finding something that works