Good Night Anti-Snoring Ring Review

So here's my confession....I am a snorer, just ask my husband! In his words, it sounds like "a herd of stampeding wilderbeast" sleeping next to him - who says romance is dead ;) I'm frequently getting prodded and poked through out the night to stop my snoring and I'm sure if we had a spare bed, I'd be in it!

I spotted the Good Night Anti-Snoring Ring on Twitter and they very kindly sent me one to try out. My husband has never been so excited about a review!

How does it work you ask? I wondered the same but the ring focuses on two acu-pressure points located on your little finger. When the ring is on, the acu-activators work to free up your nasal breathing passages. I admit, I was doubtful - how could something on my little finger affect my nasal passages?!

The ring comes in three different sizes and is also adjustable - the website shows the different ring sizes making it easy to choose the best fit. It should only be worn at night as continuous wear will reduce the effectiveness.

Heavy snorers can wear two rings, one on each finger but I thought I would try with one first to see how I got on. The rings I received were the smallest size and I thought I might have an issue with the fit as I have sausage fingers! But as the ring is adjustable I had no issues fitting on my pinky finger comfortably. Once the ring was on I went to bed and kind of forgot it was there.

So, did it work?! Well yes and no. Yes in that my snoring has improved - the wilderbeast are no longer stampeding!! There has been a definite improvement but I am still snoring. So this tells me I might need to use both rings to get an even better result.

I'm definitely going to carry on using the rings - my husband might get a peaceful nights sleep soon afterall!

The Good Night Anti-Snoring Ring costs £29.99 and is available from Boots, your local pharmacy or online at www.goodnightsnoring.com

Disclaimer: We received the product for the purpose of the honest review. All views are my own

Gro Anywhere Blind - Review

Elliot has always been a great sleeper most of the time but through out the Summer it was becoming a bit of a struggle to get him down at night time. Even if we put him to bed at 8pm, it could take over an hour some nights for him to settle because it was so light in his bedroom and he didn't think it was bedtime! The wake-ups were getting earlier and earlier too. He has a Gro-clock so he understands it not morning time yet as the sun isn't out on his clock but that didn't stop him from waking up mega early and shouting "mummmmmy! Is it morning yet!!!?"

We moved house a few weeks ago and I soon realised that Elliot's bedroom got the last of the sunshine before it set. And it was bright!! I actually thought I'd left the light on one night when putting him to bed because it was so bright in his room. The curtains did nothing to block out the sunshine so we were again struggling to get him to go to sleep.

Excuse the curtains, we haven't put Elliot's new ones up yet!

Gro Company to the rescue! We were offered one of their lovely products to review and I knew immediately that we'd like to test out the Gro Anywhere blind. I'd heard great things about it so we were excited to to see for ourselves.

What is a Gro-Anywhere Blind?

The Gro-Anywhere blind is a portable black out blind which fits any window up to 130cm x 198cm. It features a cute stars and moon design and can be handily folded away into the travel bag. It attaches to the glass using suction cups and has velcro fastening to adjust to your window size.

What did we think?

The blind is made from good quality black out material and I love the stars and moon design. When the blind is packed away in the travel bag, it is fairly light and could easily be popped in your suitcase to take away on holiday. 

The blind is very easy to attach to the window with the suction cups, I just made sure I made them a bit wet before sticking to the glass. Not too wet though otherwise they won't stick at all! Elliot's window isn't massive so I used the velcro to make the blind fit perfectly. I didn't do it on the bottom too, I just folded it under and this seemed to work fine.

Once the blind was in place, I was dubious to how well it would work but I closed the curtains and the room was pitch black - AMAZING!!!!! There were some teeny cracks of light at the sides but once the curtains were shut, it did it's job perfectly. The blind stayed put until morning and then it was really easy to un-suction it from the window. Because I'd already adjusted the size using the velcro, it was really quick to stick back up the next night. 

Did it work?

In a word, yes! A pitch black room combined with less naps has made one tired little boy and we've had no issues with putting him to bed at 7pm. Before if I'd tried to put him to bed that early, I would spend the next hour going into his room and trying to coax him into sleeping! Now because his room is so dark, he just accepts it's bedtime and we don't hear a peep out of him! The mornings have been much better too - he sleeps until his body tells him he's had enough sleep, not when he gets woken up by the sun beaming through his room. This morning he didn't wake up until 8am and his room was still lovely and dark! 

Would we recommend this product?

Absolutely, 100% yes! It has made such a difference to our bedtimes and I am so impressed with how well it blacks out the room. The blind costs £29.99 which is great value considering it has bought us a few "lie-ins"! (8am is definitely a lie in when you have kids!)

Disclaimer: We received this product for the purpose of this honest review. All views are my own