Zebra Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Yes I realise it sounds odd but we've just been discussing our youngest daughter who sleeps with herhands behind her head and looks very posey. The other sleeps wherever she lands and in any position which involves her being all over the bed. I sleep on my front, OH sleeps untidily like the eldest daughter. My Dad sleeps with his hands behind his head. Now twingle 2 hasn't seen my Dad asleep, neither me or OH sleep like that nor even sit like that. Where did twingle 2 get this habit from? I like to sit with my legs curled up beside me and lean, as does my Mum. OH is on his feet a lot and stands watching things a lot, same for our girls. So, do you think the ways we find things comfortable is genetic?
*_ash_* Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 So, do you think the ways we find things comfortable is genetic? Great question Zebra. My best mate sits in a way that I can't even do, I could try to explain, but it's difficult. And I noticed his 4 yo son sits the same way, and has done ever since he was old enough to hold himself upright. I have never seen anyone else sit in the same way. (bloody freaks they are:hihi:)
Jabberwocky Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Odd you should ask that, because we were at the hospital with our 5 year old last week having her checked out, and we mentioned her habit of rocking backwards and forwards in the chair when shes tired, and the doc asked us how she slept- what was her most used position, and we told her it was a sort of loose foetal position, and then the doc asked us what positions we slept in and we both said loose foetal positions and the doc said that it was natural for a kid to have the same sleeping position as their parents, and if one parent was different in that aspect to another, the kid would sleep in the same position as the parent he or she resembled the most. God knows why though, I didnt ask because I was too busy fixating on the doctors legs.
JoeP Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 How interesting.... I guess that certain things that contribute to our personal interpretation of comfort might be genetic - for example, I find cooler temperatures quite comfortable and can happily sleep on the top of the bedding, and my aunt and mother (two sisters) were the same. So I guess there could be some genetic component to the bit of our bodies that generates heat or regulates body temperature... On the other hand, I sleep on my side and my parents both slept on their backs.
Zebra Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 LMAO, fixating on the docs legs? Well, well! The rest of the info was interesting though. So, that would mean twingle 2 most resembles my Dad. Hmmm. Twingle 1 looks like me now and like I did as a kid but doesn't have the same type of character, she's much more like her Dad in that respect. Twingle 2 looks more like her Dad but her character is much more like me and yet she sleeps like my Dad and watches tv like her own Dad. Odd indeed.
Zebra Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 This doesn't look promising http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3112170.stm There's no hansd behind head position. I was actually googling the scientific explanation but came up with that instead.
*_ash_* Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 This doesn't look promising http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3112170.stm There's no hansd behind head position. I was actually googling the scientific explanation but came up with that instead. Nice find. This sounds nearest to 'other' mentioned in post 1. Freefall (7%): Lying on your front with your hands around the pillow, and your head turned to one side. Often gregarious and brash people, but can be nervy and thin-skinned underneath, and don't like criticism, or extreme situations. That sounds like me too. Could do with being in the majority as my bed isn't long enough for me.
Zebra Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 Yeah, I'm a freefaller, not precisely, I don't hug the pillow and I have one knee bent. And I do have that kinda of personality but not quite so sensitive, that's cos of the knee bend LOL! Anyway, this was another interesting one http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/sleep-disorders/archives/childrensdisorders_strange.htm No news I can find on genetic sleep positioning though.
purdyamos Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 What an odd concept. I'm a yearner apparently. The yearner (13%): People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious, cynical. They are slow to make up their minds, but once they have taken a decision, they are unlikely ever to change it. It doesn't say anything about the cats forcing themselves into your arms though. I'm glad I don't sleep in the same position as them though, I couldn't afford the chiropractor's fees.
Swan_Vesta Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 Up until 3 years ago I slept like Geoff Boycott's missus: Puffy eyed, woozy and very uneasily. Now I can sleep on a washing line - I sleep on my lunch & tea break at work, I'll have a cheeky 40 winks and given the chance I'll sleep when other people are driving. I'm just building up to middle age where I can have a high backed chair where I can snooze after a blinding roast dinner
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