My OH has started waking up at what I call 'stupid o'clock' and then getting dressed, going downstairs and then going out of the house. I then get a phone call (bearing in mind I have no idea how he calls me as he can't seem to call anyone else! - good thing tho').to tell me he is headed off to Scotland (we are in the south of England) or today he rang and was going to Brazil or carrying on to the Prince (local Pub), by the time I got downstairs, he was home.
I have now ordered (at some considerable cost!) an alarm system for the house - will have alarms on our bedroom door and all external doors. Annoying bit is that there are 3 others that live with us and I will get buzzed whenever they use one of the doors as there does not appear to be a system (affordable) that can be switched off by using an access code or other device, to let those that are able to go out or in without setting off the alarm. Initially I am planning to change the door everyone else uses and they can switch off the alarm on that door when they go out in the am (which would normally be later than when the OH goes out) - guess it will be trial and error to start with.
The need for an alarm is that at the moment, I don't wake up when OH gets up and goes out (he can be very quiet when he wants to be) so this should at least mean that I will get woken up.
My questions are:
I have now ordered (at some considerable cost!) an alarm system for the house - will have alarms on our bedroom door and all external doors. Annoying bit is that there are 3 others that live with us and I will get buzzed whenever they use one of the doors as there does not appear to be a system (affordable) that can be switched off by using an access code or other device, to let those that are able to go out or in without setting off the alarm. Initially I am planning to change the door everyone else uses and they can switch off the alarm on that door when they go out in the am (which would normally be later than when the OH goes out) - guess it will be trial and error to start with.
The need for an alarm is that at the moment, I don't wake up when OH gets up and goes out (he can be very quiet when he wants to be) so this should at least mean that I will get woken up.
My questions are:
- has anyone else used alarms, did they work, which one did you use
- has anyone else used medication for sleep and did it work, what type did you use?
- I know that when my mil went through her wandering stage it did stop, but this may have been mainly due to her physically being unable to wander anymore, rather than the desire to wander stopping - anyone else have an opion/experience of this?
- how long does this stage last??