The Sleep Journal

Night Sweats Before Your Period: Why Your Cycle Turns Up the Heat
|4 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Why night sweats show up in the days before your period, why they often start in your late 30s and 40s, what helps, and when to see your GP. Read more...
Illustration of a sleeper in bed with heat and sweat droplets, showing the causes of night sweats and what helps
What Causes Night Sweats, and How to Actually Stop Them
|5 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Waking up drenched? The common causes of night sweats, from perimenopause to alcohol, what genuinely helps you sleep through them, and when it's time to see your GP. Read more...
Illustration of pyjamas in a gift box with the four things to check: hot or cold, fabric, skin and size
How to Gift Sleepwear Without Getting It Wrong
|3 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Buying pyjamas as a present? Work out whether they sleep hot or cold, pick the right fabric, get the size right, and when a sleep mask is the safer bet. Read more...
Illustration of a magnifying glass revealing that a 100% bamboo clothing label really means viscose
Bamboo Pyjamas: Is 'Bamboo' Fabric as Green as It Sounds?
|3 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Bamboo pyjamas are soft, but the fabric is almost always bamboo viscose. What the label really means, which green claims hold up, and how to read it. Read more...
Illustration comparing a merino top that holds warmth with a TENCEL Modal top that lets heat and sweat escape
Merino vs Modal Pyjamas: Which Fibre Suits Your Hot Nights?
|4 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Merino or modal for night sweats? One holds warmth, one lets heat go. Here's which fibre suits hot-all-night sleepers, and which suits the hot-then-cold crowd. Read more...
A magnifying glass over a sweat droplet beside a tick and a cross, illustrating the GP red-flag guide for night sweats
Do You Need to See a GP About Night Sweats? A Red-Flag Guide
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Most night sweats are hormonal, environmental or simply annoying — here's the honest, practical line for when they're actually worth a GP visit. Read more...
A clock at 3am with arrows linking a droplet and a heat wisp, illustrating the night sweats and anxiety loop
The 3am Panic-and-Sweat Loop: Night Sweats and Anxiety
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
When you can't tell if you woke up sweating and then panicked, or panicked and then started sweating — and why the loop matters more than the order. Read more...
A checklist of four ticked items — doona, pyjamas, sheets and wash schedule — for the spring sleep reset
The Spring Sleep Reset: A Bedding and Pyjama Checklist for the Season Ahead
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
A practical, once-a-season checklist for swapping winter sleep gear for summer — before the first heatwave makes the decision for you. Read more...
A sun behind a navy sleep mask, illustrating shift workers sleeping hot during the day
Shift Workers Sleeping Hot During the Day
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Daytime sleep after a night shift is hard enough without the sun heating the room you're trying to sleep in — the season makes a genuinely hard job harder. Read more...
A pregnant belly silhouette with rising heat wisps and a sweat droplet, illustrating pregnancy and overheating
Pregnant and Overheating: Sleeping Through a Hot Australian Summer Bump
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
Pregnancy already runs your internal thermostat hot — a hot Australian summer just turns up the difficulty setting on sleep you were already short on. Read more...
A house with heat wisps rising from the roof at night, illustrating the Queenslander overheating problem
Sleeping Hot in a Queenslander (or Any Poorly Insulated Aussie Rental)
|2 min read|Updated October 17, 2026
When the landlord won't fix the insulation and the lease won't let you touch the walls, here's what's actually within your control. Read more...
A fan, a snowflake and an empty circle side by side, comparing fans, air con and nothing for sleep
Fans vs Air Con vs Nothing: What Actually Helps You Sleep
|2 min read|Updated October 18, 2026
Before you buy a bigger unit or a better fan, the honest ranking of what each one changes — and the layer none of them touch. Read more...