Our World Sleep Day musts, of course, starts with your bed (though we can’t promise it’ll arrive before Friday). The Sleep Foundation says to replace your mattress every six to eight years, so if yours is past its prime head to Colchester’s Hatfields store and check out their stock, including this Dahlia. PS: 9pm is a perfectly acceptable time to bed down.

Sometimes you just need help to rest that weary head. Southend’s The Body Matters offers Insomnia Sleep Therapies if you’re struggling to get a good night’s kip. From meditation; with a focus on calmness and positive emotions; to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and even Hypnotherapy, they’re there to help you relax, putting you in a more restful state of mind.

Got a little one that refuses to let you get a decent slumber? Leigh On Sea’s The Sleeping Baby Routine is merely a click away. With plenty of Sleep Support packages from newborns to toddlers, they create a routine that works. Because there’s no need to go through an all-nighter when you don’t have to.

Next when it comes to our World Sleep Day essentials is a good pair of PJs. We always harp on about Cyberjammies, who’ve a head office in Chelmsford. You’ll never regret buying them, promise. Now comes the decision of what to order. Oh go on then, this Eloise Women’s Elephant Print Wide Leg Pyjama Set, £50, is just too cute to say no to.

Did you know scents are proven to help you condition your brain to sleep? You do now (OK, we’re not experts, we just Googled). What do we recommend you buy? Rochford-born Beatrice & Lily’s Raspberry & Peppercorn Reed Diffuser, £25. Why? Because it smells lush and will also look pretty stylish in your boudoir.

Another Essex indie to support this World Sleep Day is Maldon’s Miss Rachel Holland and her Linen French Botanical Candle, £24. There’s notes of freesia, lily, jasmine and orchid. And also iris, sandalwood and amber. Made from 100% soy wax, you also get a burn time of up to 40 hours. That’s just 60p an hour (look at us mathematicians and all that).

Stress affects sleep, and while we can’t eradicate that to-do list, we can point you in the right direction for TLC. Dunmow’s The Retreat Beauty & Holistic Spa’s Mindful Dreams treatment (from £60) combines massage with meditation for heightened relaxation. Ever woke from a massage by your therapist to find your mouth wide open? You’re not alone.

Baths are great for helping you relax: just make sure someone checks in on you every now and then, please. This Luxurious Bath Melt Set, £9.95, from Great Baddow’s the Essex Soap Box has six scents to choose from. Made from cocoa butter and sweet almond oil, they’re also packaged in wax paper for a (give them a clap) plastic-free buy.

Living with a snorer? A pillow’s not the answer, as is shouting at them to “shut the you-know-what-up”. Rayleigh’s The Essex Smile Centre’s here to help, with a Snoring and Sleep Apnoea service offering anti-snoring devices. Considering snoring’s estimated to be the second most common cause of divorce it’s probably best to give them a bell.

Hit the hay! Essex musts for World Sleep Day

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