By Sara Eker, Founder of Club Spirit - Menopause Weight Loss & Wellbeing

Why Sleep Deserves More Attention in Menopause

At Club Spirit, we help women navigate weight, wellbeing, and confidence through menopause. We talk about nutrition, strength training, hormones, stress, blood sugar balance, and the everyday habits that help women feel more like themselves.

But one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle is often sleep.

Because when you are not sleeping well, everything can feel harder the next day. Motivation disappears. Patience goes on annual leave. And suddenly the biscuit tin starts looking less like a snack cupboard and more like a support group.

Sleep is not simply “nice to have,” and it is certainly not a luxury. Rest supports how we feel, think, recover, and cope with daily life.

Why Menopause Can Make Sleep More Difficult

During menopause, sleep can be disrupted by night sweats, hot flushes, anxiety, hormonal changes, bladder symptoms, joint discomfort, or those frustrating 3am wake-ups when the body is exhausted but the brain decides it is the perfect time to review every life decision since 1987.

These interruptions can affect far more than nighttime comfort. After a difficult night, many women describe feeling foggy, irritable, overwhelmed, hungrier, less motivated to move, and less able to manage everyday stress.

That is not a personal failure or a lack of willpower. When you are exhausted, it is naturally harder to make decisions, regulate emotions, maintain routines, and choose the habits that usually support your wellbeing.

For women trying to improve their energy, confidence, or relationship with food and movement during menopause, sleep deserves to be part of the conversation.

Where Nightwear Can Help

Is nightwear a magic cure for night sweats? No. That would be far too much to ask from a pair of pyjamas.

But anything that helps you feel cooler, drier, and more comfortable at night may be worth considering as part of a broader sleep-supportive routine.

Whisp nightwear is made with soft, plant-based fabric designed to move moisture away from the skin and support airflow. When night sweats leave you feeling hot, clammy, and wide awake, moisture-managing sleepwear may help create a more comfortable sleep environment.

Sometimes it is these practical changes - breathable nightwear, lighter bedding, a cooler room, and a calmer bedtime routine - that work together to make hot nights more manageable.

My Honest Experience with Whisp

I am asked to promote plenty of products, and most of them are a no from me. I only share something when I genuinely like it, believe in it, and think it could be useful for women going through menopause.

Whisp nightwear is one of those products.

The pieces felt soft, flattering, and comfortable, and I personally felt cooler and less sticky during the night while wearing them.

I also loved that they did not feel like “menopause nightwear” in a depressing, overly medical, beige sort of way.

We do not suddenly stop wanting to feel attractive because our hormones have decided to throw a rave at 2am. We still want to feel feminine. We still want to feel lovely. We still want to feel like ourselves.

If sleepwear can help us feel cooler and more comfortable while still feeling a bit gorgeous, I am absolutely here for it.

Simple Ways to Support Better Sleep in Menopause

Nightwear can help with comfort, but it works best as part of a wider bedtime routine. These are a few simple ideas I often recommend.

1. Start dimming the lights

A couple of hours before bed, begin turning down bright lights if you can. Softer lighting can help your evening feel calmer and signal that the active part of the day is coming to an end.

Think soft lamps and low lighting. Less “airport terminal,” more “spa you can afford because it is your own bedroom.”

2. Take a break from screens

If possible, try to step away from your phone, laptop, and television for at least 30 minutes before sleep. Screens can be stimulating, and your nervous system does not necessarily need one more scroll before bed - however compelling those videos of dogs being cute may be.

3. Help your nervous system slow down

A few minutes of slower breathing, gentle stretching, meditation, or simply lying quietly with your legs supported may help you shift out of the “on alert” feeling that many women experience at night.

You are not trying to perform a full wellness ceremony. You do not need candles, chanting, and a Himalayan yak blanket. A few quiet minutes can be enough to create a gentler transition into sleep.

4. Keep your sleep environment cool

Try lighter bedding, opening a window, using a fan, keeping water nearby, and choosing breathable, moisture-managing nightwear. Everyone is different, so experiment with what helps your bedroom and body feel most comfortable.

When your body is already struggling with temperature changes, the last thing you need is sleepwear that traps heat and makes you feel like a boil-in-the-bag woman.

The Bigger Picture

In menopause, better sleep is not just about feeling less tired. It can influence your mood, energy, concentration, appetite, recovery, confidence, and ability to move through the day feeling like yourself.

Whisp is not a miracle cure, and no sleepwear can address every cause of night sweats or disrupted sleep.

But based on my own experience, it is a lovely, thoughtful, practical option that may help women feel cooler, drier, and more comfortable at night.

And anything that supports women in menopause to sleep more comfortably, feel better, and wake more refreshed gets a big yes from me.

Edited for clarity and formatting by the Whisp editorial team. The contributor’s original meaning, personal experience, and conversational tone have been preserved.