8 Gifts for People Who Need a Better Night’s Sleep ASAP

Give someone you love an extra touch of comfort and security with a weighted blanket. According to Dr. Winter, they can help people fall asleep faster and feel naturally calmer.

Pick from seven different color options and four weight options ranging from 10 lbs. to 25 lbs.

"Weighted blankets are great for a good night's sleep. Bearably has cool and attractive weighted blankets for everyone," Dr. Winter says.

Weighted blankets can also help decrease anxiety, according to a March 2021 study in ​the ‌Journal of Integrative Medicine.

Consider Hatch as a partner in crime for quality sleep, right by your bedside. It's part alarm clock, part noise machine and bedside light that's made to help you create a successful sleep routine.

Wind down the day with soft sounds as you drift off to sleep. Then gently wake up to a gradual sunrise that supports your natural circadian rhythm.

Hatch is on the top of the list of Wu's recommendations, and there's even a kids version that she swears by. "I got my kids to sleep an extra hour using Hatch," she says.

There's a reason it was selected as one of the best sunrise alarm clock and best white noise machines, according to sleep experts.

For people who love data and analytics, a wearable sleep tracker could be the perfect gift. The Whoop band is worn 24/7 to track activity, daily strain and sleep to determine how recovered you are every day.

Dr. Winter recommends tracking sleep and other health metrics like diet, too. "Wearable tracking devices such as Whoop or Oura allow you to track your sleep and a new integration available on the free nutrition tracking app, MyFitnessPal, means you can see exactly how your food choices are affecting your quality and quantity of sleep," he says.

Whoop was also selected as one of the best sleep trackers by LIVESTRONG.com.

The ideal sleep environment is a dark one, according to the National Sleep Foundation. When you sleep with lights on, melatonin, a hormone that promotes sleep, slows down.

We can't always have the most ideal sleeping environments, especially when traveling. That's why Wu recommends gifting a sleep eye mask to improve your loved one's shut-eye.

"This is great for travel, but could also be necessary if one partner likes to stay up and read while the other is sleeping, or if one person gets up earlier than the other," Wu says. "An eye mask also helps me to sleep by signaling my body that it's bedtime."

This sleep mask was also selected as one of the best sleep masks, especially if you're on a budget, according to sleep experts.

Sleep doesn't have to suffer when you're on-the-go. Consider this travel pillow for the person in your life who's always on the move, so they can sleep better while traveling.

"Choosing the right pillow is hard, and finding a good travel pillow is even harder," Dr. Winter says. "The Hest travel pillow is soft, comes in three sizes and has an ingenious system for collapsing in on itself and folding up for easy storage. Washable and ready to go when you are!"

For the person who's guilty of late-night social media scrolling (let's be honest, it's all of us), these blue light-blocking glasses can protect their eyes and sleep quality.

Exposure to blue light at night can interrupt production of melatonin, the hormone that promotes sleep, per the American Academy of Ophthalmology. It can also cause eye strain and dry eyes if you stare at screens for hours at a time.

"These are especially good for someone who uses screens a lot in the evenings and important for people who are natural night owls," Wu says.

Don't be fooled: Night lights aren't just for kids these days. Consider this an adult night light designed to make your evening easier if you tend to wake up in the middle of the night.

"This is a great stocking stuffer. This night light is not only motion-activated and dimmable, but it is designed not to interfere with your sleep or wake you up when it comes on," Dr. Winter says. "Buy several and you can light the way from your bed to the bathroom without having to stumble around for a light switch!"

For a wearable-free sleep tracker option, a Sleep.com subscription gives anyone access to their own personal sleep stats. Available in free and premium options, this sleep app gives a daily sleep score and helps you set goals that can improve your overall sleep quality.

"This is a good hub for sleep information and a good app for tracking sleep without a wearable device." Wu says.