What's happened to warm bedding?

rachbc

thanks - didn't think of ebay - watching a couple of cheap wool blankets now. Will try freegle too. Flannelette sheet sets seem reasonable too - I guess a flat sheet under her duvet would add a bit of extra warmth as well as snuggliness -and if it ends up bloody from the scratching easier to change than the duvet too!

Top tip on the inside out pjs - I feel mean as she loved the fleecy sleepsuits with feet in but they make her so sweaty and scratchy.

val -I have basket full of wool oddments from my mum and am desperately trying to find someone to teach me to crochet as I would love to make a granny squares blanket for her...I just can't follow online tutorials

Its tricky to find a balance between keeping her warm and getting too hot and aggravating the itch - its definately got worse since the ch came on.

babyshoes

The best investement we have made in terms of bedding was a wonderful silk filled duvet - unfortunately it was very expensive. Perhaps it is something you could save up for or find on ebay etc? The 'all seasons' one we have is quite thin but warm enough for most of the year round - we only need to add a blanket on top when it gets very cold.

Also, you say you can't afford to buy a heavier duvet, but could you put a separate one on top, so it isn't touching her, perhaps?

In terms of keeping warm, an old fashioned but sensible item is a bed cap. Keeping your head covered really does help to keep you warm, so that may be another thing to consider.

snit_girl

I am also a severe eczema sufferer and I have one of those all seasons duvets, there's a 10.5 and a 4.5 that clip together, and it's great. I also have an older duvet under my bottom sheet. We had no heating for a few weeks last winter and it worked great.

Asda do a smartprice duved for about £4 (I think), how about attaching that to her current one and making it all seasons for much less.

gothic_girl

Hi would covering a fleece blanket work i.e using the fleece as batting in the middle and lovely cotton/ flanalette on the outside? Turning it to a quilt of sorts to go on top of the allegy quilt so it is not actually in contact with her skin.

Primark used to have fleece blankets for £2 and buy a nice bit of fabric or bedsheets for the outers (or recycle )

lostinrates

Its been so cold this August I have had two duvets on the bed some nights.

As we head into winter with almost no heating (we have a woodburner down stairs but no benfit to my bedroom at all!) two things worry me. keeping the house aired and dry (its an old house and has lots of cracks and the heating didn't so much warm the house last year, but did probably help keep it dry when it was on!)and keeping warm.

The bed is going to be key for the latter and I have dug out an electric blanket I have not used for years because of reading something relating them to an increase in ''female'' cancers. Now I just want to survive through winter!

I'm also thinking of a couple of synthetic duvets for underneath us in bed. If we do that presumably the electric blanket goes on top of those an underneath a flat sheet?


Has anyone tried a silk duvet? Our feather duvets are getting very lumpy and some squares have almost no feathers in, they've migrated to neighbouring squares. I've wondered about silk duvets for a while and wonder if getting one for over the top of the two duvets to trap any warm air in without adding too much weight is a good idea?

Beki

could you have a root round the charity shops for proper oldfashioned type blankets? lots of thin layers are far better than one or two thick layers and they trap the air between the layers which then heats from the warmth of your body and so heats you up in return.. like a natural hot water bottle if you like lol

i remember growing up and staying at my nan's house, she always had 4 or 5 thin blankets on our beds, and never a duvet. and even in the middle of winter we were soooo toasty! (if you buy the 'itchy' blankets, make sure they stay on the top of the pile! lol) xx

rosieben

please make sure the electric blanket is ok and safe if you haven't used it for years

I'd draught-proof the windows and hang heavy curtains as a priority

I always have an old duvet under my fitted sheet, makes a lot of difference, and yes the electric blanket would need to be just under the sheet. The one (under-quilt) I have now was a double but I cut it down to make it fit the width of the mattress so it doesn't interfere with the fitted sheet corners iyswim

you'll find loads of good ideas for winter-proofing the house on the Preparing for winter thread

splodger_seedswapper

i don't have heating in my bedroom - so it gets very cold in the winter

i use an old quilt instead of a sheet (covered in normal way) - and have two high tog quilts that i use on top - then i just sandwich myself in between them - that keeps me nice and warm, although it's nippy when i have to get out of bed

Butterfly_Brain

What about an oil filled radiator to take the chill off the room some come with timers which is much more useful.
I personally do not like to keep the heating on at night unless it is minus 5 and then it will only be on the frost setting
We all have duvets under the bottom sheet to keep us toasty plus hot water bottles and a heavy crocheted blanket for when it is really cold.

squeaky

A good cellular blanket under the bottom sheet is pretty good too.

And switching from cotton to flannelette sheets