Keeping warm cheaply

babyshoes

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

Thanks for that, given me an idea about buying her one of those you warmers you can put in microwave

You can make one any size you like - use rice in a custom made tube, or find something like socks or gloves wich you can stuff with rice then sew up. Best if you can add some velcro or a zip so you can change the rice once it gets a bit old and smelly. A few drops of essential oil will help with that too.

LilacLillie

How about the all-in-one suits in Primark at the moment for a tenner?
I just bought a couple, they are funny & make you look like Andy Pandy (for those that remember), but are brilliant at keeping you warm and you can move about freely in one.......................indoors of course!
LL

Biggeeangelpie

Hi Everyone

Can anyone recommend some good thermal underwear.

Thanks in advance

Gx

lostinrates

LilacLillie wrote: »

How about the all-in-one suits in Primark at the moment for a tenner?
I just bought a couple, they are funny & make you look like Andy Pandy (for those that remember), but are brilliant at keeping you warm and you can move about freely in one.......................indoors of course!
LL

Just a word of warning...as someone who sometimes has limited mobility, the idea of trying to get a onesy off to go to the loo when in pain or slow and its cold is not appealing in the least. It mind depend on where the op is going to impact on!

Molly41

Cuddle a furry friend underneath a blanket x

Gettingtherequickly

Thanks for all of these wonderful ideas. She will be having a knee replacement so an all in one may not be the best idea if she was in a hurry to nip to the loo! Although, being the friend I am, I would have a good laugh at the thought of it! She has a furry friend, who thinks he owns the bed, so will be most upset at her when he is banished from the bedroom!

lostinrates

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

Thanks for all of these wonderful ideas. She will be having a knee replacement so an all in one may not be the best idea if she was in a hurry to nip to the loo! Although, being the friend I am, I would have a good laugh at the thought of it! She has a furry friend, who thinks he owns the bed, so will be most upset at her when he is banished from the bedroom!

Oh, we've had two of those in close family last winter. She will be able to move a bit at least. They get you up and waking surprisingly swiftly and then encourage gentle physio and walking, so warm clothes that move with you ...i.e. a slanket might be a bit risky on the move..depends on the person.. Good slippers, because surity on feet is important. A onsey IS a bad idea, but really good, roomy tracksuit trousers....one of ''ours'' was a bit swollen, the other was HUGE for a while.

rachbc

Has she really been advised to be immobile for 8 weeks? My FIL had a hip replacement (emergency after a fall) and was expected to be up and about after a few days - at first with zimmer, then crutches now a stick.

I think warm comfy clothes like tracksuit that she cna move easily in rather than blankets , a wheat bag or 2 and if she is sitting alot then something that covers the small of her back/ gap between trousers and top so a long vest, thick slipper socks/ slipper with a good grip on

lostinrates

rachbc wrote: »

Has she really been advised to be immobile for 8 weeks? My FIL had a hip replacement (emergency after a fall) and was expected to be up and about after a few days - at first with zimmer, then crutches now a stick.

In fact, our kneee replacements were told movement was crucially important....but movement post op and movement like the nrmal person expects to keep warm are different IMO. I agree, the warm things should be moveabe, and that the resting place (sofa, because leg will need to be elevted) should be soewhere comfortably warm....duvet/wahteever.

Gettingtherequickly

rachbc wrote: »

Has she really been advised to be immobile for 8 weeks?

Immobile in comparison to usual. Don't think she will be taking their German Shepherd for walkies straight away:D