Duvet help needed!!

Ladyra

Please help me, I just took my cover off my sons bed and found what I can only imagine is mould on his duvet (little black spots).

Its only on the top edge where his head is, so i would say its caused by condensation from breathing and the room being cold.

Im quite concerned now and i dont know what to do.....should I try washing the duvet or will the mould spores still be there or should I just throw it away and buy a new one?

Also what can I do to stop this happening again?

Hope you can help me

G-G_4

I would get a new one...

Also, does your son complain of being cold in the night? If so, maybe an oil radiator in his room for the night?

Don't worry too much x

ubamother

if it is mould, it probably wouldn't wash out - might be worth putting it through a wash, and having a look. If you are being old style and if it is mould, could you sew a line across from where the mould stops, cut off the mouldy bit and use the rest for a dog's bed? cut into cushions? roll it up as a door stop?

floyd

If your son has any sort of breathing problems or allergies I would be reluctant to wash and use again as the spores survive quite high temperatures. We have mould on one of our walls periodically where there is not enough air circulating (behind a sofa bed in non-heated room) Bleach on a wet, hot cloth gets rid of it on the wall.
Good ventilation really helps keep the problem at bay so fling open the windows for a few hours a week and maybe consider a small dehumidifier if it becomes a big recurrent problem

Ladyra

floyd wrote: »

If your son has any sort of breathing problems or allergies I would be reluctant to wash and use again as the spores survive quite high temperatures. We have mould on one of our walls periodically where there is not enough air circulating (behind a sofa bed in non-heated room) Bleach on a wet, hot cloth gets rid of it on the wall.
Good ventilation really helps keep the problem at bay so fling open the windows for a few hours a week and maybe consider a small dehumidifier if it becomes a big recurrent problem

We have the same problem on our walls but its only ever been downstairs. Our house is rented and we cant afford to have the heating on all the time (pre pay meter) but we've never had mould/mildew upstairs until now.

I think im gunna have to invest in something like a dehumidifier.

Stephen_Leak

ubamother wrote: »

if it is mould, it probably wouldn't wash out - might be worth putting it through a wash, and having a look. If you are being old style and if it is mould, could you sew a line across from where the mould stops, cut off the mouldy bit and use the rest for a dog's bed? cut into cushions? roll it up as a door stop?

If you don't have a dog (or cat), don't forget your local RSPCA centre. They can make good use of as many of these as they can get.

Andy_Hamilton

I would buy a new one aswell as trying to wash your sons.
If the Duvet is getting mouldy then swap out and wash it more often.
If you really want to protect your child you can also put the duvet in a big vacuum bag and put it in the freezer for a week. This kills bed bugs and other "things" which love your childs sweat.

ceridwen

Hi

Dont know if this will be helpful - but I found some of my clothes (that had been hanging in spare bedroom wardrobe) had acquired some mould on them (white bits in my case). These are ones I keep for "old" purposes - hence the lack of attention. I thought "What have I got to lose?" and chucked them in the washing machine and did a normal wash on them (which - in my case - means soapnuts and 50C) and then did a rinse through (having thrown a cup of water with a few drops of tea tree essential oil in to kill the spores) into the washing machine "drum".

They now look absolutely fine - so I'm assuming I've killed everything off.