bed warmer?

[mamaMAMAma]

I'm looking for a way to stay warm enough at night. We set the heat at 64F at night but some nights I get so cold its hard for me to fall asleep. Just a little background: I have bad circulation (my heart rate drops to about 30 bpm at night) and my feet can stay frozen all through the night. I now sleep with a hot water bottle and the feet are pretty much taken care of. But now even with our nice silk comforter, I still feel really cold. I don't want to get an electric blanket. Any suggestions?

[grazy101]

I actually have two hot water bottles, one for my feet and another for me to hold on to. I also use a t-shirt to cover my forehead and my head. your head loses a lot of the heat/warmth you generated. DH is slowing taking on the tshirt over his head as well. You can always knit a night cap or something as well.

[HollyBearsMom]

If you can swing it get an xtra dense down comforter. You can research online at places like the company store and then shop locally to find the fill level you want. This is the fill we have and we turn the themostat to 55 at night and it is never above 60 during the day. We are in Massachusetts. http://www.thecompanystore.com/comfy...+Warmth/22400/

When my son prefers his own bed or my husband is out of town I occasionally use my down body pillow for extra wamth too.

Oh and I agree with the PP-try a night cap or hoodie sweatshirt. You do lose a lot of heat from youe head!

[rabbithorns]

Why can't you keep the house warmer?

I have a friend who was paying about $120 using the central heat in his apartment - and that was only in the evening basically. And in Arizona!

He switched to 2 Lasko fan heaters, the tall kind for about $50 each. His bills went down to $50 or less per month using the heaters. One in his daughter's room and one next to his chair in the living room.

I bought one of those for my son and when he didn't need it anymore, he gave it back. It's got a low setting and just keeps me warm when I am sitting and reading and don't want to freeze. It blows lightly in my direction (you can oscillate it too) so it's very warming.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound rude with my question. I just wondered if there was any way you could increase the house temperature first...

[mamaMAMAma]

Thank you all... Hi Sis! :

I'll give the bed cap a try. I have one of those heat therapy rice packs that I'll start use.

[fek&fuzz]

My bedroom is freezing and the head of my bed is at the windows, so I really bundle up to sleep.

I wear a wool hat to bed, and then also have a little blanket that I wrap around my head. Flannel sheets are a must in the winter. I have a sheet, a woven cotton blanket, another flannel sheet, a fleece blanket, a comforter, and then a coverlet. Each layer traps a little hot air, which is why I have an extra flannel sheet in there.

I have also been known to heat up a cast iron lid in a 200 degree oven and bring it to bed for my feet.

[rabbithorns]

I had another idea. Buckwheat heating pads. They can be heated in a microwave and they conform to your body better than a hot water bottle (I have both), so if there are places where your circulation gets bad, you can kind of wrap this around that area to help.

I love mine. I got the lamb brand new at a thrift store for $3 and took off the lamb and just use the muslin bag inside that's filled with the buckwheat. Warm Whiskers Sleepy Pete Lamb.

I've used cherrystone bags also, but these conform better.

http://store.comfybath.com/s.nl/it.A/id.1115/.f

[mamaMAMAma]

You should see my bed last night. I found one of those rice hot/cold therapy packs that I got but never used. DH microwaved that, plus one of those big hot therapy gel packs, plus two hot water bottle. We also turned up the heat by one degree. Its just so nice to get into a warm bed and I felt fairly okay last night.

[Ann-Marita]

I sleep with three rice bed buddies, on cold nights. And I pull my flannel sheet up to cover my head.

Did you know those "rice hot/cold therapy packs" can be very cheaply and easily made from tube socks? Just put some rice in the sock, tie a knot at the open end, and there you have it. Our whole family uses them - to take to bed on cold nights, put on sore muscles, headaches, etc. We make a couple of new ones every winter.

[luv-my-boys]

Originally Posted by mamaMAMAma

I'm looking for a way to stay warm enough at night. Any suggestions?

well I have a DH,two boys and a dog sleeping in my bed and that always does the trick but if you dont that many bodies I would suggest flannel sheets and a down comforter or blanket. Down really traps the heat in but dosent add weight. I have also seen warming socks (the type skiers or those who work outside in snow might wear) that are wool or even some that have down into them. Maybe even a small personal heater only in your room. That way your not heating up a whole house while you sleep.

[rabbithorns]

mamaMAMAma - yay! I'm glad you felt better.