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I hate bedsocks!

66 replies

Singingasong · 17/01/2024 22:51

It’s freezing in my house tonight so I’ve dug out the bedsocks. I’ve told the dc to put theirs on but I’ve taken mine off as they are so uncomfortable!

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AlltheFs · 17/01/2024 23:35

I can’t sleep without socks in bed unless it’s really hot! Can’t stand my cold feet touching each other (my feet are always cold).
I live in a cold cottage though with a downstairs bathroom and kittens that attack your feet while you sleep. Socks are a necessity!

I may have them off by June! Currently sporting thermals, flannel pyjamas, socks, 13.5t of duvet, a blanket and 2 felines.

Josette77 · 17/01/2024 23:39

No socks, but I have a heated mattress cover that I LOVE. I'm in Toronto and it's a total game changer.

Tessisme · 17/01/2024 23:45

And I still wear socks to bed when it's the height of summer.

Me too! I just like having my feet covered.

Notcontent · 17/01/2024 23:46

@@AlltheFs I am the same! Socks, thermal top under my PJs, warm duvet, thick quilt on top. I just need a cat!

hmmdunno · 17/01/2024 23:48

Hot water bottle all the way (but I recently stayed somewhere with an electric blanket and ooh)

Aquamarine1029 · 18/01/2024 00:06

For years and years and years I thought my mother was mad as a snake for wearing socks to bed. How absolutely horrible and unbearable! I couldn't imagine anything more uncomfortable.

I am now my mother.

MeinKraft · 18/01/2024 00:11

WagWoofWalkMeeoow · 17/01/2024 23:30

Menopause & diabetes. I'm boiling at night. Dont get to wear jammies or bed socks or gave hot water bottle 😔

Oodie sleep tees are good for hot in bed people

Lifeinlists · 18/01/2024 00:14

FrogFairy · 17/01/2024 23:24

I like the look of cashmere bed socks. One of these days I will treat myself.

I've got some. They're the best although you do need to handwash them (occasionally!)
I also recommend an electric over blanket and a DH going to bed first to pre-warm the bed.

YouAndMeAndThem · 18/01/2024 00:14

I also hate bed socks. And socks in general. I only wear them when I put my shoes on, otherwise they're off and I just have slippers.

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 18/01/2024 00:16

I read something ages ago about wearing socks in bed being bad for the quality of your sleep, I think it was something to do with temperature but I can't remember the details. I haven't worn socks in bed since, I wear bed socks for lounging then take them off when I get into bed.

Our house is cold but I have lots of warm bedding and am always snug in bed.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 18/01/2024 00:20

Menopause puts an end to any of this. I'm so hot even thinking about wearing anything in bed gives me the rage. This weather is ok with me, I can finally cool down a bit 🤣👍

Doyoumind · 18/01/2024 00:21

YABU. I love them. Nothing better than cosy feet in a cold bed or sitting watching TV on a winter evening.

CavalierApproach · 18/01/2024 00:26

GordoStevensMustache · 17/01/2024 23:26

I find them uncomfortable because they aren't tight enough on my feet. I can't stand bare feet in bed. Gives me the ick. I have to wear socks, as tight as possible on my feet.

I only ever have bare feet in the summer when I wear sandals. And I still wear socks to bed when it's the height of summer.

My toes have gone all funny now thinking about bare feet 🤮

wow, that sounds uncomfortable to me, the idea of trying to sleep with anything actually tight around my extremities 😖 I can imagine my circulation slowing down!

Things like this are really interesting, though — how differently we all experience the world.

Aparecium · 18/01/2024 00:41

I don't like bedsocks. They twist around and are uncomfy. Ordinary socks are better. Closer-fitting, so they don't twist around. But I always end up overheating in them and wake up in the middle of the night to get them off.

I have an electric heat pad from the middle of Lidl, which lives at the foot end of my bed. If I have cold feet I switch it on. Mmmmmm, lovely. It switches off automatically after an hour or so.

CookingFromScratchVirgin · 18/01/2024 00:53

I can't stand any socks in bed. Tried all sorts. Feet are like ice right now but cannot stand socks. I feel claustrophobic in them. Strange I know

homezookeeper · 18/01/2024 00:59

I hate wearing socks in bed. But when your feet are so ice cold you can't put them on the opposite leg without feeling a rotten chill, what other option is there?! I try to starfish with bed socks on. All the bloody annoyance gets me so narked I can't sleep. I’m like the princess and the pea Grin

homezookeeper · 18/01/2024 01:01

Aquamarine1029 · 18/01/2024 00:06

For years and years and years I thought my mother was mad as a snake for wearing socks to bed. How absolutely horrible and unbearable! I couldn't imagine anything more uncomfortable.

I am now my mother.

Mad as a snake tickled me. At least snakes don't have feet to worry about being cold at night Grin

FreyafromLondon · 18/01/2024 01:03

Hot water bottle

PuffinJilly · 18/01/2024 01:33

My grandma was a prolific knitter, she used to knit us kids warm fluffy bed socks with a length of ribbon to tie them on with. They were lovely and warm.
As an adult, I dislike wearing socks in bed.

WhichEllie · 18/01/2024 01:39

I’m another one who hadn’t heard of bed socks!

I’ve always had an electric blanket. I move a lot when I sleep and wake up any time my feet touch something cold so the electric blanket makes sure the whole bed is nice and warm. That way I can wear a shirt and shorts that don’t get tangled when I move but also not keep waking myself up with icy sheets!

coxesorangepippin · 18/01/2024 02:38

I have to wear socks to bed, even in summer

My feet are always cold

WagWoofWalkMeeoow · 18/01/2024 03:45

MeinKraft · 18/01/2024 00:11

Oodie sleep tees are good for hot in bed people

@MeinKraft

oh, never heard of them, I'll have a look.

thank you!!

Newestname002 · 18/01/2024 06:46

I'm wearing my heatholder 3.5tog fleecy socks right now and am super cozy. I can't sleep without warm socks in bed - except when the temperature is 30C or more and even then I might have thinner, soft bedsocks on. 🌹

DustyLee123 · 18/01/2024 06:48

If it’s really cold I’ll go to bed in them, but hot feet wake me up, so they get kicked out at some point.

CrunchyCarrot · 18/01/2024 06:51

I used to dislike wearing socks in bed till I got hypothyroidism, now too cold not to wear them! I have alpaca socks, they are snuggly warm. I summer I use regular cotton socks with a loose top.

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