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Not to wear knickers in bed?

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Vulpius · 20/02/2018 10:56

Not a thread about a thread, as such, but I was very struck by someone on another thread talking about her old bed kickers (as in knickers she wears in bed, not as in knickers worn by her bed). I would have thought it was thoroughly unreasonable to wear knickers of any description in bed (unless they are the type that leads to Things), but AIBU?

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TotHappy · 21/02/2018 09:19

Mine is full 70s or maybe even Victorian. I really cannot be arsed with shaving. As pp said the hairless area gets all sweaty, i also get a slight rash after a shave or wax, only for a few days but really! Is it worth it? Obvs not.
I suppose i do trim the length tho (when there's no paint to watch dry) so maybe only Edwardian. Laughing now at the thought of maybe giving it a little bouffant blow dry. I do have some tiny rollers...

MichaelBendfaster · 21/02/2018 10:12

A tangent about bed wear is why do they make pyjamas with strappy vests on the top and fleecey bottoms?

TBF PJ trousers are often light cotton, not fleecy.

MrsKoala · 21/02/2018 10:25

All mine are fleecey/felty, they are very very old tho and i do need some more. I bought what i thought were PJs the other day (floral long sleeved top and loose/mc hammer style trousers in a soft stretchy material) then realised they were meant to be going out of the house wear. They are very comfortable so i may get some more. Only for indoors tho.

Redpriestandmozart · 21/02/2018 10:34

oh bloody hell.. I made the statement on the other thread about my aging bed pants! So for the record, they're M&S Bridget Jones cotton 5 in a pack! The aforementioned knackered & old but ever so comfy pair are on their last legs and I am mourning the imminent passing :(

I'd never dream of this style in the daytime :)

MichaelBendfaster · 21/02/2018 10:48

I bought some recently and it's a vest top and light trousers combo. I do have heavier PJ trousers but they were all bought separately.

I do think though that PJ sellers peddle a rather unrealistic image of women floating about fetchingly in skimpy top and cute trousers. In reality it's more like galumphing about with unflattering flapping trouser legs and enormous canoe-like fleecy slippers, with a man's dressing gown on over the top because you're too cold or is that just me

MrsKoala · 21/02/2018 11:12

I never wear the pj tops that come with the bottoms. I have a drawer full of long sleeved stretchy tops from primark that I wear for bed. Lots have big holes cut out so I can bf while cosleeping without having to move much or get cold. I wear a zip up fleece over the top.

Now if THAT isn’t a sexy mental image then you are made of stone! Grin

(I have realised that with my description of dh’s balls in a string bag on the other thread and now my night wear that we are front runners for MN hottest couple of the year!)

RoseWhiteTips · 21/02/2018 11:15

I wear pyjama shorts. The detail some of you feel you have to divulge is pretty gross, incidentally.

Greggers2017 · 21/02/2018 11:21

My mammy always told us it was unhygienic to wear anything on the bottom half to bed. I always feel so dirty when I wake up the few times I have.

Vulpius · 21/02/2018 11:30

Redpriestandmozart , I salute you. This should be your thread, really.

I also trim the bush, just to keep it nice and tidy. Still blow-dry it, though.

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Vulpius · 21/02/2018 11:31

MrsKoala, I am now going to have to find the balls in a string bag thread. The mind is boggling.

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MrsKoala · 21/02/2018 11:35

Ha, it’s from the bed pants thread that inspired this one I think.

LakieLady · 21/02/2018 12:42

The detail some of you feel you have to divulge is pretty gross, incidentally

Grin

MN's not for the faint-hearted, especially a knickers/fanjo thread. I think those of delicate sensibility should best avoid threads that stray towards the nether regions.

halfwitpicker · 21/02/2018 12:47

Best to stick to the tinned fruit thread, rosewhitetips, dear

RabbityMcRabbit · 21/02/2018 12:49

I can't sleep unless I wear knickers, especially after DTD. Hate it when you wake up and have a wet nether region Grin

Vulpius · 21/02/2018 13:04

LakieLady Grin Grin

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Brian9600 · 21/02/2018 13:06

I've never heard of people wearing knickers in bed. I'd hate that. Your foof needs to breathe.

RabbityMcRabbit · 21/02/2018 13:10

But cotton helps your foof to breathe Brian no?Smile

LakieLady · 21/02/2018 13:28

Nothing can help your foof breathe as effectively as exposure to fresh air, Rabbity!

MsHarry · 21/02/2018 13:30

Love the idea of an Edwardian bush. I’ve always had a fascination with Victorian circus performer handlebar moustaches. Do they sell bush wax?Confused

RabbityMcRabbit · 21/02/2018 13:44

You may well be correct Lakie, but I'd rather have my floof's air supply compromised than wake up in the night with an itchy wet one (I think Koala and I are on the same page here) sorry if tmi Smile

deadringer · 21/02/2018 13:44

I can't believe how many people on here breathe through their foof!

LakieLady · 21/02/2018 15:17

Better to breathe through one's foof than talk out of one's arse, deadringer. Grin

MrsKoala · 21/02/2018 16:22

I can't bear the thought of sleeping in socks. I always wake feeling nauseous. No matter how cold it is. I don't wear slippers either. Just crocs and bare feet round the house. My feet obviously need to 'breath' too.

Iprefercoffeetotea · 21/02/2018 16:26

I wear PJs but I don't wear knickers unless it's time of the month.

Can't imagine not wearing anything at all in bed. Far too cold and in summer, too sweaty. I know it sounds counter-intuitive but sometimes more is less with clothes in summer. Men who get on trains with no tops on in summer mean you get a horrible meaty smell of flesh that you just don't get if they have a top on.

Janeyem · 21/02/2018 17:32

If i didn’t wear knickers in bed, the hubs would think he was on a promise!!!! No knickers = game on!!

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