To not wash my bedding?

[popapoppadum]

I have bad night sweats every night due to medication I'm taking. I physically can't keep up with the amount of washing it's causing, my laundry pile is out of control and it's really getting me down. Is there any way of giving bedding a refresh without needing to wash it every day? If I leave it, it smells horrible and musty immediately.

And by night sweats I mean, completely drenched, the bed is wet kind of night sweats.

This is smart

I tend to air the bed - duvet etc back all day and the window open if possible. Occasionally throw it over the line to get some air into it.

i generally wear nothing in bed when on a sweat session, sleep on a beach towel as I don’t want mattress getting really damp - and a sheet or thin blanket over me that’s easy to wash and dry as I can’t sleep without something over me?

Some waterproof bedding will actually make you sweatier, it's worth paying a bit more for good quality.

Having said that, an option is to do what I did for my DC when they were wetting the bed.

Layers of Mattress protectors and sheet several in a row. The waterproofing protects the sheets below, so you just strip off the top layer of sheet and mattress protector.

Make sure your covers are natural fibre so you can breathe, and be warm. Wool duvets are brilliant. Polyester will leave you sweating more.

A cooling pillow, can help. As can the same protective covers for the pillows as well, although that's a little harder to get a hold of.

That sounds tough @popapoppadum

Some good ideas already
Also, can you spritz the bedding with fabreze as well as airing it a bit?

Fabreze or Chanel no 5 😁

Could you put (for example) 5 sheets on at the same time? In the morning, just remove the top one? Same with pillowcases.

You could try the same thing with duvet covers too maybe. I dont know if you’re sharing a bed, but if you are, probably worth buying your own (single) duvet. Much easier to change to whip a single duvet cover off than to do full bedding change. I don’t know how many covers would fit on a duvet at same time. Hopefully three?

Can you pay for weekly service wash at local laundrette? It’s not that expensive.

If you can afford a spend, try buying a couple of cover less duvets? At least you’re then not having to actually make the bed each time you changing sheets.

Sorry, I know it’s obvious but all bedding should be cotton not poly cotton

M&S do 1 tog duvets and cool comfort duvet covers. I just have that with a very thin non nylon blanket over it and most of the time I psh the blanket off. That helps me so much as I'm peri with horrible night sweats.

Id be looking into any other conditions & replacing the bed sheets all together (you only need max 2/3 to drag out a weekly wash)

Night sweats after showering/changing your clothes shouldn't leave your bed smelling bad

With menopausal night sweats I was waking up with soaked bedding evernight. Pjs helped as I could switch them out, and a light wool duvet.

Have you tried a linen sleeping bag? Or one of those “sleeping bags” made for people with severe allergies?

They’re basically linen / cotton sheets sown together to make a very loose sleeping bag. It’s meant to be used under any blankets or covers. Doesn’t take a lot of laundry space (about the same as a large cotton sheet).

edit: they’re also called cottage sleeping bags or sleeping bag liners where I’m at.

found it: https://seatosummit.eu/products/premium-cotton-travel-liner

https://seatosummit.eu/products/expander-travel-liner

that’s what I meant. This is an outdoor company but they’re also other companies who make them for people with allergies!

I get this op. I have lots and lots of cotton nighties and plain white pillowcases. Easier to change in the night to stay comfortable and easier to wash.

Spritz of febreeze and leave the bed pulled back windows open to fully air out and dry each day.

Invest in high thread count Egyptian cotton bedding. They feel lovely and crisp and don't over heat your body

The worst I have ever sweated in my life was when I tried a waterproof mattress protector. I bought a new bed and the salesman convinced me to get one. Even though I had cotton sheets over it I sweated like I was wrapped in clingfilm. Could that be part of the problem?

I was also going to say cotton or bamboo PJs and a light wool duvet - polyester holds the moisture in and is not your friend. I do use a waterproof mattress protector but I put cotton sheets over it.

What about sleeping in a single duvet cover (just the cover), sleeping bag style? Buy two then just sling one in the wash each morning?

you Could switch to 2 x single duvets like the Norwegian’s do so there’s less volume.

if you can throw money at it there are online laudrette companies that pick up everything at the door and deliver dried and pressed. might help get back to level 0.

Cold Mat pillow works wonders and about £20 on Amazon.

But when they get wet (and they will get wet as the op's sweats are due to meds) it's like sleeping under a heavy wet towel.

Only cotton or linen bedclothes and nightwear. No artificial fibres at all. You will still sweat but any polyester type stuff will make it feel far worse.

I used bath towels and a fleece blanket for this, much easier to wash than bedding

I get this really badly.

Mattress protector and I have pillow protectors as well.

I sleep on a towel they are easier to wash.

I have lower tog duvets and really fluffy polyester pjs. Cotton or bamboo pjs just result in me waking more.

If you sleep on a big bath towel the bed linen is not so bad and if you air during the day preferably with a window open it's ok.

Sleeping on a bath sheet can really help, especially if you switch it out during the night for a fresh one if needed. Towels are easier to launder than full sets of sheets.
Use a pillow protector in adding to the mattress protector you have and just accept you need to launder pillow cases more often.
I had this after both my children were born and I was breastfeeding, it lasted a full 6 weeks for me which was very unusual according to my health visitor

I had this, I bought a bunch of single sheets from charity shops, only 100% cotton. one under, one over and in the morning put them on the line, (if they were fresh I'd reuse)then into washing basket. (so they didn't smell)
Having a lot allowed me to save them up and wash once a week, on a good drying day.

Duvet on the line once a week, I know lots of countries do this daily, it really freshens everything.

Cotton pj's also, I would wake up with them wet, and feel cold, so would whip them off and wipe down with a hand towel, and change.
I don't think everyone suffers so that literally your entire body is wet.
It's much better now, I still flush but I'm not dripping wet.

Get two enormous, thick bath sheet towels. Lay one flat on the bottom sheet where you sleep. Put the other one over you as a blanket, under your duvet. They will soak up the wet, and are easier to wash than stripping the bed. Bonus, because they soak up so much water, you won't wake up from feeling chilled, so your sleep is less disturbed.

Thank you every one for all the messages. Lots of things to try! No underlying conditions, it's simply due to the antidepressants I'm taking. I'm obviously just a stinky sweat person to whoever said it shouldn't make my bedding smell...

I think I'm going to look into a laundry service just to get on top of it all and start a clean slate. Then get a set of large towels and maybe so some trials with varying amounts of clothes and bedding. Oh the joys!