Bed linen for hot flushes

[fairyofallthings]

I'm considering changing my duvet as I wake up drenched in sweat.

Has anybody found a particularly good duvet? Ta.

I use my duvet cover and a merino wool blanket and I have the cool comfort sheet and pillow cases from M&S. I can only use a 4.5 tog duvet in the dead of winter, otherwise I am too hot.

I don't wear anything in bed either, which cuts down on layers too.

Old fashioned wool blankets over sheets work for me as does a thin but pure down duvet with a thin quilted cotton bedspread on top.

Also, I boil washed an old wool blanket so it felted and use that over my mattress which helps as it is breathable and also protects the mattress itself (I do this for my children too after being inspired by merino 'puddle pads' which were horribly expensive!).

I always found it was better to wear a night dress. As pp above, I used to wear a strappy cotton nightdress so I could stick bits out of the bed to regulate temperature. It could also be changed in the middle of the night without disturbing DH. (A towel to sleep on can be useful too).

The glass of water is very useful. If you lose a lot of water in the night, you will not sweat as much, so that makes it harder to regulate your body temperature. It also gives your core a quick cool when you are struggling.

My biggest problem was that I would go to bed and my feet would be too cold, so I would bundle myself up and wake in a puddle.

Yes, I have a wool blanket under my cool comfort sheet too - forgot that.

Cotton duvet or silk if you can afford it. tencel/lyocel bedlinen (m&s comfortably cool or ikea) or cotton, linen. Doesn't last for ever, lots of natural remedies if you interested.

Separate duvets are the way to go. And pure cotton linens. Sweet dreams, OP.

I have a silk duvet from Soak n Sleep. Can't stand it. It just feels like a limp deadweight on me. I like my duvets to feel like I'm sleeping under a cloud!

And please don't attempt to 'pull rank about your treatment with the best drs. But if you insist, mine is a top London consultant and the info I've posted comes straight from my experience with them over 10 years.

Now who is pulling rank?! I haven't mentioned consultants at all. You are railroading others

If anyone is looking for a wool duvet but think they are too expensive have a look in the Bargain Box section on the Baavets website.
I bought a duvet worth £156 for £90 becuase it stated there was a dirty mark on it - I couldn't find it though!

One month later....I have a feather duvet and have had no night sweats or hot flushes

That is good news. Hope it continues.

I had a feather and down one - it was probably the wrong sort as I spent half the night trying to get warm under it and the other half sweating. That is why I ended up with a cheap microfiber one. I think it had too much feather and not enough down and it rustled

Try a 4.5 microfibre duvet with a 100 % cotton cover. Perfect 👍🏼