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Post by Katie on Nov 5, 2021 14:10:47 GMT
DH and I are on opposing sides of this debate. Curious to know if you have had one or the other, and if you loved or hated it? I want the mattress pad, and he wants the blanket.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2021 14:13:20 GMT
I prefer the mattress pad. My body weight essentially presses me in to the heat so I feel like I get great benefit from it. (I use it for pain relief, as well as warmth). Electric blankets are so light weight, I never feel like the heat is getting where I want it to.
My DH would struggle with either one so I just have a twin heated mattress pad on my side of the bed. Maybe that could settle your disagreement.
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Post by monklady123 on Nov 5, 2021 14:13:22 GMT
Do you mean a heated mattress pad? or just a regular one that makes the bed more squishy? I wouldn't want a heated one but wouldn't mind a regular one. Personally I hate electric blankets... they make me nervous for one thing, plus they're not cozy with the wires right there. At least that's what the old ones were like... maybe they've made improvements over the years? But I still don't like the idea of something electric being wrapped around me like that. Yeah, I'm weird.  |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Nov 5, 2021 14:19:54 GMT
I would love the mattress pad, but my dh would hate it. He'd get too hot. The blanket you can at least throw off.
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Post by huskermom98 on Nov 5, 2021 14:23:13 GMT
Love my heated mattress pad...when I'm not hot flashing on a regular basis! Our bedroom is the half story of a 1.5 story house so it's long, narrow & only has one vent which means it gets cold in the winter. Heated mattress pads have been a life saver over the years.
Heated blankets never worked for me, not a consistent warmth like the mattress pad. I do have a heated throw I keep at my scrapbooking desk that I use all winter.
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Post by hop2 on Nov 5, 2021 14:33:10 GMT
Oprah
I have both. I used to freeze at night. Then menopause happened and they are both in my closet.
I did prefer the heated mattered pad because the electric blanket I could feel all the wires and they were heavy & awkward. We had put a protective cover over the pad to prevent as nothing getting on it and I never felt it or noticed it ( other than the heat ) However, when my heat was out last year I pulled out the blanket because the pad was too hard to get out & throw on spur of the moment.
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SweetieBsMom
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Nov 5, 2021 14:36:04 GMT
I used to love my heated mattress pad. Now I'm too much of a hot sleeper for it though.
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 5, 2021 14:48:19 GMT
Definitely not the mattress pad that seems way too hot - and there is no way to throw it off to cool down.
I’d say neither one - I sleep with doors to the outside open all winter - but I have a nice heavy down comforter plus a quilt which keeps me plenty warm. I like to sleep in a cold room with heavy blankets in the winter (no heater either)!
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Post by naby64 on Nov 5, 2021 14:54:06 GMT
We had/have a heated mattress pad. There were pros and cons to it.
Pros:
1- You could do a heat up of the bed before you got in and then turn it off
2- We have a King size bed and it had dual controls. I run hot, DH runs cold. He could stay warm.
3- Once it was on for the winter, it was on the bed
Cons:
1- Once it was on the bed it was on.
2- There was one wire on my side where my hip was. I have Fibro and my hips are tender. This really bugged me
3- I was always unsure of the wiring and washing.
4- If you are a bed skirt person, the wires show unless you figure out a way to hide them. Now that I type this, I wonder if we had switched the pad around would it have worked out better for me. I can't remember if it had to be on the bed a certain way.
At this point, I would suggest a twin size heated blanket if DH needed more warmth. We have a fluffy and heavy comforter on the bed. That and a sheet are all I need. I just throw a twin size blanket on DH if he needs more. This post probably does not help with your decision making.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Nov 5, 2021 14:56:13 GMT
Oprah. We use down comforters and quilts to keep warm, with me being the cold one. It allows each of us to have the comfort/warmth that we prefer as we are on opposite ends of the spectrums.
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Post by paget on Nov 5, 2021 15:00:14 GMT
I like mattress pad better- seems to warm me up more and I can put it under the fitted sheet. I don’t like the feel of wires in electric blankets.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2021 15:00:17 GMT
Even in winter, I need cool, crisp sheets to lay on. If I get cold, I add bpa kets that I can easily peel back when warm.
With Dysautonomia I can change body temp quickly.
Even dh likes cool sheets.
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Post by lavawalker1 on Nov 5, 2021 15:00:19 GMT
DH and I are on opposing sides of this debate. Curious to know if you have had one or the other, and if you loved or hated it? I want the mattress pad, and he wants the blanket. Buy a queen (or king) heated mattress pad with dual controls. Turn his side off, and buy him a twin heated blanket! 😆 my DH didn’t want either one, so I just bought the queen heated mattress pad. He never once turned his side on. |
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Post by Jen in NCal on Nov 5, 2021 15:05:03 GMT
I love my mattress pad. I turn it on as I start to get ready for bed. It has a timer I set for 1 hour. When I finish getting ready, I slide my feet into a nice warm bed. I usually read for about an hour so it's turning off about the time I actually go to sleep. It keeps the bed nice and warm all night.
The cats especially love it.
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Post by sudie on Nov 5, 2021 15:07:42 GMT
We both love our heated mattress pad. I turn it on early in the evening to pre-heat the bed, then when we go to bed we both turn our sides off. It's nice and warm when you get in, but you don't get hot sleeping on it.
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