Craziest mattress problem

rachylou

All right. I have the craziest problem: my mattress topper (mattress pad) slides off. It didn’t used to do this! Any thoughts on what I can do?

7 years ago

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Eliza

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Maybe try the rubberized grid like material sold in rolls to prevent area rugs from slipping. Strange to have it happen out if the blue. Good luck, rachy.

7 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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I wonder if the change means that either the topper or the mattress is wearing out.

7 years ago

Helena

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Do you mean the fitted sheet? Or the duvet? If the fitted sheet, following with interest ... my kids ones never stay on ...

7 years ago

rachylou

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I mean the pad that goes on top of the mattress - altho of course, it takes the sheets with it. It’s a Dux! It’s not supposed to wear out! Or well, I guess the mattress pad isn’t the mattress. I wonder how much of the grippy stuff I’d need. Hmm.

7 years ago

rachylou

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Torontogirl, I bought some sheet clips from Dr. Leonard’s once (a whacky catalog). They worked until mattresses seemed to get taller!

7 years ago

JAileen

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Our bottom sheet always used to pop off until we bought a new mattress. I think it was worn out.

7 years ago

SW Ann

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I use clips to keep my fitted sheets on my extra tall mattress. Got them at Bed Bath and Beyond. They sell them in the sheet dept and look like garters. Work perfectly. However, I have no idea what you mean by "mattress topper"....please explain!

7 years ago

SW Ann

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Using the sheet garters with a fitted or not fitted sheet, on top of the mattress pad that lays on top of the mattress--all should theoretically stay in place. It's interesting that it has stayed in place until recently. Maybe it's the pad that's worn out, not the mattress. Also liked the idea of "rug pad" but not sure what it would do to your mattress....

7 years ago

rachylou

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The mattress topper is basically a mattress pad.

It’s just so weird, this slipping problem. Heh. I wonder if it’s because I haven’t been using the mattress pad cover that came with the bed. It had an elastic band that wrapped around everything. Heh. But it snapped, the elastic.

7 years ago

rachylou

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All right. I have linen *issues.* This is clear. So I’m remaking the bed after putting down a roll of the grippy stuff (fingers crossed!)... and ok... so like the pillowy stuff inside the pillow has twisted around longside-short and I can’t untwist it!

This is *like* a major life fail here. Lol

7 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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RL, my son & I joke that he is “bad at bed”. Not “in”—“at”. He often pulls the topsheet out, his mattress pad pops off, his pillow/case get all discombobulated....

7 years ago

Anonymous

I suspect Lilipup is behind it. Dogs do funny things when we're not around!

7 years ago

rachylou

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FashIntern... I feel a Shark Tank proposition coming on, now that I know I’m not alone with this problem...

Omg, Xtabay. Yes. I’m gonna blame Lilypup. It’s her! I know it!

7 years ago

Anonymous

I never had luck with those things either so gave up. Gave up on fitted sheets too since they pop off. Flat sheets are so much easier to put on a straighten!
*imagines Martha Stewart fainting*

7 years ago

rachylou

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I do love making hospital corners. Maybe I should try a flat sheet on the bottom.

7 years ago

Anonymous

Mattress pads and fitted sheets should have a depth given. My DSIL told me to go for deeper than the mattress because the pad and sheets my shrink some in the dryer. That has worked for me in the past. If anything fitted is a bit older it may have been designed for a thinner mattress.. I know that the deeper fitted sheets work well on my thinner mattress.

7 years ago

rachylou

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Oh gosh. I probably DON’T have deep enough sheets. Where does one get deep-fit sheets? Where does one get sheets at all? Used to go to Macy’s, but our Macy’s is all clothes now.

7 years ago

Anonymous

The pad should have come with straps across the corners that slide over the corners of the underlying mattress to secure it. I"m surprised it ever stayed on without them.

7 years ago

rachylou

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If the grippy stuff doesn’t work, maybe I should go get some elastic...!

7 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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I just googled “deep fitted sheets” and got a ton of results, all on this side of the pond. Also https://www.macys.com/shop/bed.....et?id=9915

7 years ago

rachylou

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*Sigh.* Probably will have to shop online for sheets. I miss real, physical stores (!)

7 years ago

Stagiaire Fash

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How’s it going? Have you slid out of bed on your topper sled yet?

7 years ago

rachylou

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Not yet... but it’s only been a few days. It usually takes a week for the full migration... I can’t declare victory yet(!)

7 years ago

rachylou

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Ok. Right. Top mattress is holding on, but coverlet is slipping! What the heck? Argh!

6 years ago

Anonymous

Do you have a Bed, Bath and Beyond? They may be able to help and they have deep cornered fitted sheets. They usually say somewhere on the package...like "fits mattress 15 (or 18 inches) deep"

6 years ago

rachylou

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Oh, good tip, Joy! I will go looking.

6 years ago

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