
Originally Posted by
Iceglow
If your bed is not warm enough then surely it needs a thicker duvet? I mean I can understand such things as, "my room is north facing, it's cold in here because no sunlight ever comes in my window" or "my radiator is crap, the glazing is single and the bed is right under it" and things like that but really if the room is warm perhaps the duvet needs to change, a thicker duvet (13.5 tog or so) will keep you warmer but will take a lot longer to warm up when it's cold. Sheets can also make a difference to the warmth of a bed, I find silk sheets tend to warm up way quicker than thick cotton ones do and fleeced sheets are even better at being warm (though they make me itchy as hell, I always feel like I have fleas in fleeced sheets)
As for the matress, well if the mattress you have is as old as you or near enough then it's simply time for a new one, matresses should be replaced about 1 time every decade or so on average, more if they're seeing a lot of action.