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MawtheMerrier Wed 18-Jan-23 13:08:16

This morning I read Cari Rosen on Twitter saying
“I’ve gone backpacking for a month with fewer clothes than I’m currently wearing in bed”

I know the feeling- even with my new warm duvet and a living canine hottie called Rosie I seem to put on as many garments when I go to bed as I put on in the morning!
Not the most glamorous, but needs must!
Go on, how many layers are you wearing in bed - and don’t be like Marilyn Monroe and say only Chanel No. 5 because I won’t believe you!

jenpax Fri 20-Jan-23 21:53:46

Goodness! I have always felt the cold and even in summer am usually wearing jackets! I go to bed with as many layers as I can, a duck feather heavy duvet and a hot water bottle🥶

rubysong Fri 20-Jan-23 23:11:07

Cotton jersey nightshirt and pj trousers, fluffy socks and an old cardigan. 10.5 duvet with fleecy throw on top. Wheat bag, which now gets reheated while I pay 3am visit to loo. Warm bed in a cool room.
I remember there was a band in the seventies called ' 3 dog night'. Sadly, we don't even have one dog.
This is a fascinating thread. What a lot of variations.

Quichette Sat 21-Jan-23 01:57:07

I work a night shift as a heated cat mattress.

BlueBalou Sat 21-Jan-23 07:33:32

Long cotton nighty or nightshirt, wool duvet, fleece blanket plus a light quilted throw. No hot water bottles unless I’m ill.
Heating is turned right down in the bedroom and the window opened a crack. I sometimes wear pyjamas but usually only in the summer.

Aldom Sat 21-Jan-23 08:18:25

Quichette

I work a night shift as a heated cat mattress.

Love the humour!! grin grin

Oopsadaisy1 Sat 21-Jan-23 08:21:57

Long sleeved T shirt, 10.5 tog, down filled duvet, heating in bedroom off.

When I wake up my legs and feet are usually on top of the Duvet, still toasty though.
I can’t sleep with the heating on, or with too many layers

Redhead56 Sat 21-Jan-23 08:53:45

We don’t have the heating on over night it’s too noisy. We sleep in separate bedrooms these days for practicalities. I sleep on my own and now I wear lovely fleece pjs in winter and bed socks electric blanket is on until I go to bed. I do have 13.5 tog duvet but since I bought teddy duvet covers 10.5 tog is warm enough.

Greyduster Sat 21-Jan-23 09:07:45

Usually just a tee shirt and pants for me, but the past few weeks it is a thick pyjamas, bed socks and a sort of fleecy coverall thing from M&S that DD bought me for my birthday about which I thought Hmm!🤔 but guess what? It is my new best friend. All this with under a thirteen tog quilt. Nesh? Me? Nah!!

Mamo Sat 21-Jan-23 11:01:06

Norah

Depends on why I go to bed.

😂😂😂

suelld Sat 21-Jan-23 11:30:51

Hate pjs, had too many bouts of UTIs! Always wear a full length nightdress. No heating in bedroom overnight, apart from a fan heater during bed prep. ? 14.5 tog duvet, with fleece blanket over. Most nights I also wear a wool cardigan… sometimes in the worst cold I also wear a dressing gown. Always been cold. No partner or animal, just books and fingerless mitts!

Shinamae Sat 21-Jan-23 13:56:52

I’ve slept naked for as long as I can remember, I think my duvet is a 13.5 but if it gets really cold I take the single one from upstairs and put on top then I’m nice and cosy. In a double bed on my own…