Liz CA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/make-the-bed.html?t=MEL&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11.09.15%20HL&utm_term=HL%20eNews Dust mites that live everywhere are happy and warm in a made bed while they dehydrate and die when you air the bed out... :huh: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I've been telling DH this since I met him. ;) I don't make beds. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I know I've read old advice (maybe in one of Charlotte Mason's books) that said you ought to let your sheets air for a few hours before making the bed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Happily, this is not a problem I need to worry about. :P 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clementine Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I usually don't make beds until after lunch, but I HAVE to crawl into a made bed at night. So, I guess I am letting them air. Who knew?? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 This article reminded me it is time to wash my sheets again :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I know I've read old advice (maybe in one of Charlotte Mason's books) that said you ought to let your sheets air for a few hours before making the bed. I air mine out. I am a bit of a slob, but I hate an unmade bed (even mostly make them at hotels too), but I do air ours out each day. I agree w/ a PP that I must get into a made bed at night, though. I think I first heard about this when I read that Europeans air out their beds all day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 :huh: I have suddenly decided that today is the day we strip all the beds and give everything a wash. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Meh. A sloppy looking room bothers me more than dustmites! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I promised myself I would give myself permission to do two things as a grown up: leave my bed unmade, and use a clean towel every day. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I make my bed when I wash my sheets or company is coming whichever happens sooner. Normally that is when washing sheets... If I make the bed, dh unmakes it to get in at night. He can't stand getting in a bed with sheets tucked and smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 I love the look of a made bed but I am so bad about doing it myself! I make mt kids do it though :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Avid daily bed maker here. I have heard that bit about dustmites before, but as they have been keeping me company for 44 years without incident, I plan to continue having a neat and comforting bedroom. I have also read that my pillows are surely made up of 60% dust mite carcasses and sloughed skin cells by now, but throwing away pillows is wasteful. Plus, see above. Hasn't hurt me yet. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Avid daily bed maker here. I have heard that bit about dustmites before, but as they have been keeping me company for 44 years without incident, I plan to continue having a neat and comforting bedroom. I have also read that my pillows are surely made up of 60% dust mite carcasses and sloughed skin cells by now, but throwing away pillows is wasteful. Plus, see above. Hasn't hurt me yet. Eww. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Yay, I can feel justified for not doing something I was never going to do anyway. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 I have also read that my pillows are surely made up of 60% dust mite carcasses and sloughed skin cells by now, but throwing away pillows is wasteful. Plus, see above. Hasn't hurt me yet. :w00t: :ohmy: :gnorsi: Grandma always said what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I am not a neat freak, but I have to have my bed made. I pull covers back and air it out, even shake the fitted sheet, but I have to make it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Well now, thanks for making me feel better about my slovenly habits ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anytime! I live to serve others as a negative example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IfIOnly Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No need to throw away a pillow to avoid dust mites and dead skin: http://www.amazon.com/Allersoft-100-Percent-Allergy-Standard-Encasement/dp/B002R0DR3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447126617&sr=8-1&keywords=dust+mite+pillow+covers ETA: If you wake up with congestion, totally consider a dust mite pillow cover. It can make a big difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Long ago when I was an exchange student in Germany I would arrive home from school and dash to my room to get the bedding back inside and close the window. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tress Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I have been making my bed everyday, first thing I do in the morning, for years. But the last 6 months I'm having more and more allergy problems, feeling really bad when I get up in the morning, and investigating dust mite allergy I also run into that advice. Now I air the bed out, but I haven't felt any difference yet. The unmade beds bother me to no end :glare: . (Allergy covers did make somewhat of a difference, though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The dust mites and microscopic bed ickiness keeps the dead skin cells off my body as they work their way around my flesh. Love those little critters who keep me from looking ashy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Meh. A sloppy looking room bothers me more than dustmites! Ditto. I fold down the duvet, so the bed looks neat but has a chance to air out during the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I just wash my bedding about 2x a week. Whatever starts living in the sheets/quilt within those few days isn't going to hurt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Don't y'all remember Anne of Green Gables? Marilla taught Anne to open and air out her bedding, then go back and make up the bed later. I'd never heard of that before and thought it so refreshing. But then, a crisp Canadian breeze would certainly be more effective than humid gulf coast air. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Don't y'all remember Anne of Green Gables? Marilla taught Anne to open and air out her bedding, then go back and make up the bed later. I'd never heard of that before and thought it so refreshing. But then, a crisp Canadian breeze would certainly be more effective than humid gulf coast air. I should have remembered that! I am currently re-reading Anne of the Island. If Marilla did it, then it must be right! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Don't y'all remember Anne of Green Gables? Marilla taught Anne to open and air out her bedding, then go back and make up the bed later. I'd never heard of that before and thought it so refreshing. But then, a crisp Canadian breeze would certainly be more effective than humid gulf coast air. Know what you mean about humidity. I'm finding it funny to imagine that leaving the bed open would actually let things dry. Towels never get dry before the next bath. Nothing gets dry by this "hanging-up magic" that other people have ;-) I have allergy covers and wash the sheets once a week and never make the bed (but just because I'm lazy, not because I thought it was good for me!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pehp Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 I air mine out with an open window in the room for an hour or two and then make the bed. It's my happy medium. The sheets are so much fresher this way! And I cannot tolerate unmade beds....pet peeve. Cheryl Mendelson recommends this approach in Home Comforts and I find that it works well for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 In that case, I probably don't have a single dust mite in any bed in the house. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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