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jamimom · 06-01-2005, 09:11 AM

I am the advocate of the plastic covers on the mattress. You don't know what history those mattresses contain; crab lice, urine, vomit, sick kids breaths and body secretions. Also it protects the mattress from any fluids that your kid might spill on the bed. They often drink in bed, and water fights still occur. Also if your kids have even residual allergies, it can help with the dust--this is standard protocol for kids with asthma and allergies. On top of the plastic cover which can be ordered along with most basics from Sears and Penney's, or from medical supply stores, I suggest a mattress cover so that the plastic is not so hot and uncomfortable. Then a bottom XL fitted sheet. Then a few regular or XL comforters--cheap, machine washable and dryable and attractive. Then a couple of pillows and pillow cases. That is all I did for the boys. The girls went into it more. But by the time you buy the height extenders for the bed, the plastic covers, eggcrate mattress, mattress cover, feather bed, sheets, duvets, and comforters, I am thinking along the lines of "The Princess and the Pea"! I would really keep in simple and practical. They sit on the beds, eat on the beds, drink on the beds, fart on the beds as do their friends. You want the stuff easily washable and spares. If they throw up on the bed, make it a bit easier so they can just pull off the covers and sleep on some fresh extra comforters which can also be used as sleeping bags for guests, extra covers if the originals are soiled, or it gets cold. can become spread for picnics or just sitting on the floor or law. You want something cheap and washable and dispensible. I do this at home because I have so many kids so the transition to college was easy. You do want extra long on anything fitted, though if you cannot find the plastic covers as such, they do not have to be abolutely sealed unless your kid has allergies or other health issues in which case you need to special order. Personally, those eggcrates and featherbeds seem to be a pain for hygiene and absorbability reasons. They absorb everythng and you can't clean them thoroughly.

06-01-2005, 09:11 AM	#73
jamimom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 1 Posts: 2,985	I am the advocate of the plastic covers on the mattress. You don't know what history those mattresses contain; crab lice, urine, vomit, sick kids breaths and body secretions. Also it protects the mattress from any fluids that your kid might spill on the bed. They often drink in bed, and water fights still occur. Also if your kids have even residual allergies, it can help with the dust--this is standard protocol for kids with asthma and allergies. On top of the plastic cover which can be ordered along with most basics from Sears and Penney's, or from medical supply stores, I suggest a mattress cover so that the plastic is not so hot and uncomfortable. Then a bottom XL fitted sheet. Then a few regular or XL comforters--cheap, machine washable and dryable and attractive. Then a couple of pillows and pillow cases. That is all I did for the boys. The girls went into it more. But by the time you buy the height extenders for the bed, the plastic covers, eggcrate mattress, mattress cover, feather bed, sheets, duvets, and comforters, I am thinking along the lines of "The Princess and the Pea"! I would really keep in simple and practical. They sit on the beds, eat on the beds, drink on the beds, fart on the beds as do their friends. You want the stuff easily washable and spares. If they throw up on the bed, make it a bit easier so they can just pull off the covers and sleep on some fresh extra comforters which can also be used as sleeping bags for guests, extra covers if the originals are soiled, or it gets cold. can become spread for picnics or just sitting on the floor or law. You want something cheap and washable and dispensible. I do this at home because I have so many kids so the transition to college was easy. You do want extra long on anything fitted, though if you cannot find the plastic covers as such, they do not have to be abolutely sealed unless your kid has allergies or other health issues in which case you need to special order. Personally, those eggcrates and featherbeds seem to be a pain for hygiene and absorbability reasons. They absorb everythng and you can't clean them thoroughly.