<p>Hmmm. No mattress pad? I guess not, if you’ve got a sheet and then the fiber bed.</p>
<p>D loved her bed last year and will repeat for this year. Fiberbed, mattress pad, fitted sheet, INSERT BODY HERE, flat sheet, very soft $14.99 polar fleece LNT blanket, comforter. And standard pillows. She said it was very inviting after studying into the wee hours.</p>
<p>^^^ Exactly why a few extra bucks spent on bedding is the best dollars spent, ever. There is NOTHING like walking home from the library in the beginning of Nov when it’s freezing cold, you’ve still got a few weeks till break, and it’s the wee hours of the night and you’ll only be able to sleep for 4-6 hours. On those types of nights, I can’t undress and get in bed faster =P Makes me want to go to sleep right now</p>
<p>Any advice on which mattress pads and sheets are deep enough to cover all these layers? I’ve had problems with skimpy mattress pads in the past, even with regular mattresses and no extra toppers.</p>
<p>“o first goes mattress, then goes the egg crate – bumps up – then goes the fiber bed, then goes mattress pad, then goes bottom sheet?”</p>
<p>I am still confused (actually posted this question on another thread).</p>
<p>Ok here goes:</p>
<p>1) Egg Crate foam on mattress, with pointy side facing upwards. Then goes the fiber bed. Then the fited sheet.
Then either flat sheet followed by comforter or comforter in duvet.
2) Egg Crate foam on mattress. Then goes the mattress pad, the fitted type with quilting. Then the fitted sheets. Comforter in duvet.
3) Memory foam on mattress. Then quilted mattress pad. Fitted sheets. then comforter in duvet.</p>
<p>Which is the best or correct? 1,2 or 3.</p>
<p>Also in my case, we need to zip up the mattress and boxspring with an allergy preventive covering. Do they use boxspring in colleges?</p>
<p>The one that’s “correct” or “best” is the one that works best for your kid. Mine is using #3 (but with two comforters). I personally think that #1 is overkill and you don’t need both an egg crate and a fiber bed. And my d decided that she’d rather have a flat memory foam than a bumpy egg crate to sleep on for 9 months. YMMV.</p>
<p>Thanks Chedva. I am thinking #3 too. Simple.<br>
Memory foam on top of the mattress. Then to keep it in place a quilted mattress pad. Then plain old fitted sheets. </p>
<p>Where did you get the memory foam. I looked around on the web and many are over $60.</p>
<p>I have searched for a twin XL memory foam 2" and cannot find one reasonable in price. I did buy 2 twin XL 1.5 " foam pads from Target that are going into a velcroed cover that were cheap until I find what D wants.</p>
<p>Also bought a vinyl XL mattress cover to keep help with critter control which I hear is a problem at many colleges.</p>
<p>I guess that it was a fluke, but I found mine at Kohl’s for $15. Linens N Things has a couple of twin 1" foam toppers for $29.95 on line. It’s not XL, but I don’t think that the topper needs to be XL. The mattress pad & sheets will hold it in place.</p>
<p>overstock.com has twin XL memory foam for 39.99 and you can usually find an online discount coupon of 7 percent</p>
<p>do you really need a mattress pad on top of the foam? would a sheet hold it in place?</p>
<p>well S likes his egg crate flat side up.No fiberbed (too warm in the south)and a nice mattress pad on top of the egg crate.Stretchy jersey sheets on top,they’ll expand to fit anything underneath.Uses the top sheet on hot nights,also has a fleecy blanket and a comforter.Two pillows, and a clip on light.Makes a comfy bed.
Throw the egg crate out after the school year is over!</p>
<p>Sheet does OK - although the memory foam does shift a bit.
One warning: you need to air these boys out for a day or two. They can smell pretty toxic right out of the box - plus they need some time to stretch out.</p>
<p>Critter control, cmbmom? What kind of critters? My son is only 14, but goes to CTY in the summers and stays in a college dorm. He’s there now.</p>
<p>NYMom, I was told of several incidents of bed bugs in college dorms…not where my child will be going…and I am taking every precaution I can.</p>
<p>Most colleges don’t have the issues. They treat the mattresses before summer camps come in, then treat them again after. If you’re really worried, buy a cover but make sure it isn’t too plastic-y, or every time your D/S rolls over, they and their roommate will wake up.<br>
Also, I’m still debating whether to do 1) fiberbed+eggcrate+duct tape to hold atleast the eggcrate to the bed, then fiber on top, then sheets or 2) fiberbed+mattress pad to hold it all in place
I’m just gonna go with the fiberbed I bought, give it a few days/nights to test run it, then either buy the eggcrate if needed or the mattress pad if the fiberbed is slipping, or just go with what I have.</p>
<p>Wow. Just wow.</p>
<p>I had no idea when i asked my dumb question what a storm of obsessive compulsives I would unleash. I mean no disrespect to any of you (or me; I’ve chimed in here too). Why are we so obsessed with finding the absolute BEST combination of sheets/pad/mattress pads/memory foam/egg crates, etc.?</p>
<p>Is it because we care so much about our child’s comfort? Because there are so many choices available to us at BB&B, Linens and Things, Kohl’s, overstock.com, Wal*Mart, and so forth? Because we have so much disposable income? Because we’re helicopter parents? Because we feel that this is the last and best way for us to comfort our child even though we’re not there?</p>
<p>Myself, I’d choose the last reason I named.</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll start a new thread about the pros and cons of 400-thread cotton sheets versus cotton jersey versus flannel. We could probably make that go on for several pages . . . </p>
<p>Really, I’m smiling as I write this! I think this is amazing. It’s because we’re anxious about saying good-by to our little boys and girls.</p>
<p>It’s more because the bed is where college students spend 60%+ of their time. If my bed wasn’t comfy, I’d cry. It’s also that one place where once in it, people usually don’t mess with you (although I was napping once and I had set my alarm to get up for a 4pm class and the dumb, annoying girl from next door comes into my room and just starts making this really loud, obnoxious, shrieking sound thinking I had class at 4, not 4:30. Needless to say, I was upset) and the one place you can escape from college life. When a kid is in bed reading, studying, napping, sleeping, whatever as long as you’re under a blanket or sheet, it’s kind of a sign to the world to “back off”. Your child, if entering for the first time, probably does not realize the importance of a comfy bed. You, as parents of CC, have read boards about the few parents who have kids who understand the importance, and thus spread it on to you, thus causing you to contemplate your child’s bedding. The bed is the one safe haven that it’s key to spend a bit extra on, and let your child dictate how they would like it. If you, as a parent, knows that your child sleeps well at night (or at 1pm in the afternoon! naps in college are amazing, it’s like kindergarten naps, just better!), then it will probably make you sleep better as well.</p>
<p>PS- flannel sheets are good for cold places, or if you get cold easily at night. Jersey are good all around sheets and most people love the feel, but they too can be a tad hot. Cotten sheets are amazing in the summer time, and as long as they’re a soft cotten, can feel incredible as well =P</p>
<p>I just want my kid to sleep well… My question about memory foam is mostly due to inexperience with the stuff. I was assuming that it works best when in close contact with the body that’s making the memory dents in the foam, so I was wondering why people were putting anything other than sheets on top of the foam… My inclination would be to put a thin mattress pad under the foam, I think, and maybe rely on duct tape if things were slipping… Sorry to perseverate!</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter how close to the body the memory foam is - what makes the “memory” is the weight of the individual.</p>
<p>I vote for our obsession due to not having any more ways of making sure they will be ok when they ar gone. Last year when D was leaving I found picking sorting and basically obsessing over her linen was great therapy. It goes back to “tucking” them in at night:)</p>