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[Kathleen]

Hello ladies.

I've read that all natural wool duvets, pillows and mattress toppers can help with temperature control so I wondered if  using them would reduce the intensity of night sweats?

Obviously there is a lot of info and advertising online but  I wondered if any of you had experience of these items.
They are quite expensive but the investment would be worth it for a good night‘s sleep.

I look forward to reading any comments ladies and wishing you all well.

K.

[Dotty]

Kathleen- if you are still getting night sweats you need to increase your Oestrogel.

[Kathleen]

Hello Dotty.

Thank you for your reply and you are right of course! I have an appointment near the end of June and I will ask to increase my gel.  Clearly two pumps aren't cutting it but at sixty one and eight years post meno I had hoped that my current dose would be enough but maybe not.

Thanks again for your comment and take care.

K.

[CLKD]

I ditched our duvet years ago as it made me too hot.  Made me sneezy.  Now we have sheets, electric blanket and a coverlet.  On/off all night long  .  Wool supposedly 'breathes' ?  Maybe try it and report back as Chief Sheeps' Wool Tester ? 

[Wilks]

I have a mattress with a “summer side” which has a layer of cotton just under the outermost cover and a “winter side” which has wool instead. This, I'm not wholly convinced that wool would keep you cooler.
A young male GP advised me to keep a cold wet towel by the bed and wrap it round my neck each time I overheated 
Needless to say, I went for HRT instead.

[Daisydot]

What about a chillow pillow,I didn't like it but lots of people swear by themx

[CLKD]

Our mattress is like that but I can never remember which side is 'up' 

I think the idea is that wool being natural 'breathes' ......

[Dancinggirl]

To answer the original question; I haven't tried wool duvets or mattress toppers but I do find that a feather duvet is better at temperature control than anything synthetic. I bought the temperature control duvet from John Lewis but found I got hotter with this than my 2.5 tog feather duvet. In winter I use a 4 tog feather duvet. The window in the bedroom is only closed when the temperature outside goes below 0 degrees.
I do have a cotton mattress protector that is filled with cotton wadding and this is nice and cool. I also have a cotton pillow protector.
I don't think you can get a Chillow any more but if you chill some water in the fridge, you can fill a hot water bottle with this and that can really help to cool down when you wake feeling hot and sweaty. DG x

[CLKD]

? frozen ice-blocks in a pillow case?

[Daisydot]

That'd be pretty uncomfortable CLKD 
You can still buy JML chillow pillows from amazon £9.99 x

[Kathleen]

Hello again ladies.

Very interesting to read your comments and thanks for your input as always.

I have been doing some research and I'm going to start a new thread about melatonin production, disturbed sleep and type of bed linen as more ladies may be interested in what I've read.

Thanks again ladies and take care.

K.

[Robin]

Excellent news Kathleen. I'm keen to know more about melatonin

Robin