I admit that I haven’t had to change my duvet cover for ages. I’m lucky enough to have someone who usually does it for me. But everything is different when one is shielded, alone. Having turned the duvet once and for the next 10 days used a flat sheet under the duvet, and changed the bottom sheet, the task couldn’t be put off any longer. My left hand and wrist complained loudly as I took the dirty cover off, and so painful I couldn’t put it into commission. Anyone who has ever tried to change a duvet cover with one hand will know what a challenging task it is. One needs two hands at the very least!
But I’ve discovered the burrito method, and I shall definitely use it even when both hands are operational. I thought it might help some of you. Stay safe. google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j...
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Can totally relate with my cat🙂 what is it with cats? No matter how quiet I try not to bring it to his attention my fabulous cat just knows, he jumps on the bed and loves the fresh sheets being fanned up and down over him!
you can get two plastic things like pegs ive got them but pegs should do the trick you peg the bit you've got into the cover then shake it - it does work
I might have a problem with the reaching . My shoulders are very painful. But I’ll give it a go, though I quite enjoy the burrito method. I never thought I’d be saying ‘enjoy’ and ‘duvet cover’ in the same context!
I'm on the same boat as you. I'm finding it very difficult to manage things at home.
Prior to shielding I had a lady come in once a week for an hour to help me with domestic chores. I've kept her on. I pay her instead to do bits of shopping for me or go to the post office because it's her only form of income and it's also very helpful to have her on hand as my family are two hrs away and also shielding.
I get what you mean about the duvet. I was supposed to do mine today but I'm putting it off until tomorrow!!
And the hoovering. And the dusting!
I'll manage to put the hose around the garden though. I love my garden.
Oh good. I’m glad it worked for you. What has life come to if one gets excited about duvet changing!
Like you, I have furloughed my helper. She shops and does my recycling; we have quite a laugh as I kick it out of the front door. I love my ( courtyard ) garden too and giving it water feels nurturing, unlike cleaning.
Gardening versus housework - no contest! The garden blooms and rewards us, the housework just keeps asking to be done over and over again. A friend of my mother back in the 1940s dismissed housework as "moving dirt from one place to another". She was regarded as a bit odd, but she had a happy life!
It worked - wow! I really didn't think that it would, especially as I struggled to roll up our king-size quilt neatly but it still worked. Thank you! 🙏 Mind you, I had to get my phone and watch the video as I did it but then that's just my awful memory not the technique being difficult to understand! 😌
Lovely pic. Like you I’ve been putting off changing my bedding but one of the blessings of lockdown is having my strapping 6’5” son home for a while and he is such a lovely boy and happy to help his mum with changing the bed and many other jobs and gardening I’m not sure how I will manage when he goes back to college when all this is over. Keep safe and well everyone 😀😀
I had to smile when reading your post. It is autumn here in Australia and my sister has dropped off a doona. After she left I carried it to The bedroom. I could barely manage it as very heavy. I will have to ask for help when I change the cover. Its things like this that loved ones are not aware of if They don't have RA.
Gave up on duvets some time ago - lovely lightweight cotton or wool blankets easier to manage and layers are adjustable - duvets are either on or off. They were invented for cold countries with no central heating, not our centrally heated rooms.
Also, hated changing the b.... things. And taking them to the cleaners ....
I was shown how to do it once. Turn the quilt inside out and then put it in that way, but if your only using one hand well my darling that is hard and i don't know how you manage it. We always have a top sheet on the bed all the time so if the weather gets hot we just sleep under the sheet.xxx
Saw somewhere that a duvet cover has been invented for people like us, may have been on this forum. Does up in the middle with velcro or zip? So , you just open up the cover, lay duvet on it and close. It was going to be on sale in March but launch delayed because of the virus. Just when we needed it most!
Thanks for that. I tried it and it worked. A little messy but I know where I made my mistakes. Thanks again, every little bit helps when your hands, wrists and most parts if me hurt. 😇😇
I have shared the you tube clip with about 15 people today who are all thrilled, including me! Thank you. Changing my duvet is one of the most painful things I do because it rips at my stupid EDS shoulders, wrists and elbows.
Thank you so much. You have done a very good deed!😃
My hands and wrist are terrible both but I find putting the quilt flat on the bed... turn the quilt cover inside out reach inside grab the corners of the bedcover and then of the quilt and pull the cover over.. it’s more simple than that method you’ve shown .
It may be best for you, and that's how I used to do it, but often I can only use one hand and my shoulders don't allow much reaching. I was quite excited to be able to change the cover with the burrito method. Horses for courses, I guess.
I use a flat sheet under the duvet as I feel it is too difficult to wash the duvet cover every week and struggle with it, plus it is unhygienic to sleep directly under the duvet.
This is quite a historic post. I can't comment on the difficulty you have with changing the duvet cover. But regarding hygiene, I don't sleep directly under the duvet. It has a linen duvet cover. The duvet itself is wool which suits me much better than down or polywhatsit.
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