Waterproof mattress cover? Really?

[glowing]

i got one for £6 in wilkos silent night one wasnt needed but didnt wanna risk my new mattress.

 

[LD1978]

Ill be getting one - our bed cost way too much to even risk it!! X

 

[Mum2betash]

Wow that never occurred tome when I was pregnant, luckily I stood up when I went for my morning wee abd it trickled out, thought I'd wet myself lol xx

 

[Rachel80]

My waters are leaking as I type! They started to go at 2am & luckily they trickled for a few hours & when I got to the hospital they really gushed! If that had happened in bed I would've been stuffed!!!! Although I was given puppy training pad type pads at hospital they are not enough, the knicker ones are best although I have boots ones & they are rubbish!x

 

[kirsty27]

Good luck Rachel! Mine went in bed and it was like a dam had burst - new mattress required! Will be getting a full size waterproof sheet this time and some puppy training pads for the car/ chair as mine kept running for hours x

 

[Dotty_woman]

What about those Dry Nites bed pads. I know they're for kids but if the aim is to save your mattress I'm sure they'd do a good job. xxx

 

[nikki_isme]

Wish I had done this! My waters went when I was laying on the bed and it was a massive gush. Something we totally forgot about until we came home with baby and had to change the sheets and flip the mattress lol

 

[Dotty_woman]

Good luck Rachel! Mine went in bed and it was like a dam had burst - new mattress required! Will be getting a full size waterproof sheet this time and some puppy training pads for the car/ chair as mine kept running for hours x

Good idea to put something in the car too hun! I think I used a nappy last time but my car has heated seats so I don't want to knacker the electrics so additional protection might be a good idea this time (if needed!) xxx

 

[MrsS143]

Puppy training pads, kids mattress protectors, full on waterproof fitted sheet to go under your main fitted sheet
theyd all work!
I wouldnt fancy scrubbing my mattress its like a sponge AND it cant be flipped lol

 

[BunnyN]

I bought a waterproof cover from a large supermarket in the bedding section. It cost about £13. It is a kind of thin terrycloth fabric with a waterproof coating on the back. It looks like a fitted sheet and goes under the sheet and you don't really feel it. My waters didn't go at night but I still have it on the bed lol. It has saved the mattress a few times from getting blood on it after the birth as well as LO having accidents and throwing up etc.

 

[BunnyN]

Mine isn't from ikea but it looks like this:
www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/60152774/

I have something similar for the baby's cot and wouldn't go without it for the cot, it makes life so easy.

 

[JoeyClare]

My mum told me to buy one as her waters when in bed with my brother and if she hadn't had one then the mattress would have been a write off. I just bought a cheapie from Tesco Direct, but kept putting off actually putting it on the bed as my last few weeks of pregnancy were during that big heat wave and I was feeling hot enough as it was. I ended up being booked for induction, so didn't need it in the end!

 

[ancac22]

Hey girls,

I read yesterday that I should buy a waterproof cover for my mattress to protect it in case my waters break... Is that right? Did anyone get one?

I was hoping that just wearing panties at night with a pantyliner would suffice! I don't know where to get the cover, it probably will be very uncomfortable to sleep on and a waste of money. And also it feels so undignified! I can just imagine asking a shop assistant for a waterproof cover for an adult double bed - they'll probably think that my husband and I wee ourselves every night!

For more safety you could buy a waterproof mattress protector.