Why you shouldn't be making your bed every morning

Many people will be used to making their bed as soon as they get up in the morning, but experts have said why you shouldn't be doing so.

Making your bed every morning may make you feel more productive and ready to face the day ahead, but according to The Sleep Council the average adult loses 285ml of fluid each night. So when you make your bed each morning, you are trapping in all of that moisture to fester during the day, ready to be slept on again in the evening.

It is in fact recommended by experts at And So To Bed that after a good night’s sleep, particularly when the temperature is higher during the summer months, you should pull back the bed linen to give the mattress the chance to breathe and for moisture to evaporate. Doing this will also ensure your mattress lasts longer.

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Flipping your mattress

Whether you need to flip your mattress or not is dependent on the type of mattress you have. Double-sided mattresses can be flipped and should come with the instruction to turn over regularly.

For the first three months of having your mattress, it is recommended that you turn it over once a week. After that, turn it over just once a month, this will ensure that the filling is evenly placed and stop dips from forming.

Single sided mattresses can not be flipped but should still be rotated 180 degrees. Like with the double-sided mattress, for the first three months it is recommended that you rotate your mattress from head to toe once a week. After that, rotate it just once a month.

For natural fibre mattresses, it is recommended that you turn your mattress over twice a week for the first three months and once a season after that. This is to firstly encourage natural and even settlement of the mattress fillings and subsequently to extend its life.

Cleaning a mattress

The experts have issued some top tips for cleaning your mattress, including not using a vacuum cleaner, stains tackled with the blotting method rather than scrubbing, regularly washing bedding and the use of mattress protectors.

It is advised you wash your bed linen every one to two weeks and your mattress protector once a month. Regularly cleaning these will stop any dirt seeping through the mattress, keeping it cleaner for longer. In the summer, you may have to clean your linen and protector more regularly due to sweat.

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