feel the cold

[BendyBoff]

Smol - the cold then hot feet thing sounds familar. I am either wearing lots of socks and bit boot style slippers or I'm taking it all off coz I've got too hot. Hubby just can't understand it!

xxx

[lollipop]

I often feel the cold. It wasn't overly cold today, so the children were happy playing in the garden in jumpers and t-shirts. Then there is me wrapped up in my coat!

I'm dreading the winter as I spend alot of time outside. Often i'm found wearing a ski suit in the middle of winter.

[Kattykins]

I went to an open-air pop festival on Saturday. Went backstage to meet some of the stars too...........................
in my wheelchair, wrapped in a sleeping bag with my winter coat on and two pairs of gloves!

I know how to make an entrance!

[sheppeyescapee]

Anyone else have trouble with feet that are constantly cold? My feet have a tendency to go blue and are like blocks of ice even if the rest of me is roasting!!

[Superstottie]

ME!!! Mine are constantly like ice at the moment - think I need some big old granny bootie slippers! My hubby hates it as I stick my feet on him in bed to try and defrost them a little! I am currently sat with my heat pad wrapped around them, but hey are still hurting with cold!!

[Kattykins]

Mine too! I went out on Saturday and I couldn't feel anything below my knees all day. I ended up wearing my socks in bed! Very cute!

[madmum]

My feet are freezing most of the time. My son also is the same,it is hell for his fracture. My nose is also always frozen. Anyone else?

[Still_Smiling]

madmum,I'm sitting at my laptop trying to finish my assignment (aka surfing the net) and my nose is FREEZING! I have the heat on full and a brill plug in heat pack thing for my back that I got in Lidl, yet my hands, feet and nose are frozen! My boyfriend teases me and says I'm like a puppy cos my nose is always cold.

I can't recommend enough that heat thing from Lidl though. It's like an electric blanket that you strap to your back while you're sitting around. I live in Ireland but I would imagine that Lidl have similar offers in the UK?

I find shivering does a lot of damage, I get tense and then sore, especially along my spine and in my knees, for the rest of the day. I know prevention is better than cure but I often feel a little odd bundling myself up in layers for college in JUNE!

Does anyone else's joints get squeakier when it's cold out?

Wrap up well fellow bendies... the good news is Christmas jumpers are in!

Katie

[paw]

I'm always cold. I am in love with my electric heated throw. It is a small electric blanket that is a perfect size to throw over the back of your chair. It is so much nicer than a wheat bag because it covers your whole back (or turn it another way and cover back, bum and legs) heated just to the temperature you like. It relaxes my muscles and helps with spasms so it reduces pain too and it feels so soothing and good.

Have a look under "heated throw" on Amazon UK or Amazon USA or other stores here. I got mine at Target. I wish I could pass them out to every bendy. I keep the heat in my house a little lower because I don't need it as warm. I found info on a website that says it cost about 4 cents a night electricity so this is very efficient and cheap to use. Much cheaper than turning the whole house heating up a couple degrees. These are mostly sold as Christmas items so look soon if you want them. They will disappear soon.

[Chloe♥]

Paw, someone on another website has been asking about heated throws... She was asking if they are heavy (normal blankets feel heavy to her) and whether the movement of the blanket is affected by the wiring running through it. Are they alright for sleeping under?
Thanks a lot. xxx

[paw]

My heated throws (I have several of them bought over the years. One of them is more than 10 years old and still in perfect working condition) have two layers of soft fleece fabric with the wiring in the middle. The wires are attached to some type of straps that hold them in place. I actually pulled the wires out of an old one when it stopped working (after about 15 years so I got excellent use out of it) and gave the fleece throw to my dog.

The weight varies from one brand and style to another. My green sunbeam is thicker fleece so it has a bit more weight than the older ones had. The new one is made by Biddeford and it has thinner fleece but it's still soft and well made. It is smaller than a single blanket so that would make it weigh less too. I have no personal experience with UK brands. I pay around $20 to $25 on sale. I won't buy at full price.

I use the throw over the back of my chair during the day and when it's quite cold, say freezing or below, I put it between a top sheet and a quilt and leave it on low. That keeps me nice and warm. The power cord connects to one end so you can choose to put it either closer to your head or down near your feet depending on where you prefer it. This new one says not to sleep directly on the throw, but to use it as a blanket. It also says that it will be more efficient used with another blanket on top rather than putting the heated throw on the top. Heat gets trapped in close to your body so you can use a lower temperature and still be nice and warm. The wires don't bother me once I get laid down. I do have to pay attention when I get out of bed to make sure I know where the power cord is. It's not a problem at all.

I think a heavy duvet would weigh a lot more than my summer quilt and heated throw. I live in Michigan and we have a much colder and longer winter than you do in the UK. My pain would be much higher level and require more medicine without these heated throws.

[Chloe♥]

Thanks for that comprehensive summary of heated throws, Paw, it's really helpful.


Will keep an eye on amazon and see if I can get one at a knockdown price

[Jess]

My feet are often cold so have started to invest in hiking socks, they soon warm my feet up after a few hours walking around.
I bought my mum some silk gloves to go under her regular gloves as she has sever raynods and it has worked.
My other idea that i did used this year when it snowed badly was to wear knee high socks then another pair of socks warmed my feet and kept my legs warmish. I found as long as I have layers of socks on my legs/feet arnt too bad.

[trekster]

I feel the cold easily because of my raynauds. Problem is i dont respond to feeling the cold well i mean physically.
Milk thistle can help with my feeling the cold probably as it's a liver supplement.

[carolyn]

My feet are always freezing. My boyfriend always says when I put them on him to steal some of his heat that it feels like I'm giving him ice burns although he got me a great present it's a cushion you put your hot water bottle in and then holes to put your feet in!!! It's amazing!!! Comfy and warm!