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Old 09-12-2010, 03:26 PM
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Yes the bedding can help.

I have one of those big body buddy pillows. I don't use top sheets or blankets at all (this was a female menopausal thing at first to avoid sweating).
But I learned quickly that a comforter, --a thin one for spring/fall, and a thicker one--synthetic since I am allergic to feathers...works very well. It traps air around your body and feet so there is virtually little weight on your feet. (no sweating on the body either and you stay pretty warm.) I put the body buddy pillow along one side of my body toward the middle and sometimes under my knees. Over the night it gets kicked around, but it keeps whatever comforter is there off my toes. If you take a shower often you don't need to clean everything that often I have found , and if you wear PJs or the equiv to bed , ditto the same. Buying one that is easily washable is best.

In cold weather I wear leg warmers but not socks. I can't stand socks anymore. The leg warmers warm the blood so your feet don't get cold if you stick them out over the night. It has taken me years to get it down the way I have it now. But it works for me.
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