I woke up several mornings in our guest room (to try out the bed) with itchy red patches on my neck. My southern grandmother used to have a saying about life: "If it isn't fleas, it's bedbugs." I thought bedbugs had become extinct along with the Black Plague, but what else could be causing this? My college roommate was coming the next week to stay in this room so I had to act quickly. I looked for bedbug remedies online and found this mattress covering at Amazon.This mattress cover was so reasonably priced compared to others I'd looked at I was concerned perhaps the quality was lacking, but I was pleasantly surprised when it arrived that it was fine. It's lightweight and breathes--do support the mattress when you're putting it in the covering. It is super value for the price and seems to get the job done--will probably order more for all the mattresses in our house. My roommate had a great visit (with no complaints) and I haven't had any red patches since. I've since learned the U.S. has had a bedbug epidemic because people aren't using chemical pesticides as much which makes me feel better about my housekeeping. Why purchase an ordinary mattress cover for the home when you can get one that is dust/mite/bug proof for the same price or less? I also bought pillow covers from the same company for our beds and have loved them as well.
Pillow cases are a little stiffer but that may be because I have tempurpedic pillows and they don't fill out the entire standard pillow case. It says that it can be washed and that the more you wash it, the softer it gets and is still effective against bedbugs so I will try it.A lot of the reviews I read before purchasing were for bedbug protection. Only a few mentioned protection for dust mites and allergens. My 6 year who has been sick for a few months was finally diagnosed with asthma, and a severe allergy to dust mites (among several other things). I decided we quickly needed to get the mattress and pillow case covers to see if that helped. I learned there are a LOT of products out there. Then how did I know which one to purchase? After a night and morning of reviewing products, I decided two things. First, seems there are a lot that work well. Second, if I don't love the one I choose, I can get a different one next time (seems like they only last a year or so). So, based on the good reviews and the affordable price point, I went for this item.
First, after reading other reviews, I washed everything when the package arrived. Definitely paper-feeling, but stronger than it looks. I had two twin mattresses to cover, so I just stood the mattresses up on end. After vacuuming them, I decided to try covering my mattresses myself. I think a twin is do-able on your own (if you're tall). I would definitely say two people for any other size. I was very careful, and was successful in covering them without any problem on my own. Also, after covering the mattresses, I put on their standard mattress covers and sheets. I couldn't hear/feel any difference, and they're kids, so they haven't noticed anything. I don't think it sounds crinkly or rough. But definitely still use a regular mattress pad over them.
It's only been one night, and I can't say my son has miraculously improved. However, he slept the latest he's slept in weeks, and I have not heard any morning coughing/hacking which is amazing. His airways are so inflamed,it's going to take us weeks to heal his lungs, but it sounds like we're definitely on the right track. I am glad I went with these covers. Hoping this good trend continues!We've been battling bedbugs for awhile now. Our first line of defense, after some research, was to buy protective covers for our mattresses. As far as my family can tell, the encasement has worked, but it's hard to say if the few remaining bites we receive are still coming from the bed frame, or if they are making their way out of the encasement, or if we get them while in other areas of our apartment. With constant washing of bedding and frequent vacuuming and steaming of all furniture and rugs and mattresses, we've definitely seen an improvement. If we are able to rid ourselves entirely of these bugs, we'll be able to better say if the encasement is 100% successful at keeping them trapped within. The encasement is soft, breathable, and comfortable enough that we don't even notice that we have it on.This item may work for those who haven't had bed bugs before and all they need is a bed cover that may keep bed bugs from infesting the mattress. However, this item does NOT work for those who actually have bed bugs (as I did, unfortunately) and think this item will protect them from bed bug bites. If your mattress is infested and your bed frame isn't covered with plastic or something, it is very likely that your bed frame is also infested. So even when you put this zipcover on your mattress, any bed bugs will stick to the seams of this cover. I'm telling you from experience because I had bed bugs, and I was able to find them when I used this ZipCover, because they just stuck to the seams and zipper.
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