Duvet suggestions

I have arthritis and cannot stand much weight on me. I have a synthetic filled 2.5 tog duvet winter and summer.

Also do they not get lumpy over time, like the man made pillows do?

Some do, but the better synthetic ones don't go lumpy, and don't involve cruelty to animals.

Please consider cruelty free. Countries like China etc don't care bout cruelty to these animals.

We have a silk filled one on the spare bed, I’ve used it a few times and it’s lovely. All others are down. I’ve just bought a wool pillow but haven’t used it yet.

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A couple of years ago my down one was in need of a change, so I thought I’d try a synthetic fibre one. I was and am thrilled to bits. No hesitation in continuing to replace the others.

Just be very certain you are not allergic to synthetic fibres before following this advice, because if you are, sleeping will be hard and you will waken with aches and pains all over you!

I’m astonished that some here wash their duvets frequently or weekly 😲.

I don’t use top sheets, I hate to tangle with them. I alternate between two down comforters (duvets) weekly. I air out my duvets in the bright sunshine on a breezy day draped over a wooden frame dryer.

Sunshine is a natural sanitizer! Fresh air puffs out and aerates my duvet. It comes in after 6 hrs feeling and smelling like new!

I do wash them only twice a year. It takes a long time to tumble dry down in a commercial jumbo dryer. Synthetics would dry in a snap. I find synthetic (down alternative) to be suffocatingly hot to sleep with and there’s that “static problem” in winter.
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Just ordered a single night owl duvet. It was £33.75, but there was a promotion code offered, which brought it down to £28.80, plus £4.95 postage. Altogether, cheaper than Fine Bedlinen price before postage.

I use a Scottish army wool blanket, the same size as my duvet cover, 155cm x 220cm. I can't bear the synthetic fibres, too hot.
Besides the duvet cover with the blanket inside, I also use a top sheet made of cotton. The wool blanket weighs 2kg. In winter I take an extra wool blanket if needed.
Wool blankets don't need regular washing, a good airing is better on the fibres. Otherwise a light hand wash and a quick spin and then air dry on the clothes dryer, maybe twice a year. Wool dries fairly quickly, tumble dryer would ruin the blanket in no time.

Soft as Down by M & S for me too. I have had a 4.5 tog on since end of March and won't be changing to a heavier tog until end October probably. I have the same duvet, 7.5 tog on a guest bed and when decorating used that room. Think a 7.5 would do me all year round.

You can get cheaper coverless duvets than Night Owl, we've got one (think I got it on Amazon) and it's great. Pop it in the washing machine every week and then either hang out or put in the tumble dryer and it's dry and ready to go back on the bed that evening. Obviously you could have 2 so you don't have to get it clean same day (or if you don't have a tumble dryer) but same day turnaround works for us.

If you like weight get a weighted blanket, lovely and cosy.