Mattress protector??

FebBrideJS

Are you or did you put down anything to protect your mattress in case of your water breaking while you are sleeping?  Just wondering.  I just put a folded towel under my fitted sheet.  Are you concerned about AF getting on your mattress?

GVSU-04

We bought a mattress cover that's waterproof/anti-allergen/etc.  They gave it to us at a pretty good discount when we bought our mattress a few years ago.

ptflip

I'm putting a towel.  Someone awhile back suggested putting a curtain shower liner as a cheaper option.  I thought about that but didn't want that crinkly noise when I was lying in bed.  

albertabride06

I hate to break it to you but if your water completely breaks in bed a towel isn't going to do much.

We need a new mattress set anyways and were planning on buying one after the baby so we aren't doing anything to protect ours. 

NYChick

I want to get a full size waterproof cover because I think it'll come in handy once LO arrives, for hen he has accident on the bed, etc. I haven't forked over the cash yet though.

picksthemusic

We have one on our Amazon list... not sure if it's going to be purchased any time soon or not. I want to protect our mattress (we have a Select Comfort/Sleep Number bed = $$$), so I'm thinking of just picking one up at Target to get it over with, just in case. I'd hate to have it on our list on Amazon and have my water break before we can buy it. LOL

VitaminC

I already had a waterproof mattress pad.  When DH gets sick he tends to sweat a lot.  So I didn't want him sweating through out blankets.  So in the event that it does break the mattress should be ok.

bre86ann

I just have my regular quilted mattress pad on there. DH and I are in desperate need for a new mattress anyway so I'm not super concerned about it but the quilted mattress pad has been a good barrier in the past when my little brother would nap on my bad and wet himself--nothing has soaked through yet.

As far as AF goes, my mattress is already tainted with that. I bleed like a pig when I'm on my period (sorry, TMI).

toriwc

We just got our king in March, so we have a waterproof protector on there because of the dogs (a just in case thing).  I have also put down one of those pads you get at the hospital to lay on underneath the fitted sheet (a nurse gave me one after one of my past surgeries).  I would not be a happy camper to get fluid all over the matress.

babyAutumn

Put a plastic sheet under our padded mattress pad a few weeks ago.  When we had DS, my water did break in bed and we were so glad that we had that plastic protecting the mattress.  Someone also mentioned putting a shower curtain which is also a great idea.