Ships from and sold by Millsave. New (1) from $119.99 + $28.39 shipping Selection for all your Bedroom needs, from mattresses and bed frames to sheets, lighting and more. 5" Queen Goose Down Mattress Topper Featherbed / Feather Bed Baffled Pacific Coast® Feather Bed Cover w zip closure Queen(feather bed not included) 157 FREE Shipping. Adds softness to hard mattresses and rejuvenates old mattresses. No straps or skirting. Simply lies on top of your current mattress and and is held in place under your fitted sheet. Enjoy a great night’s sleep and wake up well rested and energized. Dimensions and other specifications are listed at the top of the product page. Please double check your measurements before ordering, as featherbeds are bulky and expensive to return and are subject to a restocking fee. 80 x 60 x 5 inches 39 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) 3.8 out of 5 stars #38,102 in Home and Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home and Kitchen)
#95 in Home & Kitchen > Bedding > Mattress Toppers #315 in Home & Kitchen > Furniture > Bedroom Furniture > Mattresses & Box Springs Lavish Home Down & Duck Feather 4 Inch Gusset Topper - Queen LUCID Plush Down Alternative Fiber Bed Topper - Allergen Free - Queen Size White Goose Topper Feather and Down Baffle Box Featherbed Mattress Cover Top - Queen Bed Size 5 star57%4 star12%3 star11%2 star9%1 star11%See all verified purchase reviewsTop Customer ReviewsWonderful Mattress Topper, A Little Piece of Luxury in the Home BedroomLove my new featherbed, and a great seller too!Requires weekly maintenance (or more frequently) to keep loft.Not down and not 5 inches See and discover other items: pillow top mattress, pillow top queen mattressFinding the right bed sheets and buying a mattress that works for you are important to a good night's sleep. However, sometimes a well-appointed bed is not quite restful enough. Enter: The mattress pad. Also called mattress toppers, these can range from a thin padded protective sheet to thicker slabs that are almost like a small mattress.
Moreover, mattress pads are great for providing extra cushion to a firm mattress and they can often help guard against dust mites. The style, thickness and size of a mattress pad will depend on your personal sleeping habits and your bed. But, if you're looking for one in the market, here are some very general things you should keep in mind.Cotton, latex and wool are commonly used for mattress pads. Cotton ones are usually thinner and quilted, but they are machine washable. Latex and wool pads are dust mite and mold-resistant, which makes them more durable than cotton. Almost counterintuitively, wool pads can work for the warmer months -- since they're absorbant, which helps keep you cool. However, natural latex will stand up to the test of time (20 years or more!) because it's derived from rubber trees.Another alternative to materials for mattress pads is memory foam, which molds to your body. Although it's lightweight and comes thicker than the other options, this option absorbs heat and can sometimes get too hot during the night.
However, because of memory foam's thickness, some thicker pads can actually be a good alternative to buying a completely new mattress when you need one. Good to know: If you're often hot when you sleep, the perfect temperature to sleep in is about 65 degrees. In that case, a wool or cotton pad will definitely be a better option than memory foam. Keep featherbeds in mind. These are extremely soft and great alternatives to mattress pads if you're looking for something that's more lightweight and soft. Filled with down, they're great at regulating body heat when you're sleeping, keeping you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. If you're looking for one, go for one with about 200 thread counts, which makes it more durable but still soft. Go for the extra features. If your mattress is not hypoallergenic, a mattress pad that is can make for a simple, affordable add-on. More recently, odor-eliminating mattress pads that act as a protective layer between you and your mattress have also hit the market.
Flip through the slideshow below to see some of our picks for mattress pads in the marketplace now. And, let us know in comments below what are other important things that you look for in mattress pads and featherbeds. Have something to say? Be sure to check out Stylelist Home on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.THE other night my husband and I were having serious pillow talk. But not the kind you might think. Ours went something like this: Husband: Don’t we need new pillows? We’ve been sleeping on ours for, like, seven years. Me: They seem fine to me. Husband: But they are probably full of dust mites and other gross stuff. A cool $400 later, I had bought eight new down pillows — two for each member of our family. I was about to investigate dust mite protection covers (an additional $100) when I stopped myself. Really, should I care this much about dust mites? I have mild allergies and so does my husband, but I’ve never felt that my pillow was making me sick.
And these fluffy new pillows and covers were expensive. Dust mites are microscopic creatures, about 0.4 millimeters in length, that feast on flakes of human skin. Their feces contains a substance called DerP1, a very potent allergen. People who are allergic to dust mites may have asthmalike symptoms, eczema or chronic sinus problems. Many of us believe that bed linens, pillows and mattresses must be replaced regularly to prevent them from becoming home to vast colonies of these nasty creatures, lest their feces spread and cause allergic reactions in family members. According to most experts, the truth is a bit more prosaic. People who have allergies to dust mites should indeed take measures to protect themselves. But everyone else can skip the expensive trips to Linens “R” Us. The trouble is, it’s not always clear whether you have a mite allergy. And even when you know you are allergic, there’s a lot of confusion about which strategies really work. Here’s how to decide if you should be worrying about your bedding and the dust mites that take up residence in them — along with expert advice on the most effective home interventions.
AN ALLERGY TEST Mites proliferate in warm, humid climates. They are almost nonexistent in places like New Mexico but thrive in tropical areas like Florida. Here’s a mite test: “If your home is full of static electricity, you likely do not have mites at the moment,” said Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, director of the Asthma and Allergic Disease Center at the University of Virginia. But if the temperature and humidity rise, watch out. About one in four Americans has some type of allergy, and within that group about two-thirds are allergic to dust mites, said Dr. James Sublett, an allergist in Louisville, Ky., who is chairman of the Indoor Allergen Committee of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “Very few people are allergic to just one thing,” he said. If you’re not sure whether you have a sensitivity to dust mites, ask yourself these questions: Do I have persistent sniffles and sinus headaches? Do I often wake up with scratchy eyes? Do I sneeze repeatedly first thing in the morning?
“Sometimes symptoms are obvious, but sometimes they are subtle,” said Dr. Diego Saporta, an otolaryngologist in Elizabeth, N.J., who specializes in allergy management. “Your only symptom might be chronic nasal congestion.” If you do have bothersome symptoms, consider seeing an allergist for testing. And don’t forget the children: Dust mite allergy is common among children and a risk factor for developing asthma, said Dr. Platts-Mills. The sooner you intervene, the less likely your child’s symptoms will escalate into something more severe. Allergy tests take about an hour and most insurers cover the expense, which can range from $500 to $1,000, depending on where you live. At the end of your visit, you will know what you are allergic to and to what degree. THE SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY If you are allergic to dust mites, you will need to reduce your exposure to them. But first, you should know about a scientific dispute over bedding. Most researchers endorse protective bedding as a way to reduce exposure to dust mites.
But a meta-analysis of 54 studies on interventions to control dust mites, published in 2008 by the nonprofit Cochrane Collaboration, concluded, “Chemical and physical methods aimed at reducing exposure to house dust mite allergens cannot be recommended.” Dr. Peter Gotzsche, lead author of the study and director of the Nordic Cochrane Center in Copenhagen, said in an e-mail, “The reduction in exposure to mites and mite allergens that can be obtained by encasings, chemicals, vacuum cleaning, etc., is far too small to have any effect.” Most allergists and environmental health experts disagree. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, for example, tell allergic consumers to encase mattresses, box springs and pillows in special allergen-proof fabric covers. Though the research has been mixed, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2004 found that covering children’s mattresses and pillows with special mite-proof casings helped reduce asthma complications.
A similar study, published by Dutch researchers in Clinical and Experimental Allergy in 2002, found that mattress encasings helped to reduce symptoms in asthmatic patients and concluded that “their use should be recommended.” APPROPRIATE STEPS Dr. Gotzsche’s views notwithstanding, most experts recommend a variety of interventions for those allergic to dust mites. Mites multiply quickly in high humidity and can take up residence in sheets and blankets in a matter of days. Wash your bedding (including comforters and duvet covers) weekly in hot water and use a hot dryer. It is not necessary to replace them with new linens. But if you’d rather start fresh, spring for new pillows. It doesn’t matter what kind you buy; it matters more that you protect both your pillows and your mattress with special mite-proof covers, experts say. The new covers are made of old-fashioned typewriter ribbon material, which has a tight weave that does not allow mites to penetrate but is soft to the touch.
Be sure you get covers from a reputable company, like Mission Allergy or National Allergy Supply. Covers cost $15 to $40 for pillows and $100 or more for mattresses. If your allergies are severe, your doctor may also suggest that you remove carpets from your home, or at least from your bedroom, and use Venetian blinds rather than fabric drapes. Dust mites take refuge in carpets but can’t live on hard surfaces like wood floors or plastic. If you aren’t allergic to dust mites, forget the urban horror stories about tumbleweeds of mite feces blowing through your home. Simply replace your pillows when you notice they are not supporting your neck and head as well as they used to. An exception to the rule: If you spill liquid on pillows or comforters, consider discarding them, to avoid hatching a mold colony where you sleep. My husband and I didn’t need new pillows, it turns out, and if we were allergic to dust mites, we should have gotten protective covers, too. Still, our new pillows are a joy to sleep on, much more luxurious and supportive than the old ones.