Comments on: How To Clean A Mattress – Blood, Urine or Pet Odors http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/ Ken Savage Writes About Technology, Music, TV, Movies in Boston Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:24:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shawnna h http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104674 Shawnna h Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:40:36 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104674 It works perfect. I tried it on my stern and foster 6000 bed and it worked! In a pitcher. 1/2 scoop of oxi clean 2c vinegar 1/2 c alchol 1/4 c peroxide 1c of water Mixed real good in pitcher then poured in a spray bottle. Sprayed and dabbed it up with clothes. It even took out old stains. I love kids-n- pets but it is $5 a bottle and this worked perfect! It works perfect. I tried it on my stern and foster 6000 bed and it worked!
In a pitcher.
1/2 scoop of oxi clean
2c vinegar
1/2 c alchol
1/4 c peroxide
1c of water

Mixed real good in pitcher then poured in a spray bottle. Sprayed and dabbed it up with clothes. It even took out old stains. I love kids-n- pets but it is $5 a bottle and this worked perfect!

]]> By: ruby houghton http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104425 ruby houghton Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:17:49 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104425 I don't have any solutions for the odour, but as a doctor (and mother of 13yo and 10yo bedwetters) I would just like to say that 'enuresis alarms' are very effective for most children. My 10yo responded very well the first time, and the other child gets about a year out of it, before having to use it again. Just waiting for her to 'grow out of it'. I hired them through a bedwetting clinic at the Childrens Hospital (Australia), because this meant that we got a thorough history, examination and urine test first. The paediatrician told me they had not had such success with the clip on pants alarm although these can be bought at pharmacy for $100-200. The pad and bell alarm that we used would cost $2000 to buy. I don’t have any solutions for the odour, but as a doctor (and mother of 13yo and 10yo bedwetters) I would just like to say that ‘enuresis alarms’ are very effective for most children. My 10yo responded very well the first time, and the other child gets about a year out of it, before having to use it again. Just waiting for her to ‘grow out of it’. I hired them through a bedwetting clinic at the Childrens Hospital (Australia), because this meant that we got a thorough history, examination and urine test first. The paediatrician told me they had not had such success with the clip on pants alarm although these can be bought at pharmacy for $100-200. The pad and bell alarm that we used would cost $2000 to buy.

]]> By: Kelli http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104373 Kelli Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:25:32 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104373 I wish that would work for my son but since he puts his Alarm clock (its battery operated) IN his bed with him to wake him up in the morning for school and he never hears it I doubt that would work. My son is 11 he was fully Potty trained and never wet the bed for 5 years! then we Moved away from my parents when he was 6 and it's been down hill ever since (we lived with my parents all his life before moving to another state) he did okay at first only wetting the bed once in a while, maybe every day for a week then would stop for months. but now at 11 yrs old its pretty much back to Every night I'm so sick of buying OverNight Sleep pants! specially since 90% of the time they don't work, I've bought 2 brand new mattresses already and USE mattress covers with them his room STINKS so bad! you don't even have to walk in his room just get close to it!.. I'm tired of washing his bed clothes daily, I put a good HEPA Air Purifier in his room it didn't help I've tried the baking soda, the vinegar, the frebreeze (that just masks the odors by the way) I am limited on what "Air freshener" type sprays i can use because I own Parrots and the frebreeze, lysol sprays etc can Kill my birds! He's not allowed anything to drink after dinner(Dinner is 5:30 pm) his bed time is 9 pm - he has to go pee before getting in bed, I wake him up around 11 pm to go pee, then my b/f will wake him up again in the middle of the night usually around 2-3 am then he's up at 6:30 am for school .. He doesn't drink pop but maybe 2 times a year (on Christmas and Thanksgiving) and then its 2 cans all day and nothing else, he drinks mainly water. The doctors just keep telling me he'll Grow out of it.. well his DAD was a bed wetter until 13 I really can't handle this for another 2-3 years! I found this site by searching ways to get the stench out of his room and his mattress and all I am finding is things I've already tried that never worked! it's winter here now so I can't sit the mattress out in the sun but his 1st mattress sat out in the sun for 3 months and it still STUNK like pee! so i am searching for something that is safe to use around my birds(just because it says "Safe to use around pets" doesn't make it safe for using around my birds :( I have to do extensive research on every product and I'm just wanting to sit here and pull my hair out, the smell in his room is starting to linger out of his room and in the rest of my house :( He is a very heavy sleeper and he has no idea he has to pee when he's asleep and has no idea he's peed after he's done it.. but we've kind of narrowed it down. if we hear him start talking in his sleep and just brush it off He will pee the bed, IF we hear him talking in his sleep wake him up to go pee (which by the way ends up in a huge fight while he's asleep the entire time and it doesn't help much he has a slight anger problem) Then he doesn't pee the bed also he says It seems every night that he pees the bed he is dreaming of water (ocean, pools etc) I keep telling him WHEN you start dreaming like that Make your self get up and go to the bathroom in the bathroom BUT he's such a hard sleeper he can't even get himself to wake up. I've banged pans Beside his head while he was sound asleep HE didn't even flinch but his sister came bolting out of her room at the other end of the house and she was dead asleep with her door closed and she heard it and she's a heavy sleeper too! I never had this problem with her she wet the bed 1 time when she was 5 - she was overly excited about a field trip the next day at school(it was her 1st real field trip) she has never done it again I just dont' know what to do any more every doctor said "he's fine , he'll grow out of it" but it isn't them who has to deal with the mess! Cutting liquids off Doesn't work.. I've even went to the extreme and didnt' allow him to have anything to drink for 7 hrs before bed! and he goes to the bathroom A LOT during the day and he still peed a small lake in his bed :( I'm half tempted to throw the bed out and Just make him a cot on the floor with blankets until he finally stops peeing the bed! blankets and carpets are 100% easier to clean than a bed mattress!!! I wish that would work for my son but since he puts his Alarm clock (its battery operated) IN his bed with him to wake him up in the morning for school and he never hears it I doubt that would work. My son is 11 he was fully Potty trained and never wet the bed for 5 years! then we Moved away from my parents when he was 6 and it’s been down hill ever since (we lived with my parents all his life before moving to another state) he did okay at first only wetting the bed once in a while, maybe every day for a week then would stop for months. but now at 11 yrs old its pretty much back to Every night I’m so sick of buying OverNight Sleep pants! specially since 90% of the time they don’t work, I’ve bought 2 brand new mattresses already and USE mattress covers with them his room STINKS so bad! you don’t even have to walk in his room just get close to it!.. I’m tired of washing his bed clothes daily, I put a good HEPA Air Purifier in his room it didn’t help I’ve tried the baking soda, the vinegar, the frebreeze (that just masks the odors by the way) I am limited on what “Air freshener” type sprays i can use because I own Parrots and the frebreeze, lysol sprays etc can Kill my birds! He’s not allowed anything to drink after dinner(Dinner is 5:30 pm) his bed time is 9 pm – he has to go pee before getting in bed, I wake him up around 11 pm to go pee, then my b/f will wake him up again in the middle of the night usually around 2-3 am then he’s up at 6:30 am for school .. He doesn’t drink pop but maybe 2 times a year (on Christmas and Thanksgiving) and then its 2 cans all day and nothing else, he drinks mainly water. The doctors just keep telling me he’ll Grow out of it.. well his DAD was a bed wetter until 13 I really can’t handle this for another 2-3 years! I found this site by searching ways to get the stench out of his room and his mattress and all I am finding is things I’ve already tried that never worked! it’s winter here now so I can’t sit the mattress out in the sun but his 1st mattress sat out in the sun for 3 months and it still STUNK like pee! so i am searching for something that is safe to use around my birds(just because it says “Safe to use around pets” doesn’t make it safe for using around my birds :( I have to do extensive research on every product and I’m just wanting to sit here and pull my hair out, the smell in his room is starting to linger out of his room and in the rest of my house :( He is a very heavy sleeper and he has no idea he has to pee when he’s asleep and has no idea he’s peed after he’s done it.. but we’ve kind of narrowed it down. if we hear him start talking in his sleep and just brush it off He will pee the bed, IF we hear him talking in his sleep wake him up to go pee (which by the way ends up in a huge fight while he’s asleep the entire time and it doesn’t help much he has a slight anger problem) Then he doesn’t pee the bed also he says It seems every night that he pees the bed he is dreaming of water (ocean, pools etc) I keep telling him WHEN you start dreaming like that Make your self get up and go to the bathroom in the bathroom BUT he’s such a hard sleeper he can’t even get himself to wake up. I’ve banged pans Beside his head while he was sound asleep HE didn’t even flinch but his sister came bolting out of her room at the other end of the house and she was dead asleep with her door closed and she heard it and she’s a heavy sleeper too! I never had this problem with her she wet the bed 1 time when she was 5 – she was overly excited about a field trip the next day at school(it was her 1st real field trip) she has never done it again I just dont’ know what to do any more every doctor said “he’s fine , he’ll grow out of it” but it isn’t them who has to deal with the mess! Cutting liquids off Doesn’t work.. I’ve even went to the extreme and didnt’ allow him to have anything to drink for 7 hrs before bed! and he goes to the bathroom A LOT during the day and he still peed a small lake in his bed :( I’m half tempted to throw the bed out and Just make him a cot on the floor with blankets until he finally stops peeing the bed! blankets and carpets are 100% easier to clean than a bed mattress!!!

]]> By: Nicole http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104271 Nicole Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:42:27 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104271 SO glad I'm not the only one who just bought a new mattress only to find out my dog peed on it!! I was mortified and had to figure out if there was a way to clean it, besides to change the bedding and put bounce dryer sheets over the urine spots in between the sheet and mattress to at least mask the yucky smell (I was desperate). Dang dogs, cannot believe this is where he decides to pee!! He even sleeps here! What the heck!?! Thank goodness for google and discussions. SO glad I’m not the only one who just bought a new mattress only to find out my dog peed on it!! I was mortified and had to figure out if there was a way to clean it, besides to change the bedding and put bounce dryer sheets over the urine spots in between the sheet and mattress to at least mask the yucky smell (I was desperate). Dang dogs, cannot believe this is where he decides to pee!! He even sleeps here! What the heck!?! Thank goodness for google and discussions.

]]> By: Mark http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104270 Mark Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:31:14 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104270 Just wanted to add that you can try baking soda first OR combine it with my bleach remedy like after when the mattress is still damp (Actually haven't tried the baking soda yet but my mom used to use it all the time when I had accidents..lol). You can also use carpet cleaner too when getting out stains or paw prints. Just wanted to add that you can try baking soda first OR combine it with my bleach remedy like after when the mattress is still damp (Actually haven’t tried the baking soda yet but my mom used to use it all the time when I had accidents..lol). You can also use carpet cleaner too when getting out stains or paw prints.

]]> By: Mark http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104268 Mark Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:04:01 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104268 To get an odor out first locate the spot of the odor, then apply a small amount of bleach to a washcloth and rub in the spot where the odor is. Remember, bleach is the atomic bomb of odor neutralizers so be careful not to put on too much, you don't want to have a bleach smell you cant get rid. After applying the bleach follow with a damp cloth of water. Then take a hair dryer and blow dry the spot so you don't end up with a mildew ring. Repeat as necessary to get the odor out. Once you are finished, follow up with a scented deodorizer life Febreeze to neutralize any left over bleach smell. Good luck! To get an odor out first locate the spot of the odor, then apply a small amount of bleach to a washcloth and rub in the spot where the odor is. Remember, bleach is the atomic bomb of odor neutralizers so be careful not to put on too much, you don’t want to have a bleach smell you cant get rid. After applying the bleach follow with a damp cloth of water. Then take a hair dryer and blow dry the spot so you don’t end up with a mildew ring. Repeat as necessary to get the odor out. Once you are finished, follow up with a scented deodorizer life Febreeze to neutralize any left over bleach smell. Good luck!

]]> By: Nanny Ellen http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-104130 Nanny Ellen Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:41:44 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-104130 Wow, interesting comments!As a former Nanny I have cleaned many mattresses after children have been ill, wet the bed, etc. The baking soda,vinegar seems to work best. Please do not blame Jim, this is what he was taught. Hopefully, He will rethink his actions now that several doctors have "talked" to him. Now for my problem...does anyone know how to remove an old, dried, unknown type stain from a mattress? Wow, interesting comments!As a former Nanny I have cleaned many mattresses after children have been ill, wet the bed, etc. The baking soda,vinegar seems to work best. Please do not blame Jim, this is what he was taught. Hopefully, He will rethink his actions now that several doctors have “talked” to him. Now for my problem…does anyone know how to remove an old, dried, unknown type stain from a mattress?

]]> By: Sam http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-103807 Sam Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:28:43 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-103807 lol wow. comments like these make me happy I don't drink. lol wow. comments like these make me happy I don’t drink.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-103704 Amanda Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:55:06 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-103704 You should probably toss it... If you haven't already,,,!!! You should probably toss it… If you haven’t already,,,!!!

]]> By: Amanda http://www.kensavage.com/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/comment-page-1/#comment-103702 Amanda Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:54:17 +0000 http://www.kensavage.com/index.php/archives/how-to-clean-a-mattress/#comment-103702 I had an accident last night.. This morning actually. I woke up at 6 am and had wet the bed- I was so tired I didn't even notice what I had done till I woke up. I was dreaming a lot and had dreamed I was using the restroom. I'm just saying,.. Eveyrone will have these types of accidents whether or not you are young or old. I am 23 and only on occasion I wet the bed- this is because I am so tired after work all week I crash and go into deep sleep. They are accidents. Anyway..... What I did to clean the mattress was ( after I took the sheets and covers to the washer) I used towels over top the spot and stood on top of them so soak it up. I did this for about a 1/2 to an hour. Then I put down some baking soda for about two hours. I just vacuumed that up and it's pretty much good to go but needs to try a bit as it is still damp. I am going to buy the vinyl whole mattress cover that zips up. As well as a padded mattress sheet and put my sheets on top. That will give some cushion and protection from my mattress if it ever happens again. I had an accident last night.. This morning actually. I woke up at 6 am and had wet the bed- I was so tired I didn’t even notice what I had done till I woke up. I was dreaming a lot and had dreamed I was using the restroom. I’m just saying,.. Eveyrone will have these types of accidents whether or not you are young or old. I am 23 and only on occasion I wet the bed- this is because I am so tired after work all week I crash and go into deep sleep. They are accidents. Anyway….. What I did to clean the mattress was ( after I took the sheets and covers to the washer) I used towels over top the spot and stood on top of them so soak it up. I did this for about a 1/2 to an hour. Then I put down some baking soda for about two hours. I just vacuumed that up and it’s pretty much good to go but needs to try a bit as it is still damp. I am going to buy the vinyl whole mattress cover that zips up. As well as a padded mattress sheet and put my sheets on top. That will give some cushion and protection from my mattress if it ever happens again.

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