I didn’t, originally. Then, I developed diabetes. Now, my feet (and hands) get cold in the wintertime.
I am a 47 yr old male and my feet are usually very cold at bedtime. But nothing else is. I used to have an electric blanket when I was a kid, and I would love to have one now if it only worked at the foot of the bed.
For the longest time I didn’t have a heating pad, and my husband would tell me to get one. I didn’t see why I should. He bought me one, and it is the joy of my life. I use it almost every night except in really hot summer. Then I didn’t see why I should get another one for my feet, and he got me one, and I adore it too.
Hey notfrommensa, you could try a small hot pad at the foot of the bed, or get a two-zone blanket and put it on sideways. Not perfect solutions, but might be worth a try.
We have an electric foot-warmer, which was a gift from my wife’s stepmother. It’s effectively a double-wide fleece-lined slipper (so both feet fit comfortably), with an electric element (and a massager) built in. Man, that sucker is warm.
I’ve had an electric blanket since I was 16. They wear out after a while, but manohman they are worth every penny!
When I looked for blankets, there were several that had a feature where you could only use the foot region.
Aren’t those matress pads uncomfortably soft? I like a firm bed; makes it easier to turn around.
Uncomfortably soft? This makes no sense. 
The one we have isn’t like a pillowtop pad or anything like that; it serves the purpose of a standard mattress pad (which is mostly to keep you from, umm, dirtying your mattress); the “padding” function of it is pretty limited.
Or we just wear socks so it’s not a problem. 
Oh wow.
I have an electric blanket which I love, and just the other day I was wondering if there was something that I could use in my unheated study which is in a separate building at the bottom of the garden.
This is the perfect answer. Thank you, Maastricht!
Harrumph. I prefer to serve my natural role as a biological blanket. More and more jobs that were once done by a man are now being filled by technology, but I’ll be damned if I’m letting that one go without a fight.
Now get your freezing asses to your SOs and cuddle like [nature/evolution/your deity of choice] intended.
I actually put my regular mattress pad on top of the electric one, because I could feel the wires of the electric one while I was sleeping on it. A regular Princess and the Pea, I am
Anyway, the one I have doesn’t seem to be too pad-y, no.
Oh, a heating pad or hot water bottle at the foot of the bed ARE perfect solutions to cold feet IME.
I got an electric mattress pad for Christmas and have been fighting the urge to toast myself on both sides (a Gwenini) using it and my electric blanket. I don’t because I saw a warning that using both at once may create a dangerous situation. Usually I take these warnings lightly but when the risk is of serious burns or a housefire, I heed it.
Maybe if I use two different outlets…
Oh, the joy of electric blankets.
In the winter, we tend to keep our bedroom cool. Usually low 50°s.
So, flannel sheets, electric blanket, quilt/duvet. Ahhh.
To make it even better, we put the electric blanket on a timer.
It turns on at about 10PM, and off at about 1AM. So it’s warm when we go to bed, but
doesn’t keep heating all night, when we’ve already warmed up.
I’m the complete opposite. The idea of getting into a pre-heated bed almost makes me shiver. I love getting into a cold bed and have it slowly heat up. This greatly heightens the coziness factor.
Yes, mine too, it is preset to be warm for 70 minutes, then to shut itself off. I can’t fall asleep in a cold bed or with cold feet. Once I’m warm, I stay warm.
I find that the cold bed sucks all the heat out of my body. Where do you keep your thermostat set?
Hate to throw a damper on the love fest, but I think they are dangerous. I used to use one, years ago, and started waking up with bizarre numbness in my legs. I don’t know if it is the emf or the heat, but when I discontinued the blanket, the problem went away. Wouldn’t touch one with a ten foot pole.