Newpoint International 200-Thread Count Cotton Waterproof Mattress Pad

I was very happy to find this type product in Twin XL size. Why Twin XL bedding is so difficult to find is beyond me. Now back to the review.

I was very pleased with the design and apparent quality of this mattress pad. It fit on the mattress like a fitted sheet would and then we did put a fitted sheet over the pad. The mattress for this bed is the special Temper-Pedic memory foam which unfortunately costs approximately $2,000 for the mattress and being a foam-like material, it REALLY soaks up liquids. The cost of the mattress pad was reasonable and the mattress pad itself was soft and did not make any crinkling noises such as plastic would do.

The first time the older adult experienced urinary incontinence during the night, he slept through the "accident" and when he woke up later and informed me of the accident, I immediately went to his room at 3:00 AM and stripped the sheet and the mattress pad. I was very disappointed to find that liquid from the...Read more

I wanted to protect my brand new fancy mattress, knowing that perspiration and body debris was about the only thing that would ruin it over time and a mattress condom is very hard to get on and off compared to a stretch pad on a big and heavy bed.

The size is perfect for a pillow top queen and the sheer sides are adequate, not too thin and tuck under nicely. It's a waterproof layer in between two cotton layers and when you wash it you will need to spin dry it at least twice, when they say waterproof they mean it and the water pools in the random pockets that get created when washed.

If this pad is durable over years' time, it will be cheap insurance for an expensive mattress, just don't overheat it when drying it and damage the inner layer.

We wanted a waterproof mattress pad for our new memory foam mattress, just to protect it from life's little messes. When I read the reviews of various pads, my main criteria was that the pad be non-crackly, because we really hate the feel and sound of a plastic pad. I didn't care how thin the waterproof pad might be, since we would be using it under our regular mattress pad. This mattress pad is not crackly or crunchy at all, and is actually much thicker than I expected. Highly recommended!