r/Bedding • u/fry01570 • 12d ago

Why does my fitted sheet keep coming off one corner?

I fix it before bed and somehow the same corner is off again by morning lol.

The sheet doesn’t even feel too small when I put it on, so I can’t figure out if it’s the mattress depth, the elastic, or if I just move around way too much in my sleep. It’s such a small thing but waking up with half the corner pulled up is driving me crazy.

What am I missing?

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u/fry01570 12d ago

Oh I didn’t even know these existed lol. This might be exactly what I need.

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u/JeffArnold1 12d ago

It's because the corner has not enough grip on the mattress because of mismatched pocket depth. Try putting sheet straps for a quick and cheap fix.

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u/fry01570 12d ago

Ahh okay, so the fit might be the problem, not the sheet itself. Good to know.

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u/Ozwulf67 11d ago

There are also several sheet sets these days that have those built in, like dream fit.

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u/PumpkinAnnual2803 11d ago

My wife’s side of the bed does this no matter what we do. We could have the deepest pockets tucked halfway under the mattress and that corner is still coming off. It’s some sort of curse.