I once had a woman at a laundromat ask if she could pay me to fold her fitted sheets. I politely declined and taught her instead.

Stick your hands inside the “pockets” that the corner seams form, starting with two adjacent corners. Match up the points, and then flip one corner over onto the other, so that both corners are now over one hand. Set this side down and repeat on the other side.

Then repeat with the two “double stacked” corners, so that all four corners are layered over each other. At that point, you should be able to fold the “side” parts to form a normal rectangle that’s about 1/4 the size of the mattress. Then fold that rectangle normally.

Big MIL energy here.

Based on your username, I’m guessing you’re a gynecologist? If so … is it also true that the manufacturer improved the insertion device when transitioning from Implanon to Nexplanon?

My doc was mentioning something during the insertion procedure for my first Nexplanon (after I had already had Implanon), but I get squeamish and wasn’t paying attention. Lol. I’ve been curious for years, but never asked again!

The counter-argument to that is that an implant like Nexplanon is highly effective. More effective than condoms or the pill based on actual usage by a decent margin.

1 in 1,000 people using Nexplanon over three years will become pregnant. There’s no such thing as user error once the device has been in place for several weeks.

For condoms, the practical efficacy rate is about 87% per year. For the pill, it’s about 93%.