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Maya
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Topic: How do you keep bubs warm at night? Posted: 18 June 2007 at 9:24pm |
I'm interested to know what you do to keep your bub warm at night in the winter.
The gremlins sleep in a singlet (polyprop or cotton long sleeved) a terry onesie and their winter weight Gro Bags, plus I use a heater to keep the room between 18-20 degrees. Would love to be able to not use the heater but by 6pm their room is down to 11 degrees so it would be freezing by say 2am.
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 9:28pm |
Maddie goes to bed in polar fleece onsies or flannette pj's with a singlet under. Her bed also has several blankets on it plus we still wrap her.
Fortunately her room doesn't seem to get too cold at night, at least she hasn't complained so far. She's always nice and toasty when we get her up in the morning!
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 9:41pm |
Rhyley has a bodysuit, all in one, grow bag (or the likes) about 4 blankets on his bed and we use an oil heater on a timer which comes on at 11pm till 1am then around 2.30am till 6am. He seems warm enough although the doors not on his room at present due to putting carpet in there and needs some off the bottom of the door... waiting for DH ... waiting... waiting LOL
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 9:46pm |
Tayla has a bodysuit on, fleece sleeping sac, 4 blankets and we have turned the nightstore on, look out power bill!!!! she toasty warm but her hands are freezing, we bank our fire every night, so we are looking at a heat transfer kit!
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 9:54pm |
I usually have Sam in a singlet, socks and either a polarfleece onesie or a terry towelling onesie.
He has about three or four blankets and a woolen blanket under the bassinette sheet.
He gets really freezing cold hands too!
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 10:07pm |
I was wondering this... Char has (usually)O a singlet, s/s bodysuit, polar fleece onsie, flanny sheets and 4 woolen blankies, wrapped in a safety sleep as well, she is. Her room is right next to the lounge and our fire goes 24/7, so the whole house is pretty warm all the time (and we have a nightstore in the hallway) Thing is, when I get her up for her dream feed, she has a cold head and nose, and I was wondering if I should put a hat on her? She is a tummy sleeper, and I worry a bit about over heating... Any suggestions would be super. And, before you mention it, yes I know I am naughty sleeping my baby on her tummy, but its the only way she will sleep, and she has a very very strong neck and excellent head control...
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Posted: 18 June 2007 at 10:50pm |
fattartsrock wrote:
I was wondering this... Char has (usually)O a singlet, s/s bodysuit, polar fleece onsie, flanny sheets and 4 woolen blankies, wrapped in a safety sleep as well, she is. Her room is right next to the lounge and our fire goes 24/7, so the whole house is pretty warm all the time (and we have a nightstore in the hallway) Thing is, when I get her up for her dream feed, she has a cold head and nose, and I was wondering if I should put a hat on her? She is a tummy sleeper, and I worry a bit about over heating... Any suggestions would be super. And, before you mention it, yes I know I am naughty sleeping my baby on her tummy, but its the only way she will sleep, and she has a very very strong neck and excellent head control... |
The grobag egg or any other room thermometer would probably be a great idea if you're worried about overheating.. and I think I remember seeing something on the sleepstore website about how many layers is recommended based on room temperatures... I'll try and find the link..
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 3:29am |
We live in a 1920s house with high ceiling and polished wooden floors - love the look but it gets sooooo cold. So we have no choice but to crank up the heater - we too keep her room at around 18-20 degrees. She sleeps with a woolen singlet, an AIO and a (thin) woolen blanket on top - seems quite cosy. We still sleep in the same room and it feels fine at night.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 3:43am |
Over here we have central heating which is brill but in NZ we used a thermostat oil column in her room which did the trick.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 6:51am |
Taine is shocking for sleeping ON the bed, rather than in it, so it never matters how many blankets he has on! I put him in a woollen singlet, nappy and some woollen tights, then his pjs. Usually he is quite toasty in the morning. When we go to bed, I open their door and let the heat from the fire in. So far haven't used a heater in their room, but have a little one. I also have hot water bottles that I generally will put into their beds to warm them up before they get in,
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 8:51am |
Yeah we use a wheat sack to keep Kaleb's bed warm while we feed him. Otherwise a heater on to keep temp between 18-20 since we have wooden floors in his room(its usually on all night and until good stream of sun in room in morning). He sleeps in a cotton bodysuit/wool singlet, stretch n grow and socks. He is then wrapped in a cotton wrap and sleeps in flannelette sheets with two cotton blankets (doubled over to make 4 layers) on top.
During the day if his hands are unwrapped I put a pair of mittens (from TnT) on to keep them warm.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 9:57am |
I don't do that much for Jack and am now worried
He is always warm when I get him up though, if a hand escapes then that gets a bit cool, but plunket said not to worry too much about that, and he seems to like being cooler.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 10:18am |
For Josh we have him in a singlet, an undersuit and then an all on one suit. He also has mittens and socks and booties on. He sleeps in a polarfleese sleep sack and then in a cotten sleep sack. He has a sheet, 2 blankets, a duvet and then another blanket on top if needed. His room is cold (but they all are at night but we are in the process of getting a heat transfer kit.
Andrew has flannelete PJ's and a singlet on. Flannelette sheets, a duvet and a quilt. He is a warm boy.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 10:31am |
Fay sleeps in a 2.5tog GroBag and we use the clothing guide on the thermometer to assess how many layers to put on her. the cardboard thermomenter that comes with the bags not the flash egg thingy. We have an oil column heater on timer so it warms her room up at night and then comes on again at about 1, but generally we keep her room about 18 degrees
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 10:59am |
Sarah Beth wrote:
I don't do that much for Jack and am now worried
He is always warm when I get him up though, if a hand escapes then that gets a bit cool, but plunket said not to worry too much about that, and he seems to like being cooler. |
To be honest I probably wouldn't worry, if he is warm when you get him up then he is fine.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 11:44am |
Ella ALWAYS has cold hands....and often feet too - no matter what she is wearing!
We are leaving a temp controlled heater on in her room with door open to circulate air thru.
She has all in ones (pjs with feet) and most nights sleeps in a fleece sleep sack that mum made - kind of a fleecy overnightie with no bottom so she is not enclosed. We put this over a onsie and footed pants if she is in the sleep sack. She has never been wrapped - so we dont do that.
Then she has one blanket on...she wont sleep under a sheet so straight under a blanket - mind you so do i!
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 11:54am |
I don't do much for Daniel either, he goes to sleep in a singlet (usually woolen) and an all in one. Then is wrapped and has his sheets and a blanket. Heater is on low all night (oil heater) and he's always nice n warm when we get up to him.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 1:25pm |
James goes to bed wearing a bodysuit,stretch and grow and socks. We still wrap him he has a sheet and a aircell blanket and a heavier blanket on top and also use a oil heater in his room on low too.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 1:48pm |
I use to have McKayla in just a vest and leggings and a sleeping suite. But you have to realise this one overheats really quickly and dont like too many coverings. If she sleeps with us she is in a vest and nappy and that is it. If she has leggings on she cant sleep.
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Posted: 19 June 2007 at 2:19pm |
I'm surprised how warm some of you keep the rooms, but if it works for you that's great!
Xavier wears a ss body suit/cotton singlet (whichever I've grabbed first), and either a onesie or lightweight pants and a longsleeved top. He has flannelette sheets, a polarfleece blanket & 50/50 feather/down duvet on his bed, and a woolen blanket gets added at night. We have our fire going 24/7 (except when I need to empty the firebox  ) and we will put an oil heater in the boys room (when they are sharing) if it gets really cold. We have a thermostat (sp?) on the heater so the room stays around 12 to 13 degrees.
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