Heating baby’s room
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Topic: Heating baby’s room
Posted By: Chickoin
Subject: Heating baby’s room
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 7:04pm
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Hi all,
Winter has arrived at last here. Last night was freezing. As we were foolish, we weren't actually prepared at all! Jody got cold and upset during the night 
Anywho, we want to go and get a heater for her room. We are thinking one of those oil fin heaters, just a little one to keep on low all night. Would that be the safest option?? Very paranoid about fires! -------------   
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 7:37pm
| We use one and have no prob's. I so know what you mean though I was so paranoid when we were first started using it. I'm guessing that most people use this option most people I know with little ones use them |
Posted By: Muz
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 7:41pm
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Thats what we use - i think they are pretty safe, some have a special switch thing that turns it off if it gets knocked over. They never really feel hot enough to set anything on fire IMO.
Not sure how economical they are but heat is needed at this time of year! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 8:37pm
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We got a small oil heater from bunnings before the girls were born. We have it on 24/7 during the winter and have had no problems. I also get paranoid about heaters/fires. I made Jess put a smoke alarm in their room just in case. -------------  
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 9:00pm
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With Alia we had a oil column heater, with timer, thermostat but this time around we are lucky enough to have a fire that will burn all night. I get up around 4am anyway so re stoke it then. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 9:16pm
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i dont believe in leaving heaters on in babies rooms. i will heat up a room but not leave it overnight. i dont like the fact they are breathing in dry hot air and it is too easy to over heat. if they are dressed appropriatley and with sufficient beddding there should be no need.. (thats just my opinion tho.) ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 9:27pm
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We have an oil heater on but like Bizzy i'm not overly keen. I have it on low/med but always leave the bedroom door ajar so it doesn't get stuffy. Which kida defeats the purpose hehe!
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 9:59pm
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I think it depends on how warm and dry the room is to start with. Our house is an old 1920's bungalow, that gets bloody cold in a Dunedin winter without heating!
We have a panel type heater that has a thermostat, and Campbell has his cot in our room, so we all benefit. If I wake up in the middle of the night and happen to be too cold or hot, then its easy to just turn the thermostat up or down. We're planning to install an Econoheat panel heater into his room when he moves into it - they have thermostats, are designed to put out a low heat, are safe because they can't fall over, and apparently are cheap to run. |
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 10:28pm
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Hubby picked up a wall mounted ceramic heater for Blair's room the other day. It comes with a remote, and has the ablity to be thermostatically controlled. I like the fact that it's up off the floor and Blair can't get to it.
Bubs will be in with us for the first 4 - 6 months, and I will use a oil filled heater in our room when needed. (I'm just looking around for some cheap thermal backed curtains for our room - as DH has only just figured out we don't have them in our room) ------------- 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 24 May 2009 at 10:33pm
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Coolies, small oil fin heater it is. I will leave the door ajar, I usually do anyway. Installing a smoke alarm in her room is such a great idea, I can't believe I didn't think of that! There is one in the hall outside her room, but not in it.
It seems to be a pretty cold house I guess, we have only been here a couple of months, it's made from bricks and concrete though, brrr. I can dress her up really warm but her little nose and hands get so cold still so I figure heating the room would be a good option. Thank you all so much for your advice  -------------
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Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 12:21pm
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We use an oil heater too, we just got a bigger one for her room as we found the small one wasn't really heating her room anymore (I think we need to get the windows resealed). It is on a timer and goes off from 10am to 3pm.
We leave the door open a little bit so that the air can circulate and not get stuffy. We have a smoke alarm in the hallway but not in her room, good idea to put one in her room though. ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
Posted By: noodle
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 12:33pm
we use a small oil heater in his room just on low to keep the chill off the air, and keep the door slightly ajar for a bit of circulation. we put a smoke alarm in his room too....i thought i was just being paranoid glad to see i'm not hehe  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 12:42pm
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I heat up Sams room with an oil fin heater for an hour or so before he goes to bed and then I take it out, but then Sam is a particularly 'sticky fingers' child and would sense it was there and wake up so that he could touch it.
Sam is good with them now but at 16 months he tipped one over on his toe and half cut it off, which was absolutely horrible. There was a lot of blood, antibiotics, creams, washes and bandages and even now the nail doesn't grow properly. This was a full-size oil fin heater though. I never realised how heavy or sharp they could be! Good for little babies rooms though. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:06pm
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We use a little oil fin heater in lil miss' room, it has a thermostat and keeps the room around 17-18 degrees. Without the heater it gets down to around 9 degrees in there on a cold night, and sometimes even with the heater it struggles to get above 16.
We used to put one in the gremlins room too but now they are in beds we don't coz we worry about them burning themselves. But they're also old enough now that if they're cold they can pull the blankets back up over themselves. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:18pm
| Oil heaters are quite safe for heating a baby's room, just stick to the everything a metre from the heater rule. Never use a fan heater in a baby's room as it can over heat the baby and also dehydrate them. |
Posted By: Mel&Kel
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 1:19pm
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Wow neeandsam that is very scary, I never realised how sharp they were either! Glad he is ok though ------------- Mummy to Eva born 11 Feburary 2009 and Charlotte born 18 April 2011 |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 3:20pm
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We use the same thing. One we already had so I took to a sparky to cert it and get a new plug just to be sure. Hadn't thought about the smoke alarm though. There is one outside her room but that defeats the purpose so might put one in her room this week. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 3:24pm
I remember you telling us when this happened, and so now I always make sure I close Harry's door when he's up so he can't get in there. I keep telling DH about the toddler who's toe nearly got cut off from the oil fin heater!! I didn't remember it was your Sam but I knew it was someone from ohbaby... ouch! We have an oil fin heater on low all night cos otherwise Harrison wakes up cold, and there's only so many layers he can wear (he doesn't stay under covers and his sleeping bag isn't warm enough). ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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neeandsam wrote:Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 5:15pm
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We have a small oil fin heater in the bedroom and we turn it up high late afternoon and turn it down to low when she goes to bed, the room doesn't overheat or feel stuffy and it keeps the chill off the air which is the best. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 6:49pm
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Ouchy, I will remember to keep the heater away from Miss J next winter when she wants to pull on things.
I went and had a look today, I could only find one for $40 so it will have to wait until payday. I will definalty have it as far away from anything as possible. Thanks again all  -------------
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 9:04pm
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We have an old house - wooden floors & high ceilings and it gets quite cold. We use an oil heater in the girls room to keep the temp at around 20 degrees. They are both still in cots though and can't really get out. Oh, and both are terrible with blankets so have a gogo sleeping bag.
Scary Renee - I think I'll be extra careful with the kids around the heater ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 25 May 2009 at 9:28pm
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We have an http://www.econo-heat.co.nz/ - Econo-Heat in Hannah's room on a timer.
It keeps her toasty and warm. She has a Grobag, but only a summer weight one. She's a really fidgety sleeper, so it's nice to know the cold edge has been taken off her room and it doesn't over heat. I forgot to set the timer the other night and it was on from 5pm - 7am. Her room was lovely and warm, but certainly not hot when I went in to get her up for the day. This is the second winter of using it and I love it  ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 26 May 2009 at 9:52pm
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I agree with Bizzy on leaving heaters going all night in babies rooms.
We have a little heater in Cadens room but I only turn it on for about 10mins before he goes to sleep to take the chill off his room and then it gets turned off. He has lots of blankets and his dressed all snug and in his sleep bag at night, so that keeps him warm. ------------- |
Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 27 May 2009 at 8:50am
| Im liking the look of those Econo Heats. Will have to invesitgate more.. At the moment we just put an oil heater in there for a few hours before he goes to bed. |
Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 27 May 2009 at 10:52am
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We heat up our whole upstairs with a 10-fin oil column heater. We shut the door to the spare room, and leave Lydia's door and our door open. We have tapered ceilings, so they are about 10ft high at the point, but the heater is doing a great job keeping the whole upstairs toasty warm.
Re the smoke alarms, there should be one in EVERY room of the house, not just in hallways! Our house burned down when I was 12, my brother could have died if my dad didn't go in to him when he cried, and the smoke alarm in the hallway didn't go off until the flames were already coming out his bedroom door and into my room. HUGE advocate of smoke alarms here, people! |