grobags and blankets

[monnie]

Hey

My DS is 11 months old and still wakes 2-3 times/night...

I'm wondering if he's cold.

He has a long sleeved body suit under an easy suit and then a 2.5 TOG grobag. I also put baby legs (the leg warmer things) on his arms.

It's been really cold in Perth (as it sounds like it has been everywhere) and he's often waking in the morning sneezing and his little chest feels a bit cold (certainly not nice and toasty!)

So...I'm wondering whether using a blanket over the grobag is worthwhile. I know the makers of grobag don't recommend it...but just wondering if anyone has tried it...

What do you think?

[KatieRabbit]

I am in Perth also and I use a sleepsuit but not a grobag brand. It is 1 tog I think, and I also have on DD: a singlet, long sleeve bodysuit, all in one pjs, a sheet, a wool blanket and two brushed cotton blankets. If I feed her during the night (usually do!) then I also turn on her oil column heater at about 3 or 4 am. Not really answering your qu but just giving you an idea of someone in the same location. You could try a blanket on top. Just check how he feels when waking up...

[chrysalis]

Hi there
I am in Vic where it is pretty cold and atm I dress my little guy as follows:
Singlet
Long sleeved onsie (cotton no legs)
Flannellette PJS top and bottom
socks
He sleeps through so I am guessing he is warm enough?
I did try a blanket last year - he kept wriggling out of it and I kept stressing I would find him head under the blanket!
The layering seems to have done the trick.
Good luck
Cheerio
Belinda

[Beach Mama]

We are in Melbourne so at the moment down to 6 ish at night, but even on a 15 degree night izzy will have a s/s jumpsuit, socks, a polar fleecy Bonds jumpsuit, a 2.5 grobag, plus a flannel sheet, a cotton blanket and a polar fleece blanket over the top all tucked in! SOunds like heaps but she is never overheated, but isn't a hot baby generally so we find it works for us. If we used the Grobag recommendations even for 16 degrees (which it was when she was a newborn - we had a heater in her room at 16) she would get cold. I would trial a blanket over him and tuck it all in around him and see how he goes.

[Olive]

tonight here its ment to get down to around 1 degree, DD is wearing
singlet
cotton spencer,
cotton pj's
2.5 tog sleeper siuy
sheet plus 3 cotton blankets

[monnie]

Cool!

Thanks guys!

I've added some socks tonight and put a cotton wool blanket over him...so we'll see how that goes!

Thanks for your help...and reassurance!

[leebee81]

I'm in Sydney and we don't run the heater overnight. Its get to the single figures in temperature. On our bed we have a very heavy wool doona and electric blanket so I don't think a 2.5 tog sleeping bag is enough for Oliver. I currently have for him:

Singlet
Short sleeve bodysuit
Wondersuit
2.5 tog sleeping bag (sleeveless)
sheet
fleece blanket

And in the last week I've added the cot quilt as well as he was waking again (yes, I know, but its tucked in at the foot of the cot like the sheet and blanket so I fail to see how it can be a greater risk than if I were to pile 2-3 loose blankets on top). Oliver sleeps with his arms up so I think he looses a lot of heat that way - he always has icecubes for hands in the mornings.

[littleme]

We use a gro bag also but i found maddy was cold with just the bag so we go like this!!!

-Singlet
-long sleeve suit
-gro-bag (mittens if really cold)
-sheet
-light blanket
-heavier blanket
ifts is REALLLYL cold ill add another light blanket, but we have heater set to not let house drop below 16deg at night so its normally ok...

Prior to me realising she was cold we didnt have the extra heavy blanket on there, now we dont get any 3-4am wake up (too often)
Maddy always has her arms up at night or she hugs her teddy so thats why we have mittnes on, although some morning they are soaked as she sucks her hands!!!


**leebee i hadnt thought of a cot blanket but thats a good idea - i too dont see the huge risk if its tucked in correctly.....**