How do I keep my 2yr old warm at night?

[morgan78]

Im looking for suggestions on keeping Alex warm at nights as he doesn't stay under the doona - he moves around heaps - and mid winter here is normally around -1. I will not have a heater in his room as they are just too dangerous.
He is a size 3 so not sure if there are one piece suits available in this size.
Thanks in advance

[Pretty Butterfly]

At Target they have the really thick sleep suits up to size 6!!!! They are just gorgeous, and he wont get cold in one of those!! HTH!!

[Olive]

i think best and less sell bigger sizes as well!!

[MantaRay]

Yep, your only options really are the sleep suits, or a heater in the bedroom. I don't know of a child who will keep covers on.

[KatieRabbit]

I got my nephew a size 3 (he has just gone 2 a couple of months ago) all cotton (but thick double layers) Snugtime sleepsuit in David Jones about 2 weeks ago on sale for $20. They have arms and legs in them and zip up. I bought 2 for my DD one with arms and one without. Then you can layer clothes underneath to suit the weather. I got the armless one in Myer for $35- that's the normal price. I think they're great!

[ShootingStar]

I got DS some lined fleece suits from Target. He's the same, wont stay under the blankets and then when he wears pyjamas, likes to take his pants off! The ones i got are brilliant and come in big sizes too. Atm target have a 20% off sale on them so get in quick. Youll get them for $19.95.

[krisp]

We have a very active 2 year old who is just the same - he will not stay under his covers either! He sleeps in a singlet, a pair of long sleeve, long leg bonds cotton pyjamas and a think fleece sleep suit from target. If it is really cold night I also put socks on him. We have a block out blind plus thermal curtains on his window as well. It seems to do the trick.

[aussienic]

We have the same issue with our son. I am just weaning lol him into winter jammies now . Although we don't get winters as cold as yours our nights are genrally 13 sometimes a degree or 2 lower but rarely

When we go camping we have bought all in one suits and use socks as well and a beanie

[morgan78]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Will be heading to Target this weekend so will check out their suits.

[dee73]

We use the Target suits too, but also have a column heater in the room. If you have one with a thermostat you can keep it on a temp low enough to warm the room but without being hot enough to burn if they accidentally touch it.

[Nai]

Thanks for this post - I just realised that DD also needed some new sleep suits coming in to winter and I picked up a couple at Target on sale WooHoo!

[curl]

I saw those Target suits as well and thought they were great. Nice bold colours with cute pictures. I am considering getting a couple for visiting as we have relatives in cold areas.

[morgan78]

Thank you all for your suggestions - we went to Target on the weekend and picked up a couple of one piece suits with 20% off so were only $15.99. And he loved it and didn't wake up early hours. Oh and he looks soo cute to

[Bathsheba]

Thanks for the tips I'll be buying a sleeping suit for my nearly 2yo too I think. When he was a baby I had the column heater in his room but I think I'd prefer him to get used to life without one. I suspect that if kids can acclimatise to cold weather then it's healthier. I suspected this for many years and a few years ago my DD moved into a really cold part of the house where the central heating didn't reach very well (low pressure) I thought that she would get sick but she was by far the healthiest... she also walked to school in frost. So how does that work? Maybe because constant temp changes/adjusting is harder on the body than acclimatising to colder weather? Just a theory. We spent over $400 ONE BILL last winter on our central heating!!! that's not sustainable on our budget I'm afraid with utility costs set to rise 17% this year. So it's back to the old fashioned strategies of keeping warm for us! Rugging up!

[morgan78]

Apart from the safety issues i have with heaters the cost is another. I've managed to get by without one i just layer up. Have you got double glazing? when i lived in UK it was almost essential and makes a huge difference.

[blizz]

gotta love the sleeping bag and sleep suits been a life saver for me DD kicked the covers off as soon as she could move.
a tip, if it is really cold buy your sleep suit a little larger than you probably need and layer using a nice snuggly pair of flanelette jamies underneath DD loves it!!!
We have just progressed to putting a small quilt over her and for the most part she stays underneath it but if not it doesn't matter cause she's all covered anyway.