Umm...I have no idea, LOL. I just had lots of stretchy wraps for wrapping and dressed them however warmly I needed to under that. Then I'd put a blanket on top as well if they were cold. I have had all summer babies in Qld though so they were mainly just in singlets and a wrap when newborn.
Thanks ladies. It's so confusing for me! I am in cold cold Melbourne and she will be born right in the middle of winter. Do babies need to be kept warmer than us? For example first night at home I would wrap baby up in a medium thickness wrap and then put a thick fleecy blanket over the top. Oh and the baby would be in a grow suit under that.
Do they have new born sleeping bag thingies? I had some given to me, but they are 000 and 00 i think....
A bunny rug is generally used for wrapping/swaddling, then another bunny rug or thicker blanket over the top. It all depends on how cold it is! I wouldn't worry about wrapping in a muslin wrap and then wrapping in an additional wrap. I'd just use one wrap, then additional blankets. The wrap is mainly used to help them feel tight and secure and to stop their reflex movements waking themselves up
Any thin blanket is great for wrapping - regardless of what it's called on the package - usually around 1m x 1m, some a little smaller/bigger. Thicker, bulkier blankets for over the top
I would probably save the sleeping bag type suits for when you're no longer swaddling. It's all personal preference though really, and as long as baby isn't too hot or too cold there is no right or wrong.
They say to dress them as you would yourself, plus one additional layer, and to check the back of their necks - if a baby's neck is cold then they are definitely cold. If their neck is sweaty and clammy they are probably at risk of over heating.
Yup I've always gone by the one more layer than what we are wearing. You can tell if they are getting too hot because they look a little flushed.
I had one winter baby (August) however, was in Queensland at the time. Technically I had a winter "baby" in Tassie - she was born at the end of March so technically she was a baby by the time we had winter start - just not a newborn! She was in warm suits and in a blanket most days, and a warm suit, wrap and blanket of a night time.
Yep, I always thought a bunny rug was a flanelette wrap, usually about 1m x 1m, but if you can find some bigger ones, grab them! Much easier to use to swaddle when baby is a bit bigger.
Babies have a greater surface area to volume ratio than adults and for this reason they lose more heat. They also have an immature hypothalamus and are less able to regulate their own body temperature.
I would avoid the use of fleecy blankets as bedding and only use them for a walk in the pram in the cold, when you will be watching bub. Synthetic fibre doesn't breathe and there is a far greater chance of baby overheating when under a fleece or polyester blanket. I used wool blankets in winter and cotton in summer.
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Thanks for the info ladies.
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