The heat and hot weather.....

[MummaSue]

Thanks so much for that. Some really helpful suggestions.

I just know that if we are getting 29 degrees in winter then summer is going to be a belter!!

Sue xxx

[~Hestia~]

Ooooh yes, last summer it got over 40 degreees several days in a row! I don't have air conditioning either but hopefully this year, fingers crossed!
Geez Moo would get so cranky too - he hated the hot weather.

We kept the curtains closed, thankfully we have very heavy ones so they really helped keep the heat out.
We had multiple fans going. Would set them up at different ends of a room.
Kept parts of the house shut off.
DH put some shade cloth up at the windows on the outside, made a big difference.
Got the car going with air con on to make it nice & cool before I put Moo in. Would only go out in the morning with him.
Put wet face washers in the freezer for Moo to suck on.
He pretty much just wore a nappy. Had him in a singlet at night with a muslin wrap. Your DD probably won't be wrapped by the time summer comes which will make things easier! I tried not wrapping Moo, or having his arms out but the only way he'd sleep was all tightly wrapped!
Had a fan blowing in his room but not blowing right on him. mainly to circulate the air in his room.
On the really hot days we put his bed in the kitchen which was the coolest room. He was only in a cradle which made it easier.
Offered extra breast feeds plus water frequently.
Towards the end of summer we started taking him to the local outdoor pool. We'd go for a little splash between breakfast & his morning nap. School had gone back so it was lovely & quiet, just other Mum's & bubs there!

That's all I can remember right now!

[MummaSue]

Thanks so much!!

[Taurean]

Great advice from the girls!

My only advice is aircon, aircon, aircon! LOL!

DD lived in singlet suits (onesies). She was in sleeping bags for sleeps so I used a .5 tog if we didn't have the aircon going and a 1.0 tog when the air was on and I knew her room was the right temp.

The pureed fruit ice blocks is a great tip! Increase her milk feeds and offer plenty of water. If she's on the move, put a couple of sippy cups around the house so she can help herself as well.

[Visitor7]

The others have already given great suggestions, so I can't add anything there. Just wanted to say that I have caved, and have finally put the air con on today for DD2 while she's asleep. It's getting so hot and muggy here already (btw, I'm in Cairns)

[~Hestia~]

It's so bizarre to hear you girls say it's getting hot! We're in the middle of cold, rain & wind in Geelong!

[Rivlas]

Send some of that weather down to Victoria, it is soooo overcast & cold here

[ss_storm]

It's so bizarre to hear you girls say it's getting hot! We're in the middle of cold, rain & wind in Geelong!

I know! It's like 9 degrees here today and cloudy again, it's taking 3 days for washing to dry inside...and then I read that people are putting their air con on! I'm thinking noooo it's freezing, talk of air con makes me even colder!