How to keep a wriggly baby warm overnight?

[glenny_c]

My DD is still sleeping in bags as she moves around so much during the night. I've just started putting the heat on a timer in her room so it comes on at midnight so her room is warm when the 3am freeze hits.

[MrsFabuloso]

I usually use the next size up and take it off first thing in the morning so he doesn't trip on the extra length in his legs(itms!) As for cold hands, I used to put long socks on their hands, under their suits, so socks on hands (and feet too!) first, pulled up their arms as far as I could, then their pj's then the onesie suit.

[AlligatorsMum]

Glenny_c
Where do u get one of those heaters? I find the cold change the hardest thing about early winter in qld! It isn't freezing when they go to bed but gosh it's cold by morning!! How do u dress someone who can't temp control themselves when it's 20degress at bedtime but 8dgrees in the morning? The timer heater sounds like a good idea..

3LM - the socks sound like a brilliant idea. We have some mitten things but he just pulls them off so the socks up his arms might be a goer!

[Janie71]

I don't really have much that would help, but just a little reminder that over heating is worse than being cold. It can be such a hard balance and I think something like a Gro bag or sleeping bag help as you can dress them up or down underneath.

I am a bit paranoid about the over heating though as febrile convulsions run in our family.

Janie xxx

[Eenee]

I use the padded onsies from pumpkin patch over a normal onsie for DD

[LimeSlice]

Lots of layers!
Both of mine are wrigglers and blanket-thrower-offer-ers lol The other thing to think about is how many layers you put UNDER them - ie sheets and what not on the mattress itself.
Layers over the top are limited in effectiveness by how much heat is lost through the base. So a sheet, a couple of thin but dense bankets under the sheet will help in retaining the heat you can trap by blankets or layering.
I like breathability - so wool, natural fibres, will always be better than polyesters that can cause sweating, which when moisture is trapped, makes one colder rather than warmer.

HTH

[feeb]

Sleeping bags/grobags/dreambags are great!!! DS1 was in 1 from 9 weeks as constantly was un covered and DS2 from 9 months. Now at nearly 4 years and 26 months they wear the all in 1 fleece suits with feet as they still don't keep covered!