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.
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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!
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.
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.
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!
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my child couldn't handle the polar fleece sleeping bags, the heat would condense, and she would end up drenched in sweat.
for cold nights, and she wouldn't sleep with any sheets or blankets on her either, this is what i used:
cotton long sleeve spencer,
woollen longies (over night nappy)
all cotton sleeveless sleeping bag (in autumn and spring), sleeved sleeping bag in winter (they were $12 at best n less and big w)
sheepskin rug to sleep on
woollen blanket on her mattress between matress and sheeting.
(all natural fibres that breathe)
glass is a major loss of heat, so i made sure windows were well covered with thick curtains, to keep heat in. Kept her cot/bed away from window for that reason too.
for a very young one, SOCKS on the hands, instead of mittens, worked for us.
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