Keeping kids bedrooms warm

[Olive]

have you got a sleeper suit?

[Cherished]

I'm thinking an oil heater would also be ok. Ours has a timer on it so you could set it go be on while she is usually fast asleep so the room is warm when she wakes and then have it switch off when she usually wakes up. I imagine it is hard to know when she will wake up though. With ours you can also make it not as hot so it would be ok if she did touch it. The timer is also good because it can go on and off as much as you want keeping the power bill down.

[BrightSparkles]

have you got a sleeper suit?

yep...with a second layer

I'll try the oil one then...see how we go.

[Ozziehoffy]

Yep, another one for the oil heater here! Seriously if you have them on low, just to take the chill out of the air they aren't hot to touch. Well, if you keep your hand on them they kind of are, but they're not going to burn. We unplug them during the day and then check the settings at night before switching on. Oskar has a singlet, long pj's and a doona and we try to keep his room around 18-20 degrees. We do an early morning check on him too... if I'm up going to the toilet I'll check otherwise DH does it when he's going to spare room cos he gets restless around 3am lol.... sometimes we just need to pop him back under the covers but at least hes not freezing if he's on top of them. Elijah is still in a grobag and in our room so we only put it on when it's really chilly as we have 3 people in there anyway lol.

[Taurean]

Oil heater here too! We have DD's set so it's about 20 in her room. Our house is freezing so she wears a spencer, Wondersuit and a 2.5 tog GroBag (it's sleeveless).

She sleeps beautifully when we get it right (so as per above) excpet for when she's teething, LOL

[LimeSlice]

Sorry haven't read all the replies...

You need to put as many layers on the bottom as there are on top - so grab some balnkets, or a big one, and fold it up and make it under her sheets into her bed. Then whatever you put on top will keep her sooo much warmer.
We had the same prob with Charlotte and this has solved it.

Also, if you have a high shelf, away from anything flammable, put a single tea light candle there, light it when you go to bed and it will take the chill off the air - you will be amazed how much warmth one tea light can create. Put it on a saucer or something and it will be fine over night.
(ETA: We have built in wardrobes, but with no doors on them, so we put it no the top shelf of the wardrobe (there is nothing else up there))

HTH

[BrightSparkles]

Thanks girls. We put the oil heater on and that was ok. I'll try all the other suggestions too. I'm beginning to think that it might just be a phase now. The tantrum we had at 2am was just ridiculous. The screaming/crying and kicking went on for 40mins! This is NOT what I want to be listening to at that time of morning - all because I wanted her in her bed. DH and I need to sleep. I'm happy for her to come into our bed anytime from 5am onwards but the rest of the time I want her in her bed because she just doesn't stay still in our bed.

**off to make her bed with more blankets underneath....