Winter Bedtime - PJs/Blankets/Grobags??

**Ezz** · April 30th, 2008, 08:49 AM

DS has been waking up more than usual the past few nights (since it's turned cold). But I'm finding it difficult to know how to dress him.

Last night, he wore a wondersuit & singlet, then I wrapped him in a light cotton wrap. On the bed, I had flannelette sheets, 2 cotton blankets & 1 polar fleece blanket. He was warm & snuggly when we went to bed. At 3:30am, his room was 13 degrees & he was cold!! I put another sleep suit over the top of the wondersuit & he was ok after that.

I had a look at the gro-bags - but the warmest one (2.5) is not intended for temps that low - and it's only going to get colder as winter comes.

DH wants to leave a heater on in DS's room - but I hate the thought of wasting all that energy - I'd rather keep him warm with clothes/blankets (like adults do!)

My questions are:
1. what do you do to keep your little one warm in winter?
2. how do you know if you've got the right number of layers? (especially if you have a quilt on your bed - how do you compare the warmth of a quilt with blankets)
3. how do you manage the change in temperature over night?? (I'm concerned about over-heating him if I dress him too warmly from the beginning of the night)

**MamaPan** · April 30th, 2008, 09:29 AM

we leave the heating on so the room is always about 22 degs.... i then use a 1 tog bag and a long sleep suit or pjs.
i am thinking of getting a sheepskin for under his sheet though as the cot does get cold with the cold air.
if you dont want to heat the room i would do what you are doing in terms of adding layers as it gets colder through the night... def dont start himw ith too many layers when it is warmer but maybe add a layer at each wake up? if you wanted to use a grobag you could use the 2.5 tog and then add latyers under (or a blanket over - not sure how this stacks up with SIDS though)
sorry prob not much help xxx

**~Trish~** · April 30th, 2008, 09:37 AM

I put my DS in a sleeping bag with long arms, I also wrap him in a muslin wrap and put a thick blanket over him. He seems to stay warm o'night! You can get sleeping bags in places like Big W.

**JordieC** · April 30th, 2008, 10:36 AM

We keep our house heated to about 15 degrees and DD sleeps in a normal grow suit (thicker ones on really cold nights) and in her gro bag. She has a few diff togs but at the moment I've found the middle one (1.0) I think is doing fine. Her other winter ones are quilted so they are very cosy.

I also bought her a sheepskin on the weekend which takes the chill off the sheets and mattress. She only has a blanket over her when it's really cold but I find that she usually manages to get out of that anyway.

Remember they will prob cry when they're cold before they cry when they're hot so I would rather go on the cold side. So far she's been fine!

**AnyDream** · April 30th, 2008, 10:37 AM

We have this thingy with a thermometer on it that says under 14 degrees you need pyjamas plus another layer of clothing on top plus 3 cotton blankets. Personally I think cotton blankets aren't warm enough so we have a wool blanket which I have doubled over. However, she's getting a bit more mobile now so I might have to go with a polar fleece sleeping bag with arms (saw some Bonds ones in Kmart the other day). Also we have an Onkaparinga wool proof mat (which is like a waterproof blanket underlay) under her sheets so something like might help if you don't want to go with a sheepskin underlay.

**Mother Goose** · April 30th, 2008, 10:46 AM

DD wears a singlet, one of the sleeping bag suits from Target, her cotton sheets (because I keep forgetting to buy flanlette ones), a bunny rug (I just can't seem to stop using them!), and a cot quilt. As the weather cools off, I will add her sheepskin underneath and also add blankets on top. She has a lovely wool one.
Last year (we only intoruduced the quilt this year) she wore singlet, PJ's and sleeping bag OR just a sleepingbag suit, cotton sheets, bunny rug, and the wool blanket doubled over as well as the sheepskin underneath the sheets.

DD also has a matress protector on her bed which I think helps keep the cold away a bit - could be wrong but it is what I find when ours is on...

HTH

MG