room temp, sleepwear and bedding!

[NYCMel]

Our 8 month year old sleeps at around 19/20 C. His air con is on 24/7. According to most childcare specialist including Gina Ford, babies should be sleeping at around 17C. My son wears a long sleep top and pants and is in a light grow bag and has 1 cashmere blanket and another lighter one on top of him.

Overheating is a major cause of SIDS as well. If your baby has a cold or a running nose, it's important to keep it cool in the room as well b/c if it's too warm the mucus will block his/her nasal passage making it even more difficult/uncomfortable to sleep.

 

[Paddles]

My 2 sleep in a room at 24/25 with long sleeved pjs and a 0.5 tog grobag. Sometimes I'll add a blanket - my aircon thermostat isn't very accurate so temp tends to fluctuate a little and it can feel cold.

I did read something about 21 degrees being the right temp but it seemed so cold when they were little that i increased it and they did seem to sleep better after - could just be coincidence of course!

 

[plumtree]

My 9 month old sleeps in a room with a/c but turned to 27 degrees. It feels a bit cooler than that though. He sleeps in just long sleeved pjs, no gro bag or blanket. For winter, I'll probably switch to a long sleeved body with grobag. We have a room heater, so will probably use the thinnest grobag for now.

 

[adahc]

My son sleeps in 24/25c room.Longe sleeves with one cotton blanket on him. I go according to the hospital nursery's room.

 

[tallmama]

my girl sleeps under 26 degrees air con, with long sleeved sleepsuit and 1.0tog grobag.

 

[pooch]

great - I don't feel so worried now! It seems there are a few of us with rooms around 25 degrees. whatever works I say!

 

[rach]

we are the same the room felt way too colld at 21 even 22 so tried 24 with light grobag ang one sheet and cellur blanket and sleeps a lot better. do the same in the day minus grobag. we noticed this one day when air con was switched off (the room wasa freezing and i meant to go back in but forgot and he had a great sleep. of course i was a bit worried that time and wouldnt leave the air con off again. lots of hot countries dont have air con and dont hear sids rate any higher sorry aussie mum should have shared this earlier but i'd kind of forgotten

 

[pooch]

keeping all the tricks to yourself were you rach!