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Like many others I'm struggling with the whole night clothing thing now that it's getting colder. I'm completely paranoid about overheating etc but finding it all rather complicated.
So my main question is- I know it's not recommended, but why exactly shouldn't one put a light blanket over a lightweight grobag?
My son is 12 weeks old and since he likes to sleep spreadeagled out I don't swaddle him but have used openweave cotton cot blankets tucked in tightly under his arms to give him some feeling of 'night-time' and security. (He's a big baby - born at nearly 10lbs and now over 6.5 kilos so we had to move him out of his moses basket and into a bigger cot a while ago). I've started using a grobag (1.0 tog) now the weather is getting colder since he seemed to be getting a bit wakeful (usually not a bad sleeper). But 1.0 tog is perhaps a bit lightweight and also doesn't give that tucked-in feeling, so i want to put one of the light blankets over it. I'd prefer not to move him into a 2.5 tog since I'm frightened of him overheating and they're so 'locked in' to them if the temperature is too much
And also, is it just me, or is the small card thermometer thing that comes with grobags rather inaccurate? Ours reads at either 18 or 21 degrees, but the room feels pretty cold to me...
finally, is it ok for him to wear a sleepsuit with legs inside the grobag? The recommendations seem to say not, but I can't quite figure out why legs will make such a difference..
Sorry to ask such minutiae, but I dread something happening at night..
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Grobags...probably a stupid question, but still... |
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DS is in vest, sleepsuit and 2.5 tog grobag, we also have free-standing heater with the thermostat set to 18 degrees. This will be the set-up all winter. DD has pyjamasa and a 4? 6? tog duvet (she's 3.5 years old) and sleeps in her bed in the same room.
Before we got the heater, DD (she was about 1 year old) would wake 3-4 times a night, lots of coughing, she slept through within 2 days of getting the heater. I felt so guilty about letting her get too cold (unheated room in Winter).
Before we got the heater, DD (she was about 1 year old) would wake 3-4 times a night, lots of coughing, she slept through within 2 days of getting the heater. I felt so guilty about letting her get too cold (unheated room in Winter).
Lol, I currently have DS in a short-sleeved vest, normal footy sleepsuit, 2.5 tog grobag with a wooly jumper over the top and he never seems over-warm when he wakes up. (16-17 degrees in the night)
Last winter when he was only a few months old I used all that and wooly mittens plus a light knitted blanket when he was really cold.
I think it depends on the baby as much as anything, but sometimes when the thermometer/guidelines say long-sleeved vest and grobag then I'm shivering with cold and would not be able to sleep like that so I don't see when DS should have to.
Last winter when he was only a few months old I used all that and wooly mittens plus a light knitted blanket when he was really cold.
I think it depends on the baby as much as anything, but sometimes when the thermometer/guidelines say long-sleeved vest and grobag then I'm shivering with cold and would not be able to sleep like that so I don't see when DS should have to.
I just think of myself under my lovely thick duvet - I still get cold. 2.5 tog grobags ae really thin compared to my duvet!
DS2 - 7 months has vest, sleepsuit (footed), growbag (2.5) and I usually put a light blanket over the bottom half of his body.
His hands are feckin freezing if I don't put all that lot on him.
We don't have the heating on overnight
His hands are feckin freezing if I don't put all that lot on him.
We don't have the heating on overnight
During the nighttime 2.5tog grobag with a long sleeved vest. Only if it gets very cold would I put him in a sleepsuit or extra top on him.
Daytime 1tog grobag with short sleeved vest and top on - nothing on his legs.
Just follow the instructions with the grobag. The legs of the sleepsuit will make them alot warmer, I need to sleep in a long sleeved nightie but if I put my pyjama bottoms on as well I'm boiling, presume the same for babies.
I don't think the temperature will get too much at nightime until march so go and buy a 2.5 grobag.
Daytime 1tog grobag with short sleeved vest and top on - nothing on his legs.
Just follow the instructions with the grobag. The legs of the sleepsuit will make them alot warmer, I need to sleep in a long sleeved nightie but if I put my pyjama bottoms on as well I'm boiling, presume the same for babies.
I don't think the temperature will get too much at nightime until march so go and buy a 2.5 grobag.
I have DS 2.5 months in popper vest, sleepsuit a 1 tog grobag, a light comforter, a fleece blanket and another blanket. He sleeps really well and loves the warmth. When he wakes up he's not clammy at all!
Even in the warm hospital he needed an extra blanket before he would sleep.
I am in Canada and no idea how i'm going to keep him warm in the winter here!
Even in the warm hospital he needed an extra blanket before he would sleep.
I am in Canada and no idea how i'm going to keep him warm in the winter here!
And me 
I want to know as well.
Dd wears - Vest, sleepsuit, pj top and 2.5 tog sleep suit. Temperature was 14 degrees when I put her to bed and went up to 18 with the heater on.
I also put a light blanket over her and tuck it in well if it feels cooler. Have you thought about buying a Grobag Egg thermometer?
Suwoo - Go on, what do you do?
I also put a light blanket over her and tuck it in well if it feels cooler. Have you thought about buying a Grobag Egg thermometer?
Suwoo - Go on, what do you do?
On the back of my grobag thermometer it DOES say sleepsuit (when cold).
Last night I had DS in long sleeved vest, pyjamas and 2.5 tog grobag (temperature got down to 15.9 overnight).
We are going to get a heater for the bedroom though I think, so we can try and keep temperature regular overnight.
Last night I had DS in long sleeved vest, pyjamas and 2.5 tog grobag (temperature got down to 15.9 overnight).
We are going to get a heater for the bedroom though I think, so we can try and keep temperature regular overnight.
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