How much bedding in the crib is needed in the UK in winter?

crazylilth1ng · Jan 31st, 2012, 05:22 AM

My baby is coming in 2 days by c section. I assume I will be home maybe 2 days after.

The weather is pretty cold right now and the heating is too expensive to stay on all night (not my choice the house belongs to someone else). I wondered what everyone is putting their babies to sleep in during the cold months?

A vest, sleep suit, a swaddle with a cellular or cot blanket over the top?

Does that sound enough?

It is always cold in this house at night in the winter and I always worry that my children do not have enough on but my older girls never complain, in fact Sofia (8 yo) will only ever sleep in knickers and a T shirt as she doesn't like the restrictiveness of night wear. Christina (10 yo) tends to wear a big kids babygrow/all in one sleepsuit or bed time jump suit and is fine.

So what is everyone else doing?

Button# · Jan 31st, 2012, 05:36 AM

I will be using a vest sleepsuit and a swaddle wrap as that's what the midwife advised when I asked her. I suppose it depends how cold your house is, maybe check with your midwife what she would advise.

lace&pearls · Jan 31st, 2012, 05:47 AM

This is my first baby so I'm no expert at all lol, I've been wondering myself, have you got a room thermometre at all? I have a groegg which I've been using to see what temp my room is at night

I live in quite an old house with single glazing so I don't think it's the warmest and the temp has been in the 'good' range nonetheless - without the heating on at night. If anything when I have the heating on the groegg normally tells me it's a bit too warm

I've got a swaddle blanket, a couple of sleeping bags and some cellular blankets so I think I will see how cold it is when she's born and how much she wriggles and then decide which to use :S lol also am planning on asking midwives at hospital what they think, on the sleeping bags it reccomends how many layers and what tog sleeping bag to use depending on the temperature of the room.

Does your swaddle blanket have any guide lines at all? xx

mrsrof · Jan 31st, 2012, 05:52 AM

I think i'll be watching this thread as well, ok my baby's not due until May, but I do worry about the temperature in our room...it's cold! and it's fine for us to just layer the blankets on or fill a hot water bottle, but not for a baby!

we have a storage heater but I'm convinced it's been wired up wrong as it doesn't seem to store any heat, it just gives it out, at the same temperature no matter what I set the output to

Not our flat though so can't fix it!).

crazylilth1ng · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:08 AM

I will have a word with the MW when I see her.

That's what I need, a room thermometer, how could I forget!! And I guess I will have to wait see how wriggly the baby is to figure out the blanket thing. It didn't give guidelines on the swaddles I bought but I'm considering a sleeping bag too.

I used to live in a place with storage heaters :/ they were pretty crap!!

Thanks girls!

Jims_Girl · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:35 AM

I'd use a little cotton hat and cotton scratch mittens at night then just keep checking the back of babys neck to make sure they are warm enough, add an remove layers as required.
Lots of thin ones are better than fewer thicker ones as warm air traps between layers.
It's impossible to compare layers with other people as we are all using different blankets and clothing etc.....
Just adapt to what you find x

Jims_Girl · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:37 AM

Sorry that sounds like I'd leave my bubba naked in just a hat!!!! I'm meant that it's useful to use a little hat as babies lose most heat from their heads!

lozza1uk · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:49 AM

This website's got loads of good advice for sleeping:

http://fsid.org.uk/page.aspx?pid=406

One of the things a midwife told us at antenatal yesterday is not to wear a hat indoors as overheating is worse than being too cold, and they can't cool down as easily with a hat on.

crazylilth1ng · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jims_Girl

Sorry that sounds like I'd leave my bubba naked in just a hat!!!! I'm meant that it's useful to use a little hat as babies lose most heat from their heads!

hehehe.... naked in just a hat wouldn't do much good ^_^ there would be pee and poop everywhere... That made me smile!!!

But on a serious note, I hadn't even considered a hat at night time! One of those thin cotton ones I guess that comes with certain sets of pajamas?? She will have scratch mitts on anyway as I don't want her clawing her face, but the hat could be a good idea!

But I also just saw the comment from Lozza about overheating... but in hospital they always want the hats on... is that to stabilize the initial body temperature which should be sorted out by the time they come home??

Shell820810 · Jan 31st, 2012, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jims_Girl

Sorry that sounds like I'd leave my bubba naked in just a hat!!!! I'm meant that it's useful to use a little hat as babies lose most heat from their heads!

Mmmm for this reason I heard you shouldnt put a hat on in bed, as it's the only way they can regulate their temperature if they are too hot. Too warm is much more dangerous than too cold

Jan 31st, 2012, 05:22 AM	#1
crazylilth1ng Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,977	How much bedding in the crib is needed in the UK in winter? My baby is coming in 2 days by c section. I assume I will be home maybe 2 days after. The weather is pretty cold right now and the heating is too expensive to stay on all night (not my choice the house belongs to someone else). I wondered what everyone is putting their babies to sleep in during the cold months? A vest, sleep suit, a swaddle with a cellular or cot blanket over the top? Does that sound enough? It is always cold in this house at night in the winter and I always worry that my children do not have enough on but my older girls never complain, in fact Sofia (8 yo) will only ever sleep in knickers and a T shirt as she doesn't like the restrictiveness of night wear. Christina (10 yo) tends to wear a big kids babygrow/all in one sleepsuit or bed time jump suit and is fine. So what is everyone else doing?

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Jan 31st, 2012, 05:36 AM	#2
Button# Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,347	I will be using a vest sleepsuit and a swaddle wrap as that's what the midwife advised when I asked her. I suppose it depends how cold your house is, maybe check with your midwife what she would advise.

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Jan 31st, 2012, 05:47 AM	#3
lace&pearls Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 636	This is my first baby so I'm no expert at all lol, I've been wondering myself, have you got a room thermometre at all? I have a groegg which I've been using to see what temp my room is at night I live in quite an old house with single glazing so I don't think it's the warmest and the temp has been in the 'good' range nonetheless - without the heating on at night. If anything when I have the heating on the groegg normally tells me it's a bit too warm I've got a swaddle blanket, a couple of sleeping bags and some cellular blankets so I think I will see how cold it is when she's born and how much she wriggles and then decide which to use :S lol also am planning on asking midwives at hospital what they think, on the sleeping bags it reccomends how many layers and what tog sleeping bag to use depending on the temperature of the room. Does your swaddle blanket have any guide lines at all? xx

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Jan 31st, 2012, 05:52 AM	#4
mrsrof Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 1,807	I think i'll be watching this thread as well, ok my baby's not due until May, but I do worry about the temperature in our room...it's cold! and it's fine for us to just layer the blankets on or fill a hot water bottle, but not for a baby! we have a storage heater but I'm convinced it's been wired up wrong as it doesn't seem to store any heat, it just gives it out, at the same temperature no matter what I set the output to Not our flat though so can't fix it!).

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Jan 31st, 2012, 06:08 AM	#5
crazylilth1ng Other BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,977	I will have a word with the MW when I see her. That's what I need, a room thermometer, how could I forget!! And I guess I will have to wait see how wriggly the baby is to figure out the blanket thing. It didn't give guidelines on the swaddles I bought but I'm considering a sleeping bag too. I used to live in a place with storage heaters :/ they were pretty crap!! Thanks girls!

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Jan 31st, 2012, 06:35 AM	#6
Jims_Girl Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 661	I'd use a little cotton hat and cotton scratch mittens at night then just keep checking the back of babys neck to make sure they are warm enough, add an remove layers as required. Lots of thin ones are better than fewer thicker ones as warm air traps between layers. It's impossible to compare layers with other people as we are all using different blankets and clothing etc..... Just adapt to what you find x

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Jims_Girl Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 661	Sorry that sounds like I'd leave my bubba naked in just a hat!!!! I'm meant that it's useful to use a little hat as babies lose most heat from their heads!

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Jan 31st, 2012, 06:49 AM	#8
lozza1uk Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,186	This website's got loads of good advice for sleeping: http://fsid.org.uk/page.aspx?pid=406 One of the things a midwife told us at antenatal yesterday is not to wear a hat indoors as overheating is worse than being too cold, and they can't cool down as easily with a hat on.

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