Prue DeAraugo
RyanaIdeal Sleeping Temperature.
July 11th 2008 01:41
The last few nights in Sydney have been freezing cold to say the least. It makes you just want to snuggle in under a pile of blankets and go to sleep.
During the night, you can put more layers on and take them off depending on how you feel, but how about your baby? Unfortunately, it is hard to know how cold your baby is feeling. Last year when I first brought Samantha home from hospital, I used to have the heater on in every room of the house (I know it is terrible for the environment).
Since then, I have learned that it is not good for a baby, or adults for that matter, to sleep in an overly warm room. In fact, the ideal room temperature for sleeping is between 16-20 degrees, with 18 degrees considered perfect by health experts.
At around 18 degrees, all a baby needs to keep warm are a sheet and two blankets (as long as they have a warm stretch and grow on). Beware to if you are still swaddling your baby for sleep as this counts as extra layers and puts your baby at higher risk of overheating.
At night, all bedroom heaters should be turned off. It is much easier to keep baby at the correct temperature with layers that you can add or remove as necessary. Over heating puts your baby at a higher risk of SIDs. It is actually better for your baby to be cool than too hot.
If your baby kicks their blankets off, or wriggles out from under them, and then wakes you to come and cover them up again, try a baby sleeping bag. The bags come with a tog rating, the higher the tog the warmer the bag. If you buy one for 16 – 20 degrees, you know your baby will be warm enough.
This means a better night’s sleep for you and your baby and I certainly will not be complaining about that!
During the night, you can put more layers on and take them off depending on how you feel, but how about your baby? Unfortunately, it is hard to know how cold your baby is feeling. Last year when I first brought Samantha home from hospital, I used to have the heater on in every room of the house (I know it is terrible for the environment).
Since then, I have learned that it is not good for a baby, or adults for that matter, to sleep in an overly warm room. In fact, the ideal room temperature for sleeping is between 16-20 degrees, with 18 degrees considered perfect by health experts.
At around 18 degrees, all a baby needs to keep warm are a sheet and two blankets (as long as they have a warm stretch and grow on). Beware to if you are still swaddling your baby for sleep as this counts as extra layers and puts your baby at higher risk of overheating.
At night, all bedroom heaters should be turned off. It is much easier to keep baby at the correct temperature with layers that you can add or remove as necessary. Over heating puts your baby at a higher risk of SIDs. It is actually better for your baby to be cool than too hot.
If your baby kicks their blankets off, or wriggles out from under them, and then wakes you to come and cover them up again, try a baby sleeping bag. The bags come with a tog rating, the higher the tog the warmer the bag. If you buy one for 16 – 20 degrees, you know your baby will be warm enough.
This means a better night’s sleep for you and your baby and I certainly will not be complaining about that!
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