Once you are no longer swaddling, we recommend layering using sheet and blankets. The extra tuck room on our cot duvet covers allows these to be safely tucked into the mattress.
We do not advise using baby bedding made from synthetic fibre such as polyester or fleece, as they often result in overheating and sweating. The best way to tell if your baby is the right temperature is to feel their chest or nape of their neck. They should be a comfortable warm temperature.
If they are red and sweaty then they are too hot and if they are cold to the touch then your baby is too cold. Feeling their hands or feet is not a good indication of their body temperature. I so could have used this advice last week. My 7 month old woke up in the middle of the night. I thought it might help him go back to sleep if I changed his diaper and I thought it would keep him from waking up more if I just did it in the crib.
Bad idea! As soon as I took the diaper off, he peed everywhere! Sheets came off and we went straight to the bathtub. I tried this when my son was little, unfortunately, his mattress is so large and fits so tightly in the crib, that a I can barely fit one sheet over the mattress protector, and b I still have to take the mattress completely out of the crib to pull the sheet off of it.
Not pretty, but very effective. As my son got older, we made a couple of quilted comforters to just lay over his sheet, for the rare accident…and we made them in cute patterns, so he has a halloween one and a Christmas one and an everyday one.
Any recommendations on mattress pads and sheets that layer well together? The only kind I am finding are fitted. Hey Camden! Welcome to our family! By opting in to marketing communications, you agree to receive news, notifications, and special offers about our products. We do not sell or share your information. This is not an accurate indicator of the rest of the body's temperature.
Also use your own temperature as a guide. If you are cold and need to put on an extra layer, then your baby is likely to be cold too! We advise only using a heater to take the chill off your baby's room, as babies should not sleep in hot rooms. The recommended room temperature for a baby is 16 to 20 degrees, with around 18 degrees being ideal. That may feel chilly to you, as we are often used to room temperatures of more like 22 degrees.
If you feel your baby is still cold with the recommended room temperature, adjust their bedding and clothing. You will need to judge this based on so many factors - room temperature, how warm or cool your baby feels, what sort of clothing you use Babies generally need one more layer than adults, but this layer may be a swaddle rather than another garment.
Cot bumpers can be a risk factor for SIDS, as they are soft and usually padded with a synthetic, unbreathable fabric. We do not recommend you use a cot bumper until your baby is one year old. It can drive parents crazy trying to decide what clothing to dress their child in when it's either really warm or really cold. In fact we get questions about this year round, as lots of babies are very sensitive to being at just the right temperature.
And this is a topic that keeps lots of mums awake at night! Suffocation from babies having their face covered by bedding is one of the main SIDS risk factors. So if you are using blankets and sheets rather than a baby sleeping bag, it's very important to make the cot up as safely as possible. We love wool at The Sleep Store and we beleive using breathable, naturally temperature regulating clothing and bedding with your baby is best.
Recent research also suggests that babies sleep better in wool.
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