From toddler to preschooler
Baby room temperature
Hartje
It's about 7 degrees here, they find a thick sleeping bag nice for babies, but my toddler has freezing cold hands and feet.. Next time I'll dress them a bit more..
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Mamavan1 Guest #2
The little one isn't born yet, but it's around 20 degrees here.
May I ask why it's so cold where you are? 7 degrees is really extremely cold
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jo #3
Here it's about 18 degrees above.. baby has a winter sleeping bag and toddler has a duvet with a terry cloth pajama. -
Anonymous Guest #4
No idea what the temperature is. No heating on and the windows are on the hooks.
The teens decide what they wear themselves, the toddlers have a pajama on and a thick blanket. If I notice they're getting too cold, they get a sleeping bag on.
For a baby younger than 3 months, I had the heating on. About 18 degrees.
Why 20 degrees and then so much on to sleep? Do you get cold quickly?
7 degrees sounds pretty cold when you look at the fact that it's that cold outside too. -
kruimel #5
The girls' room (ages 3 and 2) is 15°C right now; it must have been colder last night. Both are under a duvet in pajamas with the kipraam (tilt-and-turn window) open.
The baby's room (baby isn't here yet) is about 10°C in winter. I hate having the heater on in the bedroom, and the kids are dressed warmly (pajamas, sleep sack, extra blanket), and it works fine. I have to admit, though, that the baby sleeps in a cradle with me for the first half-year, and we have a warmer room, just like the girls.
Kids can also sleep comfortably in outdoor cribs down to -10°C (if dressed properly)! So I prefer the rooms to be (too) cold rather than warm. -
Beagle #6
At our place, it was only 13-15°C last night in the room (according to the baby monitor). Her room gets really cold. We already put an extra heater there.
She has a long-sleeved romper, pajamas, a sleeping bag with long sleeves, and an extra blanket. -
Mamavan1 Guest #7
Oh wow, it really surprised me that it's so cold where you are. I once slept at a friend's place and it was 15 degrees, I nearly froze. I still sleep with a thick blanket at 20 degrees.
It's probably like how everyone is used to, but I'm sure our little one won't have a room colder than 19 degrees
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kruimel #8
I think that's indeed just a matter of getting used to it, haha. My boyfriend wasn't used to having the window open all year round and a cold room either. After almost 7 years, he still complains now and then, but hey, we all sleep really well, so it can't be that bad, I guess
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Haha Crumb! It’s exactly the other way around here. My partner was used to sleeping comfortably with the window open in the cool. But he’s got bad luck, coincidentally for 7 years now haha. Now he’s gotten used to the heat, luckily -
kruimel #10
Hahaha, that just goes to show, men don't have a say -
Hartje started this #11
Haha, love your replies! But with much higher temperatures, do kids have almost as little on as ours with low temps? Do babies really get used to the temperature?
Crumb, I wouldn't really let my kid sleep in minus 10..
It's so cold here because we have an old house. It's nice for sleeping, but getting in and out of bed is pretty freezing haha.
With a newborn, we make sure it's warmer, otherwise it's way too much! -
kruimel #12
Oh, I do adjust the clothes to the temperature, of course! Romper under the pajamas or not, pajamas with long/short sleeves, whether to wear pajamas at all... especially my oldest is a sweaty sleeper and likes to sleep in just a t-shirt.
Naturally, I wouldn't leave a newborn alone all night in a cold room either, which is why they're cozily next to me for the first half-year. It's also in my own interest, because then I don't have to get out of my own bed into the cold.
As for that -10, they are indeed 'special' outdoor cribs with special sleep sacks, but still, I love it. -
Hartje started this #13
I love the cold too, it's lovely! Definitely adjust the clothes.. Last year my oldest slept with socks on, several layers of shirts over each other, a sleeping bag and blankets that I'd smooth out when I woke up. It worked fine until we went away for a weekend and there they thought ah, nice to have the heating on at 19 degrees. The first night at home he didn't find it funny anymore haha! We were all not used to it anymore! -
proud_mommy #14
My little boy wears a long-sleeved romper and thick pajamas. On top of that, he has a thick sleeping bag (4 seasons). The bedroom is around 18 degrees. During the day, the window is tilted open, and at night it's pushed shut (but not locked), so fresh air still comes in. I don't use a blanket. The sleeping bag is enough, and he pulls the blanket over his head anyway, so I just let him do that. -
Maria #15
Outdoor sleeping is recommended down to -7°C. And then the kids should have at least 2 pairs of wool socks, their face smeared with cold cream, a down sleeping bag, 2 layers of wool/fleece clothing, and a hat on. That's not comparable to indoor sleeping. At -10°C, you really need to be careful with babies younger than 1 year because it can damage their lungs.
In our baby/children's room, it's probably around 15°C at night now. He sleeps in a wool romper, pajamas, and a summer sleeping bag. Then there's an extra blanket, but he moves around so much that he doesn't always benefit from its warmth. -
Hartje started this #16
I've noticed there's also a difference between cold and uncomfortable. They haven't been cold yet, but I think last night was uncomfortable, so now they have a few extra layers on.
You could slowly turn down the heating; they'll get used to it being cooler as long as they're dressed warmly, of course! -
An1990 Guest #17
Every child is different: one needs more clothes than another.
If your baby wakes up in the morning, their neck should be warm (not sweaty) as well as their feet. If this isn't the case, they're too cold!
Their hands can feel cold, that's no problem because it's not a reliable indicator since they always keep their hands above the blankets.
Our girl is 6 months old, and it's 15°C in the room. She's wearing a short-sleeved bodysuit, a footed pajama with long sleeves, a long-sleeved sleeping bag, and a thin blanket. She feels nicely warm in the morning???? -
femkevwater #18
At our place, the temperature is around 15 degrees. Summers (regularly with AC) and winters
The 1, 3, and 7-year-olds sleep wonderfully there and are used to it. The 3 and 7-year-olds tell me themselves if they want an extra blanket or if I find them without a blanket in the morning. Both sleep in regular pajamas, no summer or winter pajamas. Our one-year-old has a romper with short sleeves and also regular pajamas.
We always keep the ventilation grilles open and have the window cracked during the day.
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