Nighttime wear

[rhiOrion]

What do you dress your baby in at night?

DD is 6 months old (today!!!) and up until recently she's just worn a onesie to bed. But, up until recently it's been warm in the house, plus she sleeps mostly ON me.

But, now it's cool in the house, plus we're trying to get her to sleep in the side carred crib some.

She kicks blankets (aden and anais) off.

Last night I had her in a onesie with a relatively light weight sleep sack on over. The sack kept riding up, so I put some thin pants and socks on. But then in the middle of the night, when on top of me, I was SO hot, and I assumed she was probably hot, too. so I took the pants off.

Then later she started acting cold, so I wrapped a blanket around her legs and she conked back out (she'll keep the blanket on better when she's on top of me).

Then I put her in her crib, but she kept kicking the blanket off.

I just have no idea how to dress her!

[SilverFish]

we do a long sleeved sleeper and have since september. but we're in montreal and it's been pretty cold for the last 2 months. when it's extra chilly and she doesn't want swaddling, i often put a pair of socks on under her sleeper, and this month i'll probably start putting a thin undershirt onesie under the sleeper as well and maybe even a thin hat. we are trying hard to keep our heating bill down, so we probably won't be turning the radiators on for a while.

however, she does generally get swaddled, or if not, sleeps well under a comforter. i know that's a big no-no, but it's tucked into the bottom of the crib and impossible for her to wrap or smother herself in. i feel it's safer than a thinner blanket that could get twisted around her body.

anyway. if she breaks free from the swaddle, her hands to tend to be a bit chilly, but the rest of her body is quite warm. before i started using the comforter, she kicked her blankets off all the time and would be quite cool to the touch when i picked her up.

[Nicole730]

DD wears a onesie and a footed sleeper, sometimes with socks underneath. We set our house to 65 in the winter, so she'll wear fleece ones as it gets colder. She is 7 months. She sleeps with us though, so I count myself as her blanket (and she mine!)

[Addie]

I'm struggling with this too. All summer we had DS in a tshirt and fleece diaper cover (the Dancing Bears one, it's almost like fleece shorts), in a lightweight sleep sack. Since it has gotten colder, I've gotten him some PJs, both one- and two-piece. We're transitioning to a different diaper, too, since you can't really put pants over the DB cover and he's nearly grown out of his medium. We've also started putting a space heater in his room to take the chill out, after he woke up cold the other night.

He's a big kid at 10.5 months, and starting to run out of room in his size L sleep sack. When can they manage blankets? He moves around so much in his sleep, I don't know how he'd stay warm.

[Tattooed Hand]

I have the same problem. R is super thrashy and putting blankets on her is futile.

We'll keep the heat between 60 and 65 at night, but my main problem is that it is warmer when I am putting her to bed than the rest of the night (especially because she now sleeps on a twin next to our bed). I have her in a long sleeve onesie, a footed cotton jumper and a fleece halo sleep sack. The sleep sack is good for the second half of the night but too warm for the first part, especially when I am nursing/rocking her to sleep. I actually had a harder time getting her to sleep because I think she was hot. I unzipped it and took her legs out and then after she had dropped into deep sleep, eased her legs back in and zipped it up but she almost woke up. There's got to be a better way!

[emnic77]

Also having this probem. DD is a SUPER SWEATY BABY, I'm talking halo-of-sweat-soaked-sheets around her head sweaty. I like it cool in our bedroom and she still sweats...so I tend to keep her in a onesie and socks. I mostly keep the socks on her though because her little dagger toenails scratch up my stomach and thighs.

We have really lightweight sleep sacks that I will try when it gets colder. I almost feel like she should be in a hat when it gets really cool, but wouldn't that exacerbate the sweat issue?

[Peony]

Originally Posted by emnic77

Also having this probem. DD is a SUPER SWEATY BABY, I'm talking halo-of-sweat-soaked-sheets around her head sweaty. I like it cool in our bedroom and she still sweats...so I tend to keep her in a onesie and socks. I mostly keep the socks on her though because her little dagger toenails scratch up my stomach and thighs.

We have really lightweight sleep sacks that I will try when it gets colder. I almost feel like she should be in a hat when it gets really cool, but wouldn't that exacerbate the sweat issue?

No hats at night unless it is a brand new newborn. Babies cool themselves by heat loss through their head, their head is a large area of their body, if they are unable to lose heat then they can overheat. I did a quick google search and couldn't find what I was looking for but I seem to remember Sears addressing this in one of his books, maybe the Baby Book?

At this time of year I start dressing my babies in a long sleeved shirt and nothing on the legs, as it gets colder and colder then I add pants in and socks.

[chel]

for winter i will use a footed fleece outfit. summer wear is a onesies.

[emnic77]

Originally Posted by Peony

No hats at night unless it is a brand new newborn. Babies cool themselves by heat loss through their head, their head is a large area of their body, if they are unable to lose heat then they can overheat. I did a quick google search and couldn't find what I was looking for but I seem to remember Sears addressing this in one of his books, maybe the Baby Book?

At this time of year I start dressing my babies in a long sleeved shirt and nothing on the legs, as it gets colder and colder then I add pants in and socks.

You're totally right - I forgot about that.
So do you think my dd is overheating, with the enormous amount of sweat coming off her head? She's dressed in next to nothing, and we do a sheet and very light blanket. She's curled up to me, and doesn't feel especially hot but now I'm slightly concerned about the sweat and her overheating.

[SilverFish]

if she's sweating, she is cooling herself down. if she ever gets dry and hot, that is when you know she is overheating/dehydrated. as long as she's nursing plenty and peeing normally, i wouldn't worry about it. some people are just naturally sweaty people. especially with the amount she's wearing, i don't really see how you could do less. are you wearing a lot to bed? i find i dress less warmly than i normally would when dd is sleeping next to me... i would normally be wearing at least a t-shirt and jersey pj pants at this time of year, plus socks... with her, i only need to wear a tank and shorts.

[emnic77]

Thanks!
I sleep in undies and that's it. Sometimes a soft nursing bra.

[SeekingJoy]

A footed fleece or cotton sleeper. I layered it over a onesie if it was cold in the house. The single layer on these cool, but still not cold fall nights.

[rhiOrion]

Also, can I just say that there may be nothing cuter than a baby in footie pajamas?

[emnic77]

Originally Posted by rhiOrion

Also, can I just say that there may be nothing cuter than a baby in footie pajamas?

Totally agree. My little Miss in her fuzzy yellow feetie jammies with a duckie on them make me practically swoon

[busymama77]

Originally Posted by rhiOrion

Also, can I just say that there may be nothing cuter than a baby in footie pajamas?

I couldn't agree more and that's all that DS has been in since he was born! I had lots left over from DS1, but most of them I've bought at consignment or garage sales.