How to keep baby warm at night...? - Page 2

[Cutie Patootie]

We do heavy cotton pj's and socks, then wool one piece footie pj's over the top. When they are under a year, we used wool long johns (top and bottom) cotton pj's over that and a heavy og cotton sleep sack. We use the spring/fall weight grembo bags.
I have found with all my 3 that they just don't sleep well in fleece.

[Marsupialmom]

I think you are concern for nothing. Babies are often over dress. I think if she is cold she will let you know, verses hot and sleep to long.

This year if the room drops and she gets to cold, I would raise the heat a little.

Next year, Give her a blanket. Kids by then figure out cold pull a blanket over. At least mine did and they knew how to strip because they were to hot also.

[moondiapers]

Nadia's almost 9 months and sleeps in her sidecarred crib on my side of the bed. On cold nights I put her in a onsie, socks, and a fleece sleeper. She stays nice and toasty except for her hands. If I don't dress her warmly enough she wakes up a lot. As it gets coldler I'll add an armless sleep sack if necessary (our room doesn't get much heat).

[treeoflife3]

wool pajamas and a wool sleep sack

[Adaline'sMama]

We went camping two nights ago and it got down to 38 degrees. She had a short sleeved onesie, socks, and a fleece sleep sack on. She was sleeping on a flannel sheet and was swaddled in a fleece blanket. When she woke up at three to nurse, she was so warm against my skin that I kept her next to me for the rest of the night b/c I was cold. We will use the fleece sleep sack throughout the winter, as we heat with wood and sometimes it gets pretty cold in the bedroom if the fire goes out. I will look in the product review section as well, but I thought Id ask here. Has anyone used a lullabag to keep their baby warm? I love Cloud B stuff, and I wonder if this actually works...
http://www.cloudb.com/ourproducts/sleepproducts.asp

[P.J.]

For now ~and it's already pretty cold at night here~ DS is dressed in cotton footie PJs and I share my blanket with him. I know that's supposed to be unsafe but I am sure not to cover his head with them and it just does not set off my inner safety alarm. We also keep the heat a few degrees higher than we did before baby.
In the dead of winter when it gets really frigid, we may use a sleep sack or fleece PJs on him, we'll see.

[meemee]

how would you guess she was too cold?

her skin felt cold to the touch?

my dd even now overheats easily. even today she sleeps naked. cant stand anything on her skin.

i check the back of the neck. my dd's skin will be cold but she will be ok. for a child who had gone thru moderate winters with hardly any warm clothes on her as i shiver she has never had any blue lips ever. i let her choose her stuff since she was a baby.

your baby's preference is key. even at 3 months dd HATED socks or anything covering her feet. footed pjs gave her nightmares. some nights she would tolerate a blanket on her feet. some nights no.

actually i was glad for that reason that i could cosleep with her.

just like usual she started the night with less and needed more in the morning.

she also always always wanted her arms out. never under the blanket. even now.

so bunting and sleep sack did not work for us.

so what i am saying is you will have to figure out the asnwer as you go along.

[germin8]

Meemee: I am guessing, because I am cold when I get up to pump at night. Her hands are always cold, but that's b/c of her drool. Thanks for the tip to check "back of neck". Yes, my DD seems to be much more comfortable than I am... it seems I like it warmer than she does.

Thank you everyone for all the great tips!

[mommariffic]

I'll third, fourth and fifth sleep sacks!

DD is 3 and she is a hot sleeper, even in winter if I leave her in feet jammies she's sweaty so most of the time she wears long sleeved cotton pants + shirt + a down comforter she kicks off.

DS wears sleep sacks on VERY cold nights, or cotton onesies [like tonight]