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Both of my boys were summer babies so sleeping without blankets was no big deal. My oldest slept in my bed until he was 3 and my youngest started making his desire for personal space very clear at 6 months so we moved him to his own bed at that point.
I've never coslept with a newborn in the winter. We have an Amby Baby bed in our bedroom and will use that at least some of the time. Our bedframe is highly unsuitable for cosleeping (metal bar frame with bars plenty far apart for baby's head to slip through) so our mattress and boxspring will go on the floor.
Our bedroom is usually around 55* at night. Fairly chilly but we like it that way as we sleep with piles of quilts and blankets.
How do we stay warm? We have central heating and tenants in our basement suite. My youngest son gets nosebleeds if the furnace is on too much at night so just cranking up the heat is not an option.
Do we need to get a space heater for our room or is there a safe way to do blankets?
If we wear warm pajamas (we are all naked sleepers in this house) and the baby wears a sleep sack can we still have a light blanket or do we have to go completely blanket-free?
At what age can blankets come back into our bed?
I don't have a sleep sack in a newborn size, should I get one?
We have a heated mattress pad that we use to warm up our bed on cold nights, can we use that or do we need to remove it?
Any thoughts or advice for me?
I've never coslept with a newborn in the winter. We have an Amby Baby bed in our bedroom and will use that at least some of the time. Our bedframe is highly unsuitable for cosleeping (metal bar frame with bars plenty far apart for baby's head to slip through) so our mattress and boxspring will go on the floor.
Our bedroom is usually around 55* at night. Fairly chilly but we like it that way as we sleep with piles of quilts and blankets.
How do we stay warm? We have central heating and tenants in our basement suite. My youngest son gets nosebleeds if the furnace is on too much at night so just cranking up the heat is not an option.
Do we need to get a space heater for our room or is there a safe way to do blankets?
If we wear warm pajamas (we are all naked sleepers in this house) and the baby wears a sleep sack can we still have a light blanket or do we have to go completely blanket-free?
At what age can blankets come back into our bed?
I don't have a sleep sack in a newborn size, should I get one?
We have a heated mattress pad that we use to warm up our bed on cold nights, can we use that or do we need to remove it?
Any thoughts or advice for me?