Keeping a toddler cool at night. Can I do this? (Probably not)

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DS 17 months sleeps the first half of the night in his cot and his room reaches 28+ degrees.
I do all tricks, windows open, curtains closed, fan, ice cubes in front of the fan etc

Bugger all helps and it takes over an hour for him to settle and he keeps waking.
The last night have been blissfully cool and easy to sleep.

A tip on here a few years back (for an adult) was to put a damp sheet on the bed. Or put a damp sheet over you.

This works very well for my older kids (thank you MN!) but 17 months is a bit young to do this? Is it?

Any tips? Help!

Maybe set up camp in his room for the first night you do it so you can check on him regularly?

I wouldn't fit. He has the smallest room.
And I'm not sure how I would check on him if I was asleep.
Is that what you mean?

What I used to do when it was hot (and sometimes do if our air con breaks down) is get a cool damp facecloth and put it on their forehead, and have one damp and cool around their wrists and then lightly spritz them with water. It’s hard when they’re so small though as they’ll probably move around.

I have done this with DS1 in the heatwave last year and the year before, just a damp muslin. Took it off when we went to bed and replaced with a dry sheet.

I sympathise with you OP. We also have a boiling hot house and my DDs share a room. They’re older but since they were about three, I’ve been putting a damp flannel on their chest area on hot nights. They sleep well with that.

Whenever I sleep next to my son I'm more aware of him and tend to wake regularly to put my hand on his chest or something. I would probably feel more comfortable doing the sheet under rather than sheet over at the age just in case it is a bit heavy for him to "free" himself from.

We have fans in all the bedrooms, which we use in summer time. British homes are designed to keep the warm in, not to be cool, so they tend not to be cool in summer - particularly if the rooms are small.

My DM doesn't like fans and she has a cool pad that she sleeps on. She says it's great and that could well for a DC too. There are lots on Amazon, this is an example: www.amazon.co.uk/ADEPTNA-Functional-Cooling-Mattress-Cushion/dp/B07QMGDP34/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&crid=UCWK6WGJ3ELS&keywords=cool+pads+for+night+sweats&sprefix=cool+pads+for+%2Caps%2C138&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1591257551&sr=8-9

I have a similar tiny bedroom, south facing, where both my children slept as babies/toddlers and DS is still there, aged 12.

The only thing that works for us is a thermal black out blind, kept drawn down all day. I don't open the window (this lets in heat). Keep it dark, keep out the warm air and keep the door closed during the day as much as possible. My bedroom is next door and it's very large, with a huge bay window, I do the same in this room during the summer months. If I don't do this these bedrooms can be over 30 degrees at bedtime!

Keep it dark, cool and closed! Hope that helps.

You can buy a ceiling fan in Argos for £100, we have a ceiling fan over the bed.

If you open the loft hatch the heat can carry on rising so the rooms cooler, also during the day keep the curtain and windows shut in that room.

Thanks for your help.