Would you let a 4 year old sleep in a hooded onesie?

[NervousVi]

DD went to bed in her fleece hooded onesie tonight because she was cold. I've suddenly woken up thinking perhaps that's not safe... Would you let a 4 year old sleep with a hood on? There are no strings on it of course!

I think it's the overheating aspect that would make me say no rather than the strangling.
DD once wore a fluffy onesie to bed in January once and woke up dripping with sweat and vomited so I told her never again.

I looked at one of these for my little boy recently and it said not safe for sleeping on the tag (but didn't say the reason) so I opted not to

You're probably stuck in the baby safe sleeping phase

You can relax now. Four hear olds don't tend to suffocate or strangle themselves in their clothes . Because they can move their arms, sit up. Unlike a bab

The fire safe fabric thing is interesting. Tell me, what do your kids sleep in? Fire fighters unifom? Complete with gas mask?

I absolutely wouldn’t let my 3.5 yo sleep in a hood, so no. I worry if he falls asleep in the car with a hoodie on.

Yes I’m overprotective and paranoid, no I’m unlikely to stop being.

Wow, the things people on Mumsnet worry about! I doubt there have been any cordless hood related child deaths ever.

No. I've had this with my dc's too.

No, it's not recommended. I've seen my own little one get tangled up when she's nodded off with hoods so I don't have hoods for sleep.
They always say on the tag not for sleep.

The descriptions for these products always say not for sleeping in, which winds me up as that's how they're sold to kids. I'm less worried about the hood and more about the overheating and it being a sweaty fleecy fabric. If I could find decent all-cotton (and still cute) onesies, I'd buy them!

I won't let my child sleep in hoods or thick fluffy onesies. She is 6 and I still wouldn't. I would rather put a blanket over her duvet than take the risk.

I think at four it's fine.

They are probably more at risk from fire during the day. The fire regs on night clothing date from decades ago when people had open fires and smoked at home and had candles/lighters/matches lying around. It's based on the idea that your child might get up unsupervised and play with fire, with it being a forbidden thing. If you had a house fire it wouldn't matter what they are wearing.

You can’t buy nightwear made of fabric that won’t burn but you absolutely can choose fabric that is less dangerous is it catches fire.
Nylon and Polyester melt and stick to your skin if they burn.
Cotton crumbles into ash and falls away from your skin
Wool smolders and is difficult to light - a spark could not set the whole item on fire for example. It will burn, but less easily than cotton and it won’t stick to your skin if it does.

I only put my kids in cotton pyjamas or occasionally cotton/wool mix in very cold weather.

Hmm I wouldn't with my DC1 (who is now 5) but I wouldn't say it's 'not safe' either. Just it's not a breathable fabric and my DC often gets night sweats as it is so I know they'd be soaked!