Baby sleeping in heatwave

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I am not coping well with this heat. My 10 month old is surprisingly fine with it through the day (we’ve been staying inside with fans galore apart from supermarket trips in air conditioned car to escape the heat!!!) although I did notice that he has what looks like a heat rash on his chest.

Im really worrying about him through the night in this heat. His bedroom is showing that it’s 30 degrees right now! He was hysterical going to sleep tonight as I think he was so hot and uncomfortable but since falling asleep he’s been fine.

I’m following all of the advice, blinds / curtains shut during the day, open windows at night when it cools down, fan in room, frozen bottle of water infront of fan to create air con effect etc, but his room is still boiling.

He’s sleeping soundly in his bedroom now but I can’t stop checking on him as it’s just so bloody hot. He doesn’t feel hot or sweaty, infect his chest feels quite cool but I’m still on pins.

Is he just in his nappy? Are you cooling his room down now with windows open on opposite sides of the house and fans to shunt the heat outside?

If it's cooler downstairs I'd pop him in his buggy/travel cot until later when his room has cooled.

Babies manage okay in hot countries.

I know we aren’t used to it or set up for it but providing he’s dresses appropriately he might be grumpy but fundamentally he’ll be fine.

If you can afford it buy a portable A/C unit. We bought one back in a 2022 heatwave when we had a just turned 1 year old and it’s come out every year since. We wheel around the children’s bedrooms to cool their rooms down before bed and to really helps to take the edge off.

Yep, just in his nappy and doing everything that is advised. Opening all upstairs windows for air circulation, fans, etc. The coolest the room got to was 28.5 degrees.

I did consider travel cot downstairs as it was cooler down there but he was sleeping soundly so I didn’t really want to disturb him. I think that’s what I will do tonight.

Ive looked at the portable A/C units with full intentions of buying one, but they are impossible to get hold of every single one is sold out!