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to leave my baby asleep all wrapped up inside?

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JRmumma · 04/12/2013 13:30

Not really an AIBU i suppose but posted here so i get some responses quickly.

At nap time, if my 4mo DS is fussing I put him in the buggy and go for a walk so he falls asleep. Once im home, i don't really want to take him out of the buggy or he will wake up and he needs a couple of hours sleep. Obviously its cold out at the moment so he is all wrapped up in a pram suit so im a bit concerned about over heating.

My kitchen is quite cold as we have no heating in there and its an extension so has 3 external walls and no rooms above it to keep heat in, so ive been putting him in the buggy out there instead of in the nice warm house until he wakes up. Is this the right thing to do? Its obviously warmer in there than outside so he should be warm enough, but its not a warm room so he shouldn't overheat. What do you think?

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Jojay · 04/12/2013 13:32

Sounds very sensible to me. Check him from time to time to make sure he's not too warm or cold, but it sounds fine to me.

JollyGolightly · 04/12/2013 13:34

Can you unwrap him a bit? Remove his hat and any blankets, unzip his snowsuit. I'd be comfortable with that in a cool room.

LeaveTheBastid · 04/12/2013 13:35

If he's not dripping with sweat when he wakes up then its fine. I used to do it a lot with DD, fresh air knocked her out so after our walk I'd leave her in the kitchen just near a slightly open window so she still got a breeze and she was never cold or too hot, and slept wonderfully.

liquidstate · 04/12/2013 13:36

I think they leave afternoon napping kids outdoors in prams in Scandinavia, even during the winter.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21537988

In my opinion he should be fine.

TooTabooHasBigShinyBaubles · 04/12/2013 13:38

You could leave him in the garden. I do that with my DS occasionally, obviously he is in sight and hearing range but I find he sleeps better outside during the day.

TooTabooHasBigShinyBaubles · 04/12/2013 13:39

Xpost with liquid

MillyStar · 04/12/2013 14:00

My dd's nursery have about 12 of the old silver cross prams under a canopy outside for the babies to sleep in. Dd had her naps there until she went to the toddler room, try said it's very good for them

Isandri · 04/12/2013 14:05

In Denmark you're expected to put your child outsized for a nap as long as it's warmer than minus 10.

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JRmumma · 04/12/2013 14:09

Thanks! Hat is off but he has a hood which ive rolled back so its not on his whole head.

I wouldn't leave him outside as we've got a lot of cats around here and a very brave fox who struts about during the day, plus i can see him through the window in the kitchen door from my lounge so i know when he wakes up.

My mum seemed quite alarmed about me doing this but she couldn't decide whether he would get too hot or too cold. Ive so far tried not to get too stressed about his temperature as my thought is that babies survived without Central heating and thrive in much warmer countries than this but she had such a look on her face that i thought id get a sense check on it!

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BuntyCollocks · 04/12/2013 14:16

I've just started putting my 11 month old every day for her nap. She gets a hat, warm cardi or fleece, and snuggled in her heavy cozy toes. Snoozeshade on, rain cover if it may rain, and she sleeps at least 3 hours. She's where I can see and hear her. It's fab. I don't plan to stop when the weather gets even colder, she'll just get more wrapped up.

misscph1973 · 04/12/2013 14:17

I really think you should reconsider leaving him outside in the garden to sleep. I'm Danish, and both my kids were born in Denmark, and they both slept great in the pram outside untill they were 2 years old. We lived in the country and there were loads of cats and foxes, never had any problems. When we moved to the UK, I convinced our childminder to put my youngest out for a nap in his pram in her garden, she loved it, as it would free up space indoors if he was sleeping outdoors ;)

therunnawaybride · 04/12/2013 14:20

I used to do exactly the same thing with dd if she fell asleep while out I'd come into the house via the garage which has a door into my kitchen and leave her wrapped up in there she's nearly 3 now and it never did her any harm.

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JRmumma · 04/12/2013 15:21

misscph i really wouldn't be able to relax if he was outside. Especially since the fox attack on those babies a couple of years ago. I suppose i could stick the rain cover on for a bit more protection though if i wanted to get things done in the kitchen and id be able to see him out the window.

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oscarwilde · 04/12/2013 15:44

It depends - by cold kitchen do you mean 18 degrees or 12?
Just a pramsuit or a longsleevedvest+babygro+cardi+pramsuit+blanket+18degree room?

I'd avoid using the rain cover - it just steams them up and makes it even warmer in there. You could stick a few bells on the pram or get a dog?

Have a look at the guidelines for Grobags. If you know that the walk will be a short one, then dress your DS in a way that you can unwrap him easily to the level for the room temp when you get in. So long as he is not all sweaty when he wakes up, then he is fine.

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JRmumma · 04/12/2013 15:49

I don't know the actual temp nut somewhere between room temp with no heating and outside temp.

He is only wearing a short sleeve vest, sleepsuit and pram suit. We only went out for 10 mins so didn't wrap up too much and i removed his blanket, gloves and hat when we got home.

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Motherinlawsdung · 04/12/2013 16:05

When babies slept outside in the 50s they had special pram nets to guard against cats.
No idea about foxes though, the ones in the 50s stayed in the countryside where they were supposed to be

oscarwilde · 04/12/2013 16:05

Do you have a baby monitor? If you move it to the kitchen you'll get the temperature fairly quickly.

Without a temperature it's difficult to comment. The room could be anywhere between 8 - 18 degrees depending on where you are in the UK, the windspeed outside and the building structure/level of insulation. Just because a room is a bit nippy in contrast to the rest of the house doesn't actually mean it is cold. It sounds fine to me but you'll know if you put a finger inside his vest on his chest and he feels a bit steamy/sweaty

Abra1d · 04/12/2013 16:08

Leave him in the garden. It is what we did with our two. No problem with cats, but we did have dogs.

The fresh air is good for them (unless it is foggy or bitterly cold).

MelanieRavenswood · 04/12/2013 16:11

I think what you are doing sounds fine. I always used to have mine in a buggy snuggle type thing and unzip and open it up when we came into a warm house.

FandangoLaLaLaLaLaLaLaaaa · 04/12/2013 16:18

I leave mine in an uninsulated conservatory still wrapped up. I'm sure he'll be fine. You'd know as soon as you picked him up if he was too warm.

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JRmumma · 04/12/2013 16:26

Good idea Oscar, the monitor says 16 degrees so not that cold, and his hands and face have stayed warm.

I'm surprised at the amount of people who do similar, i thought id get flamed for suggesting leaving DS in a cold room, that's why i didn't ask anyone in rl!

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MrsGarlic · 04/12/2013 16:31

This is why I have a Morrck hoodie on the pushchair, when we come inside I can unwrap him without waking him

GhoulWithADragonTattoo · 04/12/2013 16:31

I would not not dress him so warmly for outside but top him up with loads of blankets over the top. Then when you get inside you just pop off blankets and hat and he's not over hot.

MrsOakenshield · 04/12/2013 16:34

I used to leave DD outside to nap, and we have cats (our own and others) and foxes in the garden. But if you're not happy about that, then an unheated room will be fine - take his hat off and loosen his snowsuit or whatever.

haveyourselfashandy · 04/12/2013 17:31

If my dd falls asleep in the pram I put her outside in the back garden except when its raining.I don't have a cocky fox to worry about though just a badass squirrel!

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