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when can a child pull up covers to keep themselves warm?

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MaeBee · 22/08/2007 21:00

okay, i have no idea but really want to know! what sort of age is average for a kid to know to put on another layer, or pull up covers to keep warm?!?
in short, when do i stop fretting that my baby is too hot or cold at night?

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babyblue2 · 22/08/2007 21:02

I'd stop fretting otherwise you'll never get any sleep. If its a baby are they in a sleeping bag, if its a toddler well then they'll work it out for themselves.

FlossALump · 22/08/2007 21:04

I remember a friend phoning me for the first time after the birth of her first baby, some time within the first week. She told me her baby was very clever as he had managed to kick the sheets off as he was too hot... I had to put her right!!!

Flibbertyjibbet · 22/08/2007 21:08

My ds1 is 2.8yo and I still go in and pull his covers up before we go to bed.

cece · 22/08/2007 21:15

Get a sleeping bag and pop lo in there - no problems with kicking off sheets then!

SleeplessInTheStaceym11House · 22/08/2007 21:15

my dd is 2.10 and hasnt worked it out yet! [grin she sleeps fine tho, if they're cold they'll wake up!!

purpleduck · 22/08/2007 21:17

Um, my son started doing this last year (at about age 6) I must admit, it has been a lovely milestone! (I know, I'm a saddo)

TheQueenOfQuotes · 22/08/2007 21:17

DS2 figured it out before he was even 2.

DS1 (7 in a few weeks time) still needs covering up occasionally.

bozza · 22/08/2007 21:17

My DD is 3.3 and still sometimes wakes up in the night and shouts me because she hasn't got any covers. Now I am not sure if this is a clever trick to drag mummy out of bed or if she genuinely can't sort it out.

bozza · 22/08/2007 21:18

6yo DS has been fine for ages. But I think he just didn't bother about being cold.

Olihan · 22/08/2007 21:22

Ds1 worked it out at about 3yo, dd is just 2yo and has been doing it for the last few months. It just depends on the child I think.

Baby sleeping bags are fab though, they keep them at a constant temp and you don't have to worry about them getting cold/hot.

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MaeBee · 23/08/2007 09:19

thanks! my lo is in a sleeping bag, but the temperature in his room drops at night quite a bit (north facing) so i seem to have the choice of putting him down too warm or risking him getting cold at 4 in the morning! its not for his sake im worrying,its not liking to be got up at that time to put an extra blanket on. he's only 10.5 mths though so i guess hes got a way to go.

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Dymphna89 · 02/11/2018 00:05

I would love to know the answer to this as well. My daughter is almost 5 years old and still asks me to co er her up 30 minutes after I just tucked her in. Lately I've been telling her she needs to start doing it on her own...it really pulls on my heart strings and part of me feels like I'm neglecting her, but the teacher side of me is saying I'm trying to teach self-sufficiency. Am I being too harsh by trying to get my almost 5yr old to TRY pulling the covers up on her own rather than relying on me to do it all the time?? Help!

Youvegotafriendinme · 02/11/2018 09:47

My son can put the covers on and off if he’s too hot or cold and he is 2 this month. If the covers get tangled or really twisted around he thinks there broken but if it’s a case of just pulling them up or down he can do that himself

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