Those Without Heating... How do you Keep your Toodler Warm at Night??

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Just that really. I have a two year old, who no longer sleeps through because he gets cold in the early hours. His room temperature fluctuates between about 13 and 17 degrees Celsius. I put him to sleep in a long sleeved vest, sleepsuit, extra thin sleep sack and a toddler duvet. Apprehensive to pile on too many blankets in case of suffercation / overheating. Have also read electric blankets and hot water bottles aren't safe until age 5? Anyone got any tips??

We have baby sleeping bags from a few places, different tog ratings. I think my favourites are the 2.5 tog ones from Tesco. Nice and thick, very soft, 100% cotton shell, sweet patterns.

Have a John Lewis one that cost much more and it’s no nicer.

Yeah, starve them instead. Why didn't op think of that?!

We are all in together and so far so cosy. Every person gives off the equivalent of a two bar heater!

Our bedroom is 12C. 3.5 tog sleeping bag with arms, and 1-2 blankets on top.

Growing up, I frequently woke in a bedroom which was in the single digits for temperature; I know this because one year I was bought a digital clock for Christmas which had a temperature display on it and on Boxing Day it was 8° in my bedroom.

Now, in my nicely heated house, I have my windows open - albeit a crack, but able to see the gap - all year around. It doesn't get that cold as my house is better insulated and able to keep the heat in even though the heating is off overnight. But I can assure you they are open all year round.

I'm not suggesting this as a way forward for a chilly toddler. But my DC's bedrooms are not and were not heated overnight, and there is usually a window slightly ajar in there. They are fine and have been so because they were clothed and blanketed appropriately. Socks are key, in my experience.

You don’t need heating on at night—just get a feather and down or wool duvet of 12-15 tog.

Fleece blankets should be okay if you want to avoid putting on the heating.

I have just bought DD a 10 tog single feather duvet (SO much warmer than man made fibre) from Debenhams, £30 down from £100. Expensive as a one off purchase but I saw it as an investment as she’ll use it for years to come. I’m trying her out with that and pyjamas tonight but before she was wearing pyjamas with a fleece onesie over the top and socks if it was particularly chilly. And her toddler duvet of course.

@Cuppasoupmonster How old is your DD if you don't mind me asking? I also worry about over-heating quite a lot, as a lot of the literature seems to warn against duvets and much else.... then again he is too cold!! Perhaps I am being overly paranoid.

She’s 3.5.

i would worry about overheating past the age of about 18 months, as long as they can kick some of the layers off.

*wouldnt

Similar temps here in bedrooms too.

Teddy fleece sheet, pillow case and duvet covers here. 4 tog duvet. Pyjamas, fleece socks. Knitted blanket or two over the top.

None of us can stand the heavier duvets, prefer layers to throw off.

Mine had a fleece onesie/sleepsuit and a duvet at that age. I didn't think you need to worry about overheating once they're past the baby stage.

Erm we do. It's on a fair bit in the night! Thermo set to 19 deg

And no, not all houses will stay that warm. Try living in a Grade 2 cottage, with no insulation, that’s also in a conservation area so the council are super twats about replacing the rotting wooden single glazed windows, because it looking just right is more important than the fact the planet is on fire/energy prices/etc.

I'm just catching up on all these comments and I am genuinely baffled about everyone seeming to think no one has the heating on through the night.
Like, our heating is on through the night every night! I feel frozen when the thermo is 18 Deg my head is cold and my throat is sore.

If my house was at 18 all year round I'd probably still have the 4.5 tog duvet on wearing summer pyjamas all year round!
I am cold in the day but I don't get cold at night.
Not wearing the right pyjamas and the right duvet cover

Missing the point but people leave the heating on all night?
Isn't that what duvets are for? I couldn't sleep in a stuffy room.

My son is nearly 3 and the temperature in his room stays between 21-23 degrees.The key is to buy a decent sleeping bag.He currently sleeps in Love to dream one and is amazing.It's 100% cotton but I would stay away from Jojos and other brands because they use polyester.

Yep. Thermostat set at 22.

We've never put our heating on at night. When ours were toddlers they had a type of Grobag but with legs, not sure what they were called (10 years ago!) and you could put a small oil filled heater in their room if still chilly?

they slept in with me and we shut off their rooms in winter. We had no heating in that house though

We use microwaveable bags for our kids because I worry about them using hot water bottles. I made my own by buying a bag of cherry stones on ebay (about £10 for 1.5kg I think). I used some fat quarters I already had but you could also use an old pillow case or shirt. Obviously that only works if you already have a sewing machine, but cherry stone bags hold their heat better than the more commonly sold wheat bags and you can also put them in the washing machine.

Wow. Don’t you cook

odd time ours has come on if haven’t put therm down to 12/14

will come on at 16 at night and wake up hot and sweaty

sometimes on at 14 if cold but still too hot at night under a 15tog duvet

plus the cost

heat rises so most bedrooms are top of house so warmer the living room