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heating on at night - bad idea??

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mckenzie · 19/10/2002 08:32

We moved house 3 months ago and this house is colder than the old one it seems. Our 16 month old DS started waking up at about 5 am last weeek and after a bit of Inspector Clouseau thinking we deduced that it was because he was cold (the little temperature guide was saying just 15. Sure enough, the last 3 nights we have left the heating on low all night long and he has gone back to waking nearer 7.30/7.45am. We always leave his window open slightly but he does have lined blinds and curtains so how much air gets through I'm not sure.

Anyway, is this a good idea? For some reason I don't feel comfortable leaving the heating on all night. I've slept badly the last 3 nights I think just due to being worried about the fact that the heating is on and that it might be not a very sensible thing to do. DS goes to bed in vest, pyjamas and baby sleeping bag and certainly never feels too hot.

Any thoughts/ideas gratefully received.
Thanks.

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SoupDragon · 19/10/2002 08:57

I have our heating coming on for every other hour or so during the night, just to keep the chill off.

I don't think there's a problem - what does the temperature gude say in his room when the heating's on?

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mckenzie · 19/10/2002 11:36

when the heating is on the temp. guide still only says 18 which is about right isn't it? How do you get the heating to come on every other hour? Do you have a very sophisticated timer?

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robinw · 19/10/2002 11:39

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SoupDragon · 19/10/2002 11:50

Our timer is a dial with lots of little slidey bits round it - you push the slidey bits out to make it come on for that 15 minute period. It's not actually sophisticated at all, very very simple!

18 sounds fine. I don't think there's a problem with that. A humidifier sounds like a good idea, Robinw. I'm sure I saw a sponge crocodile one in a baby catalogue once now you mention it!

SueDonim · 19/10/2002 11:56

We have our heating on 24 hrs a day during the winter when we are in Scotland and here in Indonesia the night-time temperature rarely drops below 85deg so I don't think there's a problem with keeping the heating on at night. Robin's idea of a separate heater is good. We did that years ago when we lived in a freezing cold house with no C/H.

jodee · 19/10/2002 14:41

I think we in our house would be slowly cooked in our beds if we had the heating on all night - dh and ds for sure, they are both very warm-blooded. If you aren't happy about leaving the heating on all night, what about resetting the timer to come on at 4-4.30am, hopefully that will take the chill off before ds wakes.

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mckenzie · 19/10/2002 19:32

thanks for all the replies. I think I'll try jodee's idea tonight and set it to come on about 4am. At least that way I won't wake up at midnight from being too hot!
Fingers crossed and if he wakes at 5am I'll just call Jodee!! Actually just realised there won't be any need as it's my turn for a lie in tomorrow so it'll be DH's problem.

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Eulalia · 19/10/2002 23:05

Ah - I dream of being too warm. We have no central heating at the moment (house being renovated). Last winter there was ice on the INSIDE of the bedroom window. ds was in an all-in-one fleecy sleepsuit, duvet and blanket. He never woke up cold, woke up for plenty other reasons though ... usually ended up in with me - there is no substitute for body heat.

If the window is open and some air is getting in he will be fine.

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mckenzie · 20/10/2002 14:26

so i went for the heating going off at 10pm and coming back on at 4am option. Unfortunately, DS woke at 5am and was cold, according to DH, but after putting a blanket on top of his sleeping bag, he slept until 8.30am so I'm not complaining. Will try tonight leaving it on all night again but just turned down low and see what happens.

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jodee · 20/10/2002 16:18

Oh well, so much for that idea! Glad he went back off again for a few more hours for you though.

monkey · 21/10/2002 11:37

Hi mckenzie. I personnaly hate the heating on at night as I feel too hot, even with it on low, plus the drying effects make me really thirsty. So we never have the heating on.

Your ds isn't really young, so I wouldn't be too concerned about the heat. If he's waking up cold, instead of putting on the heating, why not just try an extra layer? We used to put a fleece or something similar on ds during the coldest nights and this worked fine for us, and it also avoids blanket problems on a kiddie used to a bag. hth

The thing about getting the

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