What duvet for toddler?

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DS has been in a toddler bed for a few months and has just started refusing grobags (he's 2.9). I've decided to try him with a pillow and duvet but have no idea what to go for. Should it be a man-made fibre type? Feather? Silk? And what tog is best for toddlers? Any advice appreciated! I should mention I'm going straight to single duvet size rather than toddler bed size so want something which will last reasonably well.

TIA

I think 3.5/4 tog is recommended until about age 9 or 10.
I'd go for hollowfibre as easy to wash & dry at home, you're likely to get milk/vomit/wee or worse on it and having to get it specially cleaned will be extra hassle

I'm not sure it matters really, our house is chilly at night so DS 3.1 has a heavyweight 13.5 tog feather duvet and a blanket on top. He had the same in summer and slept on top of the duvet and under the blanket as it was warm. Buy a thin one and layer up or a thick one with an option for summer.

Crossposts, crikey I'm completely wrong then, DS'd be frozen if we followed that rule in January though!

I think its 4.5 tog. We recently moved dd(2.7) to a duvet and only really found 4.5 tog available. We got a hollowfibre (I think) washable in the machine duvet from M+S. Our house is on the cool side and dd has been fine so far though she doesn't really feel the cold anyway.

We are going to give her a fleecy blanket to use when it gets a but colder though - just in case.

DD's summer duvet is 3.5tog. Her winter duvet is 15tog. She is 3.7

we had the sane advice as onedogandababy has given from john Lewis....so we use 4.5tog washable duvet. it us to stop overheating

*same not sane

I've been given the same advice and using only a 4.5 tog duvet. (Or is it 3.5tog). You add more layers of clothing on the child if it's cold. It is to stop overheating and it is easier to overheat if the duvet is smaller. This is for toddler size duvet.

If you are going straight for single, maybe then one of those 4.5/9 tog ones? Then you can use 4.5 for summer and 9 for winter? If it does get too cold then you can combine the two to make a 13.5!

And yes, DD regularly sleeps outside the duvet anyway. She's just started in the duvet and I'm going to get her some onesie for winter. She's using her old baby vest atm. I really don't want her to sleep with a naked tum. I'd imagine that would be rather cold.

And forgot to add that other times she will be under a mountain of duvet, doubled or tripled up on top of her.

the maximum tog recommended for a toddler bed is 4.5tog whereas for a full size single bed it is 10.5tog. My two use a 4.5tog in summer and 10.5tog in the winter (Scotland). Me and dh only use a 10.5tog in winter too.

I bought this. Fabulous duvet, washes and more importantly dries very quickly if spun in the machine. V v warm though and had to buy a summer weight one too. I'd go for a slightly lower tog unless your house regularly dips under 16 degrees overnight. Much easier to put a blanket on top of a 10.5.

4.5 tog till they're 10? I think that's really over cautious tbh! I can see why a tog that low is good for very small children, but not most 10 year olds!

Thanks all - I've probably over complicated things because DS is in a toddler bed but I'm buying a single duvet (I think the bed size makes a difference for some reason). Might go for a lowish one to start with based on the advice here, I'd rather add layers than let him overheat.

Is he still in a toddler bed? Then I think it's more likely he'll end up underneath a duvet mountain! (Or on top of one). I really would rather DD uses a sleeping bag, but she protested and zipped off her grobag, so what could I do?

We have one from Ikea, not the cheap variety, but the proper one and its very nice and warm.

I know OneLittleToddleTerror, I anticipate the floor will be seeing a lot of the duvet! Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions - have ordered a 7 tog so we'll see how we get on! He's happy under a thin blanket for now so that plus duvet should see him through the winter.

I got a toddler duvet and cover from dunelm mill. It seems better than a single as it is less material fro them to pull up over themselves. Great value and easier to wash than a single