Sleeping bag for co-sleepers? Advice needed!

[FolkSongSweet]

DC2 is 3 weeks old and we are co-sleeping as she refuses to go in her next2me (as DC1 did, so I’m prepared this time!). DC1 was a summer baby though and it was a heatwave so as a newborn he just slept in a bodysuit. What should DC2 wear? Atm she’s in a newborn grosnug but has nearly grown out of it. Should she be in a sleeping bag? And if so what tog? Or just warm sleepsuit? According to room temp she needs a 2.5 tog but obviously she’ll be getting my body heat as well so don’t want her to overheat.

If you're safely cosleeping she shouldn't be getting your body heat, so 2.5tog is fine. Get a room thermometer if you want to be sure.

A normal sleeping bag as always should be fine, and then dressed according to the room temperature. Assuming she is next to you on the bed and not sleeping on you, it's just the same as being in a cot.

How can co-sleeping possibly be safe even with just one adult in the bed? I tried it once with my baby years ago and woke up lying on top of him. Thank God he was ok.
I dread to think of the problems with 2 adults.

@madcatladyforever

I co slept with mine just fine. At the time we were told it was safer than a cot because babies synced their heart rhythms or something to us. Obviously no drinking, no sleeping meds but otherwise it's fine.

@madcatladyforever

How can co-sleeping possibly be safe even with just one adult in the bed? I tried it once with my baby years ago and woke up lying on top of him. Thank God he was ok. I dread to think of the problems with 2 adults.

Of course co-sleeping can be safe. Literally millions of people around the world do it.

@madcatladyforever there are specific guidelines for cosleeping and if they are followed then it is perfectly safe. Not interested in a debate about this though - I asked a specific question about what they baby should be wearing.

@Ohalrightthen she’s on her back on the bed beside me, no pillows or duvet, but she’s happiest actually nestled beside me, under my arm (I sleep in the C position and often feed lying down) so she definitely does get some of my body heat. Is it still ok to have her in what she’d wear if she were in her cot?

I co slept with dc3 - October born. I can’t say togs as I used a blanket and baby gro but was def fewer clothes than if in cot as I decided body heat counted for something.

Also our bed was a thin mat on the floor as the bed was too squishy so it was colder than the bed.

Perhaps look up the 'what to wear' chart from Grobag, and dress her as if the room was a couple of degrees warmer? She'll soon let you know if she's cold, but I'd probably check if she feels too warm at night feeds for a few days.

I cosleep with my 10 month old who doesn't understand personal space, so he gets some of my body heat
Room temp is 18.5-19 degrees and he's in a sleepsuit and 1 tog sleeping bag. He is a very warm baby though!

Sleepsuit but with a vest under it and snuggle up should be fine.

My 6 month old is in a sleep suit and 1.5 tog sleeping bag and he cuddles into me as well. The room is fairly cool and he seems to be the right temperature with that combination.

Thank you! I’ll experiment with a lighter tog or perhaps one fewer layer under it (in a vest plus sleepsuit atm).

Co slept with both of mine. Co sleeping currently with 10 month old, so he actually starts off in his own room/cot so comes in to us later.
I usually bring him through in sleeping bag (2.5 tog) then remove it at some point in the night. He wears short sleeved vest and sleepsuit.
When he was tiny I never used a bag as he would sleep in the crook of my arm (Amd still does often which is why I remove the sleeping bag as it worries me he'll get too hot).