Heating and Baby Sleep HELP!

[Sleepbabysleeppls]

We have our thermostat in DS’s room. Heating it set to come on if temp drops below 18C. We don’t have it on a timer so the heating can be on and off through out the night to keep his room the right temp.

Due to cost of heating now I’m wondering if there is a better way to do this. What do others do? Before DS we just had our heating set to come on for a few hours in the AM and a few in the evening. But with DS I’m worried his room will get really cold in the middle of the night and he’ll wake up.

But current method of heating isn’t really working either and I’m worried about cost. For example I woke up at 1am and 4am last night and the heating was on full blast, which means downstairs being heated too whilst everyone is asleep so obviously a waste!

DS sleeps in PJs, vest, socks and 2.5 tog bag. We live in an old Victorian house so insulation not great.

Any advice? Concerned about getting a huge heating bill.

We've got an oil filled radiator for LOs room, so it'll just heat that room. Also, couldn't you set the temperature a bit lower? Even 16 degrees?

We're not experienced parents so hopefully someone else will be along soon, but it is a worry!

My DH and I have been discussing this so interested in responses. Currently I put the heating on for 10mins every 3-4 hours when our baby wakes to feed to keep our home between 18-20 but that heats every room. Our baby sleeps in a vest and sleep suit only as got a heat rash in a 1 tog bag and hates blankets. She appears comfortable but hoping to try sleep sack again soon. We are considering using an electric heater to warm upstairs instead of putting heating on to avoid heating whole house.

I think I read somewhere that 17 degrees is the 'perfect' sleep temp for a baby so you could turn it down a notch for sure. We're in the same position though and just have our thermostat set to 16 all day and all night, just giving it a boost when needed x if we had it on 17 overnight our heating bill would be ridiculous but we can just about manage 16 which baby seems ok with x

Lullaby trust say safe range is recommended 16-20 degrees, so you can try letting it get a bit cooler. If you find your baby snaps awake when it hits 16 degrees then you'll know you need it a bit warmer, but they may not!

An oil radiator on a timer just for their room seems a lot more sensible than having the entire heating system on.

As pps have also said we definitely have ours lower than 18-20 and dress accordingly. Also can you fit a thermostatic radiator valve in their room? We bought a couple during black Friday last year and they're easy to fit yourselves. That way you can separately heat the one room. Our toddler's room is a box room that heats up quickly so more than anything we use it to stop heating her room when we're benefitting from heating elsewhere in the house.

I would turn the thermostat down lower at night, or go back to your old way of heating. Then, assuming your baby sleeps in a cot and so can't climb out and get to it, add a small oil-filled radiator to your baby's room at night (unplug and put away in day time to avoid accidents). You can get the oil-filled radiators with a thermostatic control so they just turn on and off to keep the room at the right level.