How risky is a cot near (not next to) a radiator?

[chandellina]

We are about to move DS (6 months) to his own room and the only place to fit a cot is about 5 inches to the side of a radiator. (the only one in the room)

Is this dangerous? I would rather not just turn off the radiator permanently because this room never gets direct sun and is always chilly.

because the radiator can barely heat the room, the risk of overheating seems small to me, but maybe i am missing something?

Obviously we also have to make sure he can't reach out and burn himself against the radiator.

I dont think Id like it but if theres no alternative what about a rdiator cover??

I am not sure but I think it is of more risk to a younger baby who might easily overheat. Also no radiator should ever be hot enough to burn someone.

does it have an individual thermostat on it?

I would not worry about it, Our dc had to sleep near the radiator as the room was so small, I just turned it off when they went to bed

thanks!

it does have a knob to turn up or down.

hopefully spring will be here soon and we can keep it off!

I'm guessing its a smallish room? If so, you could get a really tiny radiator that will plug into the mains so that you can have the heat source further from the cot. We've got a Delonghi Bambino oil filled radiator.. it's v small and gives out gentle heat... tis very good.

thanks. the room is small and very full of stuff, as it also houses our only wardrobe (can't go in our room).

i think moving is the real solution!

Ds2's cot is a similar distance from a radiator. It was the only place it could sensibly fit.

I don't worry about it (perhaps I should?) - ours is too low for him to reach, very small, and doesn't get that hot.

My 3 have never had radiators on in their rooms and they've had several freezing bedrooms in old houses. They're v healthy.

I never worried about the being too cold(just put on extra layers) but I always worried about them overheating.

yeah, it's those cold little hands that get to me, but i do tend to the cold is better than warm school of thought.
my little one is always "underdressed" compared to all the babies out in snowsuits when it's 10 degrees.

DD's cot is in a similar position away from a radiator. I've never worried about it tbh . When she was young I did make sure she slept at the other end of the cot to the radiator. Did cross my mind it may be a problem when she could move and reach out and touch it, but she's never been that inquisitive {sp}.

Turn it down to just a gentle heat - cool enough to hold your hand on for a long time. THen just layer up the blankets. And make sure the door is never actually shut, it's amazing how hot small rooms can get.

I am in the same problem here.
I have two children one is nearly 3 and my youngest is turning 9 months
We are currently owning a 2 bed so they both share a room.
The last home owners moved all radiators away from the window and in very random places so we are very limited to how we have the room
Set up so currently I have the radiator covered with a blanket and then a cot bumper over the radiator and the cot is next to it just pulled away a few inches so the cot is not touching it. My daughters bed doesn't fit there the radiator is very rarely on due to having good windows fitted so the heat stays in... my daughters bed is next to the window... she is unable to open as it has only one small window at the top that opens rest of the windows in the house have escape routes.
This will have to do until we can afford to move to a bigger house