Room thermometers???

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Are room thermometers necessary to have in your baby's room?

I personally don't bother as you can judge if your baby is too hot or cold by feeling them. My DS was and still is a hot child so he needed less blankets but my DD always needed a lot more blankets to keep warm so it wouldn't have made any difference to know the room temp.
I know people will come along and say they are worth it but you'll find this with a lot of baby things, no one has same opinion on if things are useful.

I think I would buy one just in case, you can get some cheap ones at asda. there is no harm in getting one, you can also get ones that work in the bath so you don't have to buy two!!!

I always found these a total waste of money and would always trust my judgement. It's not rocket science, you just need to ask yourself "is it hot/cold in here or OK?" and then dip your elbow in the bath and ask the same question

Nope.

Lots of monitors have that feature if you want it.

Tbh tho you can tell if they are hot/ cold by feel. Ds is a hottie like his dad so never dreamt of swaddling him as he'd have cooked!

I got one when DS was born nearly 4 yrs ago and we still use it and will be handy with number 2 being due soon. It helps you keep the room at a constant temp. Right now, in the mornings (if we put heating off at night) our house temp drops to about 15deg, much too cold for a baby and would require extra blankets IMO. And during the summer heatwave we had DS's room temp topping 29deg, meaning we had to take extra care to keep him cool. I know they recommend room temp about 18/19 deg but with central heating its amazing how the heat can build up. I would def recommend the one I have, from boots i think, its like a little rubber flower and you can use it to test bath water too x

IMO yet another product in a long line of not needed things flogged to anxious new parents.

Quick feel down back of babies nightshirt told me all I needed to know. I used sleeping bags so we didn't have to worry about baby kicking covers off & getting cold.

Are they 'necessary'? I'd say certainly not.

The recommended temperature of 18/19 degrees feels really pretty cold. In fact our house only got that cold once when the boiler broke. We ignored the temp on the monitor - it is pretty obvious what is a comfortable temp/ too hot.