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Is 14 degrees too cold for DS (19 months) room?

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LotusPalm · 05/12/2011 09:59

I'm not sure that this si the right place to post this, but not sure where else to put it!

DS is currently in the coldest room in the house. Its around 17/ 18 when he goes to bed, but is dropping to around 14 by the morning, and not really heating up much during the day! He seems warm enough when he wakes up in the morning, and does sleep in most days but i'm a little worried that we should keep his room at a more consistent temperature.

He sleeps in a l/s vest, sleepsuit (fleece when we know it will drop below 16); socks and a 2.5 sleeveless sleeping bag.

he soemtimes wakes int he night, but goes back to sleep quite quickly.

Hands and feet are cold int eh morning, but body temp is fine. He sucks his thumb so cant put anything on his hands, and he'd pull them off anyway.

Am i worrying (propbably) unecessarily?

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redridingwolf · 06/12/2011 14:52

Our heating goes off at nightime. Not sure what temperature rooms drop to but it can certainly be below 14 degrees. As long as they are dressed for it, it's fine. My 2yr old sleeps in warm pyjamas inside a Gro-bag and he is comfortable (he is quite a 'warm' sleeper though, and gets too hot in more layers, so it depends on the child). At 19mths I imagine he would wake up and call for you if he was cold in the night.

Hopefully · 06/12/2011 15:34

Wow, can't believe so many people are alarmed by 14 degrees!

I agree that the fluctuation is a pain, but I'd tend to slightly overdress for the 19 degrees than underdress for 14 degrees.

Also be aware that an electric heater is only a temporary solution - I wouldn't leave any sort of electric radiator on overnight in a DC's room once they're in a bed in case they fiddled with the controls/three a blanket over it/whatever.

IME kids wake up if they're cold, and they aren't shy about letting you know.

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