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Baby sleeping in snowsuit

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 01/03/2018 15:19

I accidently discovered today that my 8 week old will fall asleep by himself during the day when put in a snowsuit. Which is great as had previously had to go out in sling/pram to stop him from getting overtired in day.

I was watching him and unzipped the suit when he was asleep so he wouldn't overheat.

I'm worried about sids risk but also a small part of me wonders if I could put him in it tonight. Our house is so cold and even with heating on our bedroom is 2c at the moment. He slept badly last night mostly I think because he was cold.

Any thoughts...?

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Jellybabie3 · 01/03/2018 17:10

2C with heating?

We left our heating on very low last night to make sure it stayed above 16C but really??

Woah

icantdothis2017 · 01/03/2018 17:18

U sure it's not 12c?

Sanderz · 01/03/2018 17:28

if it really IS that cold I would think a 2.5 you sleeping bag is nowhere near enough!

YY to this. DD is in a long sleeved vest, long sleeved pyjamas and a 2.5 tog sleeping bag and I reckon our house is maybe 15-17c ish with the snow.

eurochick · 01/03/2018 17:31

2 degrees is insane for the uk in 2018!

I agree with everyone else. Put him in thin layers but no snowsuit.

IShouldReallyNamechange · 01/03/2018 17:49

I'm not sure it would be safe for a new born to sleep in a room that cold. Are your other rooms as cold? Or is there a friend or relative you could stay with?

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 01/03/2018 18:48

Apologies for delay was putting him to bed. At 4pm it said 7.6c. Hopefully it's bot working and scared now it's too cold for him :(

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 01/03/2018 19:07

It must be wrong, right?

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Buglife · 01/03/2018 19:12

We went away for Christmas when DS was tiny and my DH switched the heating off (stupidly!) and when we came back after a week of me heat and freezing temps the bedroom was still 11 degrees. What is your heating set to? What does the radiator feel like? I can’t help feeling it must be wrong. Do you own or rent? I think you maybe need to invest in a heater for the room if it isn’t wrong and you really can’t make it any warmer. I’d say long vest, sleepsuit, socks, mitts and a grow bag plus a thin blanket if it is that cold.

spottedcatbed · 01/03/2018 19:12

Our bedroom goes to 8.5 at night. Well usually 10 but during this cold spell gone down. Think 2 is prob inaccurate

headintheproverbial · 01/03/2018 19:22

Someone once told me 'Cold babies cry, hot babies die'. It's horrible but I've never forgotten it. Agree with others - cotton layers is the way forward. Try to warm the room somehow.

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 01/03/2018 19:26

It's not the heating it's an old house with terrible windows which face east which is where the wind is coming from.... I feel really bad for the baby. I feel guilty all the time as a mother :(. If he wakes will bring him into bed with us

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 01/03/2018 19:28

Thanks @head I am just as nervous about overdressed him as I am about the cold room!

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AutumnalTed · 01/03/2018 19:42

We have double glazing but I’ve sellotaped the edges of the windows in my room and the babies room. Has stopped a breeze coming through massively, could you do that?
My baby is in a long sleeve vest, leggings, fluffy socks and a cotton jumper rather than a baby grow. With 2 tog sleeping bag.

MessySurfaces · 01/03/2018 20:39

Two degrees would feel absolutely freezing, does it? It's colder than a fridge! If you can get undressed in the room it's probably not 2 degrees!
Our heating was playing up this morning and the coldest room was 9.5 (and I think the thermometer was wrong).
I think you can safely add several layers of cellular blanket- gro has a guide here:
gro.co.uk/what-to-wear/
Which says that under 14 degrees you should have 3.5 tog!

MammaSchwifty · 01/03/2018 20:42

Sleeping bags are great, but can leave the arms v cold. You could put a cardi on as a last layer to cover the arms up a bit? Sub-10 degrees is very cold!

snabigailflagstabble · 01/03/2018 20:46

2?! i'd have him in bed with me rather than that Shock

ICanTuckMyBoobsInMyPockets · 01/03/2018 20:51

I think you need to put baby in your bed in the short term, at least body heat will keep him warm.

In the longer term (as in tomorrow) you really need to buy, beg, borrow or steal a heater.
2C is no good for any of you. That is seriously cold.
You need to google how to heat your house, someone mentioned sellotaping the window edges, things like that.

Redken24 · 01/03/2018 20:57

Get an oil filled heater there fab.
Long sleeve body and suit. Wee wool card if you have one and socks over too.
We used a hot water bottle in basket before put in baby (then took out) we used grobags frim about then beFife that swaddle and three / four of the holey blankets. Our house was /is flipping cold.
Our house was very similar to yours, local housing association etc storage heating and bedrooms never getting sunlight.

welshcake82 · 01/03/2018 21:00

Two degrees is as cold as outside. Even an unheated house isn't that cold (we didn't heat our old house much - this was before we had DS, and even then in winter it wouldn't go much below 10 degrees).
No to a snowsuit for night-time though. Layers of babygros and gro bag. Hopefully this weather will pass soon too

Happened · 01/03/2018 21:02

Christ 2C is horrendous, poor baby and poor you! I'm feeling really bad about my Guinea pig being at 5C (tucked up in the garage with a radiator.)

MySockIsWetAgain · 01/03/2018 21:21

2 deg is "people dying of hypothermia". It's what the outside was a few days ago. Are you sure? Do you have another thermometer? I once left a house w/o heating for 4 weeks over Christmas, and it was 12 when I got back. 2 with heating is EXTREMELY suspicious.

If however it is amywhere near 2, I would NOT let a baby sleep alone in it. No amount of "spare socks" and "extra vests" are going to help. Look at what adults sleep in when they go mounteneering and sleep in 2C; it's not an extra layer of cotton. I would read up on safe cosleeping now and bring her to bed with me to share my body heat and to keep an eye on her.

Is this a permanent situation? Do you have a warmer room? Can you get curtains, cling film the windows, put blankets around their edges, get some other form of heating?

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Blueberrycheesecake1 · 02/03/2018 06:05

Update: got another thermostat and room was 14c last night. Baby neck is warm. Thanks for responses and sorry for ftm panic!

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Sanderz · 02/03/2018 08:01

Aw that makes more sense, glad to hear it!

Buglife · 02/03/2018 13:07

Ah that’s good! 14 is still a bit cool as 16-20 is classed as ideal sleeping temp but with an extra layer and socks I think it’ll be fine for your baby. When we had a cold bedroom over winter I got a couple of the Gro Suits which were sleepsuits with padded/thicker material at the arms to work with a sleeping bag. Also H&M do fleece and velour sleepsuits which are very cosy.

user1495492391 · 02/03/2018 14:59

These wadded sleepsuits worked really well for my little one until she was about 6 months and moved on to sleeping bags (which she hated at first, hence using the wadded sleepsuit):

www.mothercare.com/onesies/little-city-bus-wadded-walk-in-sleeper/LMC130.html

I’m also a FTM and make sure I have a couple of different thermometers to check the temp in each room; it’s very important particularly when they are very young. I’ve even got two for the bath -thermometers can quite often be inaccurate! Always best to be able to compare.