How to dress cot for newborn? Worried about being too hot/too cold

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We’ve got a newborn DS who is just under six pounds. He’s in a next to me cot and currently I put him down in a long sleeved vest, long sleeved body suit with feet and fold over scratch mitts and then I have a white company cellular blanket which I double up and put over him, tucked under all the way around the mattress and under his arms.

We have a gro-egg which says our room varies from 18-21 overnight and we followed the guide for the highest temp but found he was cold to touch which is why we added a long sleeved vest instead of a short sleeved vest.

My question is - the cellular blanket is very big so a lot needs to be tucked around the mattress, and it doesn’t seem to be very warm?

He prefers another blanket which is wool and acrylic and smaller, but still big enough to be doubled up and tucked in the same way but I wasn’t sure if this was safe? Does the cot have to use cellular blankets only?

I’m paranoid about him overheating or getting too cold as the house is old and although the egg says it’s warm enough it can be quite draughty.

We've used grosnug/bag alongside the groegg from day 1, I think we'd have dithered too much otherwise! Baby was 6lb10 so ok weight-wise for a grosnug, summer baby so we used the lights although I did have a cosy and used it odd times.

I might be misreading this, but are you using the groegg guide for what clothes to put on, but without the grobag/snug layer? I don't think a cellular blanket would be the same warmth as a 2.5 tog bag tbh, but I couldn't say for sure. Our baby is currently in a 2.5 bag with a sleepsuit only, in our 18' degree room, and is just right. Definitely better to be a bit chilly than too hot as others have said, but that grobag layer is the key for warmth if you're using their clothing guides.

We used cellular blankets the first few weeks and realised LO was chilly and waking from it. Switched to a grobag 2.5 and he was much happier.

It can be really hard to tell their temperature by touch, and I often get cold hands too. The easiest and most hassle free way to do it is to give them a kiss on the forehead and assess if that feels hot or cold to you - your lips maintain a much more constant temp than your hands do so it’s much easier and more accurate to tell.