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Blackout blinds v airflow

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RhubarbRocks · 22/06/2025 15:15

How do people achieve both darkness and enough cool air in the room their baby sleeps in?

If I buy a gro anywhere blind won’t it fit over the whole window meaning I can’t get any airflow into the room? With windows closed through the night the room is stifling, especially in this heat, even with a fan.

We do have both regular blackout roman blinds (3 windows) and lined curtains in the room already but light creeps around the edges. So I need something additional to get the room dark while allowing enough cool air in during the night (as I think my 3 month old’s sleep has suddenly gone from great to terrible partly because of too much heat and light). He didn’t seem bothered by light before but now it seems to wake him.

Grateful for thoughts if you’ve managed to crack this.

While we are on the subject does anyone know of a good room thermometer that doesn’t illuminate the whole room like my gro egg? Even with the nightlight off, the numbers shine out.

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comfyshoes2022 · 22/06/2025 15:33

Can you put in an AC unit? This is a tough situation!

minipie · 22/06/2025 15:40

I use easyblackout (on amazon). The blackout material is velcroed to the window frame so I just attach the top half of the velcros and let the bottom half of the blackout hang loose. That way I can still open the window so fresh air can get in. It does mean it’s not 100% blackout but still a lot better than nothing.

minipie · 22/06/2025 15:41

Also if you have him in a S facing room or hot loft room I would consider moving his cot to a different room temporarily during really hot periods.

RhubarbRocks · 22/06/2025 20:04

Thanks all for the answers. The only other room has the neighbour’s 2 yr old DC directly next to it who is having an even worse time sleeping and is very vocal about it throughout the night so that room isn’t an option at the moment for noise reasons!

I will look at easy blackout and maybe do that with portable air con.

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