cot to bed, what type of duvet do I need?

[absandme]

I'm thinking very soon of putting my 2 1/2 dd into her cot bed as a bed but need a duvet and have no idea where to start!

What tog rating would she need? Do I need to worry about a pillow?

She's always had grobags - they are great, they tell you what to dress her in as to how warm her room is.

could you start her off in the bed with the grobag still on? The maximum tog recommended for a cotbed is 4.5tog whereas for a full sized single it would be a 10.5tog. DS has a 10.5tog as he is in a single bed. He has also had a p[illow from when he was in the cot (and they are ok from 1 year. We got a kids bedset from asda which came with a duvet, pillow and waterproof mattress protcetor. It was only available in 10.5tog though. You can buy cheap duvets/pillows, etc singly in the supermarkets.

my spelling was atrocious there, sorry

Thanks! Do you know why there is a difference between the cot bed as a bed and a proper bed? I do like the idea of checking out Asda though!

It is to do with the surface area covered by the child and the duvet. The bumpto3 website gives this explanation (it is talking about its own duvet set which is £19.99 ):

Because the size of the cot bed is smaller it automatically retains more heat when the child is sleeping, however, the larger surface area in a single bed means the child only heats the area he/she is sleeping in, therefore, a higher tog rating is required on the single bed size. The single bed size comprises of 2 x 4 tog duvets that popper together giving flexibility to reduce the tog to 4 togs when the nighttime temperatures increase.

wow, thanks, I had no idea!