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I'm starting to wonder and freak out at the same time. How do I tell when I'm overheating my son? We still have our son in our bedroom and it tends to be on the cool side even if the rest of the apartment is warm. I'm putting two blankets on him at night because I'm cold in there, so isn't he? Does he need more blankets? Do I have too many on him already? He's 7.5 months old, should I even be putting blankets on him? Can I use a quilt so he only has one blanket?
I'm stressing out about this. :( |
| Posted by Jaxon on 10/15/2007 10:53 PM
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| Jaxon, I stress out about the temp. while mine is sleeping, too! All the info on SIDS has made me such freak. I am always cold, Drew seems to always be hot... At night I put him in a onesie, pjs with feet and turn the heat on to 65 and put him down on his tummy- the only way he'll sleep. No blankets... But, when he wakes up in the middle of the night (every night still at almost 9 months :( I get out of bed with my hubby, take the baby into the bed in our spare room and sleep with him in there the rest of the night so that I can nurse him (hubby is grossed out by the sucking sound when he nurses- he should be the one to leave but whatever...) Anyways, I need blankets and have to surround him with pillows on the side that I am not on and he is always fine... He cries and kicks if he is too warm and wants the blankets off of him. The temp of their hands/feet will tell you if they are hot/cold, too... Hope this helps... |
| posted by Lauren on 10/16/2007 07:30 AM
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| Can you let him sleep in footed pj's? My man likes to keep the house on the cool side, I like it a little warmer. Emilie moves so much while she sleeps that I only keep her comforter in the crib. When it gets really cold I use a small down comforter under her sheet and she wears a onesie with footed pj's. Last year when she was smaller I would use the bag sleepers, they also made it easier to change a diaper in the middle of the night. Like the post before mine check his hands and feet, if they feel hot then uncover him. |
| posted by on 10/16/2007 08:49 AM
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| I use the fleece sleep sacs. I like that bacause it stays equally warm throughout his whule body and definately warm enough. It is like wrapping up baby in a blanket but no worries about it staying put through the night. |
| posted by lauren on 10/16/2007 09:59 PM
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hey,
I think that at 7 1/2 months the general rule is to dress/bundle him about the same as yourself. Do you wear p.j.s and 2 blankets? That may be a little excessive unless your room is really cold. My son is 3 months and he wears either a sleep sack or sleeper with a onsie under it and I cover him with a thin quilt. If he isn't sweaty when you get him out of bed, then he is probably ok. |
| posted by Amy on 10/17/2007 07:58 PM
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| I agree...after 6 months you dress them as you would dress yourself. Does his face feel cold/hot to your touch? I do not use a blanket on my daughter at night. When it gets colder I put a pair of one piece pjs one size larger over her pjs...aka. blanket. |
| posted by Wendy on 10/17/2007 08:49 PM
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Lauren,
I laughed to myself when I read your reply only because it sounds just like me. I did the same thing and took my son to our spare room to sleep the rest of the night. Needless to say that I am still sleeping in there and not with my husband. It has taken a toll on me and I wished I never brought him in bed with me. Nicholas just turned one a few weeks ago and I know its going to be hard to break this habit that I started. I am pregnant again due in March and will be trying to get him to sleep in his own crib in his room.
I guess I just wanted to let you know how hard it is going to be to get him to sleep alone after doing it for so long. If you don't want it to last, try stopping now while he's still young.
Good luck.
Jaxon,
I was always told that the baby should have 1 more layer on than you do. Now that its getting colder at night, I'd put a onesie on then a sleeper. I didn't use blankets until he was 7 or 8 months old. I was always nervous about SIDS too. |
| posted by Stacy on 10/17/2007 09:11 PM
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It's amusing to hear all the different responses. :) I've also been told that if I think he's warm, then take off a layer. I don't know who's right, so I've kind of taken bits from everyone. He wears footed pajamas and I put one blanket on him when I put him to bed. When my husband and I go to bed, I check his feet/hands/head to see if he is warm or cold. He's generally fine. If he isn't, then I have another blanket on standby.
I've always put a blanket over him, even when he was a newborn. Since he was born in February, it didn't seem right not to put one on him. I never thought it could be a bad thing. Is using a blanket okay at his age? I have this big quilt that came with the crib bedding (as a set), can I use that or should I wait until his first birthday?
Lauren / Stacy - I actually had that same problem when Ian was younger. He developed RSV at 11 days old and the only way he was able to sleep was on my chest while I was sitting up. Whenever I laid him down, he would always wake up because he was so congested. I spent three weeks sleeping on the couch, sitting up, with Ian on my chest - it sucked! So I can definitely sympathize. The way I broke him of that habit: I put his pack-n-play next to our bed (I used it as a bassinet when he was little) and I would put him in there. If he woke up, I would comfort him and then once he fell back asleep, I would put him back in. We went back and forth doing that for awhile, but usually after the fifth or sixth time, he would stay asleep for a little bit. During this time, he did get up a lot at night, but he didn't sleep with me and I was able to sleep in my own bed next to my husband. After a week of doing this, the problem was solved. It took a lot of patience though. |
| posted by Jaxon on 10/17/2007 10:19 PM
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My son's grandparents (my parents) are constantly covering him. Boo! My motto? If I'm cold, he's cold.
Come visit me at Glamour.com (Storked!) |
| posted by Christine on 10/17/2007 11:04 PM
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| I have always used a blanket with Emilie since she was born. In the cold months I use the footed pj's and a blanket. This way if she moves she will not get too cold. I also keep a couple of stuffed toys (at her feet) so if she wakes up she has something to play with. Neither one has ever been a problem, but you need to do what you are comfortable with. |
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