In case of no power...

honeydew01

How do you keep the room a decent temperature for LOs to sleep in?

Currently we have DD's room heater running over night to keep the room at 72 as her room gets really cold. I'm trying to figure out what to do when we lose power during bad weather as I can't put a blanket on her. She is constantly moving in her crib so I don't feel safe putting a blanket in her crib.

I'd put on more clothes on her but curious if there is anything else I could do.

Thanks

LisaLisa1980

Bed- share, sleep sack

honeydew01

Sorry should have been more specific. She already sleeps in a sleep sack. Bed sharing doesn't work. She thinks its play time.

jllmb79

Not sure where you live but I have not experienced a significant power loss in a long time. If it was winter and freezing I would bed share.  They will eventually tire from playing and fall asleep.

If you are having a hard time keeping the room warm on an everyday basis then you might want to have and HVAC tech come in an look at your system.

We live in a brand new house and the bedrooms are at 68 even though down stairs is at 72. For everyday warmth I use fleece footed PJ's and a sleep sack for my 8 month old. My 2 yr old sleeps with a blanket and footed PJ's.

honeydew01

We tried 68 her face and hands were super cold each time I got her for MOTN feeds. We experimented a lot. 72 is what she's comfortable with.

if it's extreme we probably go to a hotel but I thought of this today when we lost power for a little while.

we can sleep on the floor if desperate but our bed is not safe for bed sharing. Non rails, high bed..

=Lee=B

The nurse told us not to use the hands as a measure of an infants body temp.  I've heard the ears is a good way to check but am not sure how valid it is.  I would stick a finger down the sleeper at the back of the neck to see. 

Anyways, our house is quite cold on the upper bedroom level.  Somehow our daughters room is the coldest.  We just compensate with layers.  When she was newborn last March I had her in a long sleeve onesie, 2 fleece sleepers and a swaddle!  Now she is 8 months.  Most nights she has a onesie, 1 fleece sleeper, a thick sleep sac...and we bed share the late part of the night (when it's coldest).

If our power were out, we'd be bunkering down in front of the fireplace with tons of layers on.  It's such a rare event to happen for a long duration it's not really something I plan for.  It happens, people pull together a plan and make due.  I'm sure they all get less sleep!

Pitterpatter44

Fleece footie pjs x 2 and snuggle up in a recliner in front of the fireplace. Hmmm... Sounds kind of cozy actually! . Kidding... Power outages in the winter suck! If they are common in your Area, It's good to have a plan though, as you don't want to be scrambling in the middle of the night when it does go out. I worry more about things like this now that we have a baby too.

ASmallWonder

I agree that it's an odd thing to worry about and also that the face and hands aren't a reliable measure of their temperature.  The one thing I've learned is that, in most cases, if the baby can't sleep comfortably, she'll wake up  My BIL and nephew did have to come crash at our place last year after they lost power for days in a hurricane.  They bundled up and cuddled but it finally got to be too cold.

RibbitGrl930

I don't think it's a weird thing to worry about at all. Maybe she anticipates getting ideas for products she will need to purchase to have on hand. In the event of a power outage, she can't count on just getting supplies when an outage happens because- expectedly- everybody else will be trying to buy them too. If you've ever seen Black Friday in a metropolitan area, multiply that urgency by a thousand when people's lives are at stake. Or what if she's snowed/iced in and can't get out of the driveway? It's always good to think ahead.

OP, I'd move LO into our room (whether with bedhsaring or putting LO in a bassinet or pack-n-play) to let body heat assist, and to reduce the number of rooms needing to be heated. You could also look to using a small propane heater to run for just a little while before you go to sleep (I'm not crazy about letting one run while I slept). The Little Buddy by Mr. Heater is great because it has some really good safety mechanisms built in, like a low oxygen sensor and anti-tip. I also agree with the fleece footie pajamas.

honeydew01

Maybe I am a worrier, but we lost power this Saturday for half an hour and that's what made me think "what would I do if we lost power for an extended period of time in the coming up months?" DH is going to be gone a lot for work in the coming up months so I feel like I need to have an emergency plan should we lose power. We also live half an hour away from anything so I feel like I need to be somewhat prepared. 

Rochacha2013

We had a generator installed. Last night bathroom lights were flickering, fridge turned in and off. This caused the light to over worked and caused plasticy smell. Then our washer started to smoke. I was alone at home with DD and freaked out. Called hubby who advised to turn the power source off until he gets home. Come to know the generator was the source of the problem. The wire was loose and not grounded. My gosh had I been away or even took DD upstairs to sleep the house could have been burn down. We have lived without generator and were fine. Thought the generator would give us a peace of mind...Now it's the source of my worry. By the way it was way expensive any where from $6k and up. Cost is $8k.