Room temperature for sleep?

SVAQ11

I've been reading online and some websites have suggested that babies sleep best when the room temperature is 65 degrees or even cooler. We usually keep our thermostat set in the mid-70's so 65 degrees seems really, really cold to me (and sounds like a very expensive electric bill!). Maybe keeping the house in the 60's in more realistic when you live in a colder climate? So, I'm wondering if some fellow South Florida moms can give me some guidance: at what temperature does your LO sleep best? Is something like 70 a more reasonable temperature? Do you keep it warmer during the day and just cool it down at night?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!

TayLynn

Those temperature guidelines are more for northern climates in the winter when they would be using the furnace to heat the house.  Having the baby sleep in a warm, stuffy room increases the risk of SIDS. 

Don't over dress your baby at night.  Make sure the baby is comfortably warm by feeling the baby's stomach.  Don't judge the baby's temperature being feeling the extremities.  Hands and feet are always going to feel cooler to touch. 

The AAP recommends baby to sleep in the same room as the parents for the first 6 months to reduce the risk of SIDS.  Also having a ceiling fan on has been shown to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Virginny

We keep the house at 73 year-round and when it gets chilly, we set the heat at around 65-68. I always dress DS in long-sleeved pj tops and pants. After he falls asleep, I put socks on him. I feel his neck to check if he's too warm or chilly. If his neck is sweaty, he's likely too warm. 

SouthFloridaMommy

We keep our house at 68-70 degrees year round and have fans in each of the girls rooms.  I don't know if they sleep best at that temperature, because we have never really tried another temperature.  My husband likes the house cold and I have just adapted...I suppose they have too.  

I always put them in long sleeved feety jammies, or tops/pants with socks.  DD1 has blankets, but often she gets too hot under them, so I put them on her at the beginning of the night and then take them off of her before I go to sleep (I think the blankets are more habit than necessity).

g8orell

I'm always cold, so we keep our house at 75 degrees when it's warm and needs a/c, and then we seat the heater to click on when it gets down to 72. My 2 year old sleeps in long-sleeve pajamas with pants and socks and my 10 month old sleeps in footed oneises (usually the thin cotton type...when its cold, the fleece ones)

danelly79

We just visited the pediatrician for her 2-week check-up, and the doc said that both rooms that are too hot and/or rooms that are too cold are known to increase the risk of SIDS. I would say 65 and below would be in the too cool category.  Best wishes, I know it is a scary issue to combat.