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room temp at night

nurseBrookenurseBrooke
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I've read so many different things and googled this to death. My DS WILL NOT keep his hands in his blanket when I swaddle him. He likes his arms at his head. I worry about him getting cold at night. When we feed his little hands are cold. He wears a hat and doesn't fuss, so is he okay? Should I raise the room temp? I know its safer to keep it cooler than warmer. We keep the a/c on 70. I don't want to use the little mittens either, he comforts himself with his hands. WWYD?
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Re: room temp at night

  • taelirtaelir

    Few options if his hands are cold:

    1 - Turn up the room temp.

    2 - Put the mittens on anyway.

    I don't mean to sound blunt (okay, well I do a little)...but there isn't much else you can do, really.

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  • kklickkakklickka member
    If he doesn't complain, I wouldn't worry about it.  DS occasionally works an arm out of his Swaddle Me blanket and always wakes up crying because his hand is cold - but if it doesn't seem to bother your LO, I wouldn't worry about it.
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  • christin3580christin3580
    Ava was in the nicu for a few days before she got to come home with us.. by the time we got her home I was a wreck.. and temp was one of them. we have the angel care monitor system I love it but too much information can be over whelming...  it shows the temp.. sometimes it says its 77 in there during the day and her hands are still cold... feel the back of your LOs neck thats what the nicu nurses told me.. if its warm your fine if its cold then try to swaddle to the best of your ability but dont go by hand or foot warmth really...
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  • mfransdellmfransdell member
    imagetaelir:

    Few options if his hands are cold:

    1 - Turn up the room temp.

    2 - Put the mittens on anyway.

    I don't mean to sound blunt (okay, well I do a little)...but there isn't much else you can do, really.

    You had your baby! Congrats :) She's a cutie!

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  • MattysGirl81MattysGirl81 member
    I've read that the temperature of their hands/feet isn't a good indicator of their body temp.  DS's hands are cold a lot but it doesn't seem to bother him and the rest of his body is warm.  Unless having cold hands bothers your LO, I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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