? on room temperature and LO

chocolatechip06 · May 2010

I'm still trying to figure out the best temperature for our bedroom when LO arrives.

We had the window a/c running earlier today along with our window fan and it was 73 and a bit cold (I felt that I needed to cover my feet with the bedsheet.

I turned the a/c off and it's 78 now (my stand alone thermometer and the fan are telling me the same temp) and it' comfortable (might be the best about 2 degrees cooler at 76 or so).

? -if it is comfortable for us can I assume that LO will be okay (we will run a fan close to his pack and play so that there is ventilation when he sleeps? I would also check the back of his neck to see if he is too hot/cold.

He will probably be dressed in a onesie and swaddled in a muslin Aden and Anasis blanket.

Thanks!

desabean · May 2010

hmm, well, everything I read when G was little said the ideal temp is actually between 64-68. That is hard for us to do in the summer and most of the time it was closer to 70, but I don't think I would want to keep it as warm as 78.

emmyloustu · May 2010

Eliza was born in December & has always run hot. We kept the house around 68-70 most of the time and she would sleep in a onesie - we bed share so she is toasty in just that. During the day, she would most often be in a long sleeve onesie or sleeper. Cooler is definitely better, overheating is a SIDS risk.

Now that it is warm, we have the AC around 70 and open the windows at night with an overhead fan. She is usually in a short sleeve onesie or sunsuit during the day and short sleeve onesie to sleep in.

PrincessShay80 · May 2010

We keep our house at 76 degrees- I cannot imagine having it at 70 degrees- I would be freezeing. DD has been sleeping in either a short sleeve onesie or short sleeve sleeper with no feet and her Halo sack and she sleeps great, she seems very comfortable. She also has a ceiling fan in her room. I think you are fine- remember if you are comfortable so is the baby.

pamela-matt · May 2010

My pedi has always told us if it is too hot, baby will not sleep as well. We have really found that to be true over the last two years. DS's room is probably 69-70 degrees...when it is warmer he does not sleep as well

hclavalley · May 2010

I think the ideal temp is around 65. Too hot is a SIDS risk.

If you are worried about temp, check out one of these:

https://www.keendistribution.com/grobagEgg.php

chocolatechip06 · May 2010

We bought the Groegg and returned it because it always read 77 and was a 3-5 degrees off from the other 3 thermometers we have.

I borrowed a thermometer from work that I trust so I'm going by that right now.

tina623 · May 2010

I read that with infants, they are comfortable in one more layer than you are. I never really "got" it but we used it as a rule. If I was comfortable in the a/c with a short sleeve and shorts, they were wearing long sleeves and pants/socks.

mrsolsenk12 · May 2010

We have kept Hayden rooms between 68-72 degrees usually. If his room is warmer (when we don't have the ac on) we dress him really lightly (like short sleeves/shorts pjs) so that he doesn't get too hot.

MrsT1209 · May 2010

DD likes it frigid. It's normally around 67 in her room.

hclavalley · May 2010

chocolatechip06:
We bought the Groegg and returned it because it always read 77 and was a 3-5 degrees off from the other 3 thermometers we have.
I borrowed a thermometer from work that I trust so I'm going by that right now.

We never actually bought one either, but used those temps as a guide for how warm or cool to keep the house.

LucyPevensie · May 2010

To some extent it really depends on your baby. Mine has always been a little furnace - I used to marvel at people who had their newborns in pajamas and also swaddled in fleece - we NEVER were able to use fleece anything - Jack would sweat his little butt off. It was scary a few times - even too much cotton layering and he'd sweat through clothing AND sheets. I had to learn to dress him really lightly - and keep the room COOL.

So wait and see - but you def don't want the room too hot. Good rule of thumb - if you're hot - baby is too.

LVBlvd · May 2010

We keep our house pretty cool. Paige has her own thermostat on her side of the house, and it is set at 70 at night. Plus she has a ceiling fan on.

skoorbnibor · May 2010

cool is better than warm from several perspectives. layers are great and I think the way you plan to dress LO is perfect.

we keep our house very cool, our ac is in the attic and it is about 65 at bedtime, 66-67 other times. at 78 E would definitely overheat. Our house is never warmer than 69, summer or winter

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