Sleep bags- over heating v. too cold?

[shellsyd]

Hi,

I just bought my 16 month old a 2.5 tog sleep bag. The nights are cold now, and I dont want to keep on the heating all night (like a used to do). My LO usually has a warm bottle before bed and of course his body temp goes up. So I put the sleep bag loosely on him (unzipped) till I am ready to go to bed, then I zip him up. I also turn off the heating in his room. Under the sleep bag he wears a cotton sleep suit.

I just checked on him- he's been sleeping for 2 hours- and his room is ice cold. I felt his body and it feels warm, I felt his upper back and his sleep suit is slightly damp, so he must have been sweating.

I'm thinking perhaps I need to put him to bed without the sleep bag and put it on him while he's sleeping? But I worry about him getting too cold and I don't want to disrupt his sleep too much, by walking in and out and putting on the sleep bag when he's already sleeping...

Any suggestions? What do other ppl do?

[becky1969]

We do the same as Stacy -- we use lighter weight PJs under the sleep sack.  And we totally skip the footy jammies -- those keep WAY too much heat in when their feet are covered all night.  Also, at naps we do top only, no bottoms, since the house is nice and toasty.

I wouldn't disturb sleep by trying to put on a sleep sack while sleeping.  Just adjust jammies.