Ensure That 9-Month-old Is Warm Enough at Night

K. H

It sounds like you have enough on your daughter. Fleece is very warm. Sometimes, we tend to overdress our children. I can assure you, if you would be warm enough in what you put on her, she is alright.

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T. V

Hi K.,

I have a 5 year older and can very much understand energy expenses. Ensure that your little one's room is winterized properly, close off any drafts and cover any windows with plastic. Also, ensure that the crib is away from the windows if possible and you will have to set your clock to wake up in the early morning hours just to check up on the baby. To answer the other question, yes the baby will cry aytime they experience discomfort, so if they are too hot or cold they may signal you, but monitor how the baby responds to the nighttime clothing if they are really fussy a short time after you put it on, they may be too hot, or just resort to earlier statement and do a check-up for sweating or cold cheeks.

Hope that helps

PS- there was a recent article that said cooler sleeping areas reduces the risks of SIDS, they referenced having ceiling fans in the bedrooms.

Seems like the consensus so far is to go with layers.
My husband likes it cold in our house at night, so during the winter, our thermostat is set at 65-68 and 65 at night. I am one of those people who gets cold easily, and I HAVE to wear socks because my feet get so cold, while my husband is cruising around the house wearing a tee shirt and shorts. However, in the 6 years since we've been married, I will say that I have acclimated to the colder temps. My daughter was born in june 2005, and when it came time to turn on the heat, she was 6-9 months old. I dressed her in a onesie (sometimes a long sleeve one), socks, and a footed blanket sleeper. The fleece ones kept her nice and toasty.
I will say that now (at age 3) I say that she is "impervious to cold". Last week when we had a few cooler days, she wore a tank top and capri pants and kept taking off her jacket because she said she was too hot!
Good luck!

We put our 18month old in footed jammies, her skin is nice and toasty when I change her in the morning :-) And we keep the heat at 60 at night and 65 during the day. And have for a few years now, no one has froze just put as many layers on the baby as you would on yourself. Last year she wore long johns, socks, and a sleep sack.

K. -

Our boys always woke up more than usual if they were cold at night. We use the thick fleece pajamas over regular cotton ones beginning this time of year. When it gets colder, put the armless sleep sacks on over all that. I also used fleecy sheets, too. So much warmer than the regular cotton ones (got mine at Target).

Dana

She would probably feel cold to the touch- check on her when you go to bed & when she wakes up. I did put mine in a onesie, a fleece footed pjs & sleep sack at bedtime & my daughter was that old. Just go with your gut and if you have her too warm- she'll let you know- she won't sleep as well!

Hi K.. ;) I put Xander in thermal pjs (supertight fit keeps them insulated) and then fleece pjs overtop (not the sack, but pjs which would keep the warmth closer). Plus socks and the wool diaper cover. We keep our house at 68, but you could also add an undershirt/onesie underneath all that and an additional armless fleece sleep sack on top. I am guessing they would let us know if they were cold, but I worry too. Oh I also threw a heavy quilt on top of the crib sheet, tucked into the sides- so he sleeps on top of it, not under it or anything...but it's warmer than a sheet you know?

Also, we have all the heat going into Xander's duct from the basement with his vent wide open and the rest of the house's shut. That helps because that way we aren't heating the whole house, just his room needs to get to 68 for it to turn off.

She would cry if she was cold! My daughter would sleep in a tank top year round, she is a FURNACE!! LOL! Honestly, when she was a baby I had her in sleepers with the feet and if I put a blanket on her she would kick it off. She would cry because she was too warm!

Hi. My son is 9 months. Touching their ears are a good way to find out temperature. Other options to warm up are a space heater in her room, flannel sheets, and flannel pj's with feet. We just got some PJ's at Carter's for $10 each.

I have an 11 mos old and we too keep our house cool- 60 at night and 65 during the day. (We kept it warmer last year when she was a baby...I don't want any bad emails from this).

I would dress her in fleece/warm Carter's footed pjs with socks and a onesie (long sleeved as it gets cooler) underneat and then the sleep sack. If her face and hands are warm to the touch she is warm enough.

I no longer use a sleep sack b/c my daughter won't have it. She was been warm with footed pjs and a blanket (she will be 12 mos in 2 weeks).

We are in the same situation. I have noticed when she is cold, she doesn't sleep as soundly, and i can hear her on the monitor. She moves around the crib alot, and sighs, and makes little noises. I went in and covered her up, and she immediately went back to a deep quiet sleep. So the next night i added an extra layer, and she was deep sleeping like normal. You might want to try a long sleeve onsie with baby legs (leg warmers for babies. can be found at www.babylegs.com) then another blanket sleeper or footie pjs and then if needing more, a sleep sack. good luck!

We've always kept our house at 65 - day and night. We've got two girls - Josephine is a November baby (now almost 5) and Trisana is an April baby (now 3.5). We always put Josephine in a onsie and then either a sleep sack or a fleece sleeper for bed time. In the beginning, because she was waking for a middle of the night feeding still I would change her diaper and make sure she was still warm. We did the same thing with Trisana, only I would unzip her sleeper a little bit and check to see if she was still warm down by her legs (chest/core usually stay warm with extra layers). I never really ran into a time when they didn't stay warm. I would just check her once she is asleep and then first thing in the morning. If her legs or arms still feel cold switch the onsie for a long sleeve shirt and pants (light weight) and see if that works. You'll probably end up surprised and realize that the fleece sleep sacks/sleepers and a onsie will keep her warm enough.

K.,
We live in an old farmhouse and when our first son was born we really hadn't done any remodeling to it yet. It had old drafty windows and absolutely no insulation. In the winter when it was very windy it would get so cold on the 2nd floor where we slept.

What I would do was dress the baby in layers. A onsie and a pair of socks or tights then the blanket sleeper. When it was really cold I would put a 2nd blanket sleeper (a size too big) over the first blanket sleeper and also put a hat on his head and mittens (or socks) on his hands. He was fine! Babies will adapt to the temperature of your home just like you do. If they are too hot or too cold they will wake you up because they are fussing. It won't take you long to figure out how to guage it. Good luck and God Bless.

I'm sure she is fine. If she were uncomfortable, she would probably be up and crying. I usually put a onesie on my son with fleece pajamas, and socks with a light fleece blanket. He sleeps well.

I have a 6mth old and I also worry about the same thing! Would love to hear your responses.