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Home > Baby > Sleep > Hot summer nights – keeping your baby cool
Hot summer nights – keeping your baby cool
From Lisa Sidgwick on July 14, 2015
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With hot summer nights
upon us and many of us
planning to jet off to
even warmer climes
over the next couple of
months, keeping cool
enough to sleep can be
a bit of a battle, and
keeping little ones cool
is even harder.
We know that babies
sleep well in a room that
is between 16-20
degrees C but when the
summer kicks in and
temperatures soar, it’s
difficult to keep the room temperature anywhere near that, unless you’re lucky enough to have air
conditioning!! We’ve got some great tips here to keep your baby comfortable through the hot sticky nights
and to stop them overheating…
Dress your baby appropriately for the room temperature. If the room is very hot, for example
over 25 degrees for most of the night, just a nappy and thin cotton vest may suffice. If the room
is between 20-23 degrees a shortie baby grow or shorts and t-shirt pyjamas perhaps with socks
or just a nappy and a 1 tog sleep sack. If your baby is too young for any kind of bedding and it is
too hot for a sleep sack, simply dress them in suitable clothing for the room temperature so that
no covering is required.
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During the day, open all windows on the same floor to create a blow-through and pull curtain
two thirds of the way across to block out hot sun but still allow the breeze through.
Open your loft hatch if you have one to allow heat to escape up through the roof.
Use only cotton bed sheets and avoid any waterproof mattress covering as this will hold heat
and make your baby sweat.
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A luke-warm bath or slightly cooler bath than usual might help to refresh your baby before
bedtime and relieve any clamminess. Make it a quick bath so that she doesn’t get too chilly.
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Get a room thermometer so that you know what temperature you are dealing with. This will take
away the guesswork and give you peace of mind that you have dressed your baby suitably.
Large bottles of frozen water (1litre plus), placed in the baby’s room may help to cool the air as
they melt overnight.
Electric fans will often just blow the warm air around but place a large bowl of ice or some
frozen water bottles in front of the fan to cool the air that circulates the room.
A calm baby will remain cooler than a frustrated baby so try to maintain a calming bedtime
routine and offer reassurance and comfort if he is agitated. A cool flannel or cold compress
dabbed gentle on your baby may help to cool and calm him.
Your baby may need to drink more than usual. Cold water is great so for young babies it is
worth cooling some boiled water and refrigerating it for night time use. Breastfed babies will stay
hydrated on breastmilk, but you need to make sure that you’re hydrated too.
If you cannot keep your baby cool in her own room, consider moving her to a cooler room in the
house temporarily.
Remember, no matter how hot it is at bedtime, the temperature will drop in the night so don’t put
your baby in his cot in just a nappy if it will drop below 25 degrees in the night. You might like to
check on him before you go to bed to see how the temperature is.
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Hands and feet do get colder than the rest of the body so it is natural for these to feel a little
colder to the touch. If you are unsure about your baby’s temperature, feel the back of his neck
or use a thermometer.
Babies will be comfortable dressed for temperatures as you would dress yourself. So ask
yourself how hot it feels and what you would be comfortable in when you are considering how to
dress you baby. Just remember, you can pull the covers over you but she cannot, so imagine
you are going to bed without any bed covers.
Risks of Overheating:
Your baby is likely to become
restless if feeling too hot or too cold
so he may let you know. He may be
more difficult to settle to sleep than
usual or wake more frequently due to
the discomfort of the temperature.
Newborns are at risk of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) if
they overheat so check your
newborn does not have a moist head
or neck which are signs of sweating.
If the face is redder than usual or he
has a rash or you notice rapid
breathing, these could be signs of overheating.
For more information and tips from The Sleep Nanny (Lucy Shrimpton) visit www.sleepnanny.co.uk or
follower her on twitter @lucysleepcoach
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