Keeping Baby Warm at Night

I used a little sleeper that was kind of like a sleeping bag. So they had their warm pjs on and then the bag had arms and just went over their feet and zipped up. I wish I knew where to get them but someone gave me mine.

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They make things specifically for that. They are called sleep sacks. You can get them anywhere, but if you would like to see them you can go to halosleep.com. My son loved them. It is just like a sleeping bag with arms.

you are inundated but I am just adding that the sleep sack was awesome. baby can't kick that off!! I like the ones at Target best. I passed them on to my sister for her baby and she thought they were new. lol.

J.- I use a small space heater for my kids. I use one that has a fan so it's great for S. and winter. I put it next to my baby's air vent (which is on the floor)in the S. which helps circulate the cool air through his room. And then of course, use the heated fan setting in the winter. I do not use the heat setting on the floor however. Make sure it's in a safe place (where it cannot tip over or heat another object), but this has worked great for me with my two boys. The brand is LASKO and I think it was like $20 at WalMart. They also like the soothing sound it makes.

I use the fleece sleepsack, and I make sure she has long sleeves on. I have also told husband to fi drafty windows and such.

I was given these little sleepers with my first. They don't have legs just a big zipper up the front kind of like a zippered blanket or bag. Mine were Carter's brand but there are lots of fancier brands out there with fancy features. I would just put a little lighter weight pajamas's on underneath (heavier in winter) and then the sleep sack over the top then the baby could roll and wiggle but they were always wrapped nice and cozy with out the danger of becoming tangled up and entrapped in lots of blankets. Just do a web search of "baby sleep sack" and you should come up with lots of options. I've even found some of the Carter's brand for sale gently used.

We used Sleep Sacs, they worked wonderful! The sleep sacs were nice because we didn't worry about our little guy getting tangled up in the blankets. He also seemed to sleep much better.

I lived in an old trailer when I was married the my kids father, I used blanket sleepers but be sure to put socks on before the sleeper because the feet on bottom are not real thick, or just see how baby sleeps before socks are added. My dd didn't like her feet covered the rest of her under three quilts (shes grown up now and still sleeps that way. Anyway that worked for us and kept them warm so if they kicked covers off they were still pretty warm. And yes they make them pretty small.
Good luck and keep the little one warm.

Heavier Footie pajamas or baby sleep bags were great for my kids. They kept them warm, and if they kicked the blanket off at night, they still stayed warm.

I used those fleece blanket sleepers. First I put my little one in a cotton footie PJ thing. Then the fleece blanket sleeper. My daughter is almost two and kicks the blanket off within 15 minutes of sleeping so to date I am still struggling with keeping her warm without a blanket. For future, now I still put a light cotton PJ underneath those fleece footie PJ's.

But my advice, blanket sleeper is the way to go. Warm and fuzzy and no worries about SIDS.

Hello J.,

I actually put my daughters in a long or short sleeve onesie with a sleeper because it covers their feet. Then I put a fleece sleep sack(which you can get at Babys R Us or Target) on as well when it is really cold. The sleep sacks are great because they can still have room to kick around. They also have onesies that have the folded up mittens as well.

I put my little girl in long sleeve pj's and I have this wearable blanket that she wears. I love it, it is really soft fleece and zips up. My sis bought it for me, you can probably find one at babies r us or online.

I love the sleep sacks - there are cotton and fleece ones that you can buy online or a place like BabiesRUs.

Get several of the sleepers that are one piece with feet in them. My two year old loves them!

It depends on the area you are from. You can start by adding a short sleeve onesy with his pjs that you already put on him, or you can put on him the sleeper pjs. It truly depends on the child. My boys were always warmer blooded and my twins were, but my other daughter was in need of sleeper pjs. Does he wake up in the middle of the night because he's cold or because he's hungry & wet. If he's not cold it is best to wait until the temperature gets colder so he flows with the temperatures outside. Don't assume he is cold just because you might be. Most people like to sleep in colder rooms at night than they do when they are awake. Depending on his age you can make sure the bed is elevated and put a comforter or tuck a blanket in his bed. I did that before also. My kids are between 18 & 21 now. I hope this helps. Kay

I loved sleep sacks when I daughter was little. I liked the Babies r us brand the best. I would put her in footy jammies and then a sleep sack. I used them until she was a year old.

Hi J.,

We always just layered fleece blanket sleepers. 2 seemed to be enough.

At Babies R Us they have "sleep bags". Similar to the swaddle and made out of fleece or cotton. They zip down the front and have a place for the head and arms to come out. They're comfy and allow plenty of room for movement. When my little girl was a baby I used the swaddle with the velcro and when she out grew them and wouldn't leave a blanket on, our nights became long as she was cold, crying and angry. When I put her in the sleep bag all was good. She's 22 months now and still sleeping in a slepp bag. The bags come large enough for children up to 36 lbs.

Good luck1

fleece sleep sacks. They come in lots of different weights and sleeveless or sleeved. I know you can find them at babies r us. The back to sleep campains suggests sleeveless, but in the dead of winter in Utah we put our baby in a sleeved one. She wore a sleeper and the sleep sack to bed. Kept her pretty warm. Also, a stocking cap on really cold nights would do wonders.! =)

J.-

We had our baby last October and she was under 5 lbs when we brought her home so we were VERY sensitive to this issue. We actually double swaddled her with 2 flannel blankies. What a little burrito she was! You did not mention how old your child was but I assume under 6m because he is still being swaddled. Swaddling is great for the little ones. There are fleece versions on the Swaddle me available. I would use a onsie or cotton jammies and then the fleece swaddler. CAUTION! SIDS has been linked to overheating babies so don't go overboard.

I would also recommend the blanket sleepers for when he gets a bit older. I just broke out one of mine for the last few cold nights for my 10m old DD and am giving a friend who is pregnant a bunch for her to use this winter.

Good luck and keep warm!
J.

I have always used sleep sacks for my kids. (Google - Halo Sleepsack). They're like zip on sleeping bags. My kids love them and they are perfect for keeping baby warm no matter how young or old.

The Halo sleep sacks are wonderful! You can buy them at Babies R Us for about $20. They come in a heavier fleece or a thinner cotton. We used the thin one all summer long with just a regular onsie underneath. We will switch to a long sleeved onsie once it gets a little cooler, and then to a fleece sleep sack.

I put both of my babies in feetsy pjs and Sleep Sacks. You can get fleece sleep sacks at Babies R Us. Basically, they're blankets the baby can't kick out of. I love them!

I use a blanket sleeper (w/ a onesie or a full jammy underneath, or both in January) and when it gets colder, I use a space heater (w/ a ceramic heat element for safety)--Bionaire, I think, and it has a programmable thermostat.
Good luck! :)

Have you seen the sleeping bags for babies? I don't know exactly what they are called but they have a tank-top and a bag at the feet. Look on One Step Ahead website and search out sleep wear, I used this for my kids and they didn't kick it off because it was on like overalls. I hope this helps.
N.

Hi J.,
I would reccommend baby "sleep sacks"- basically a blanket that they wear. You can do a google search or they usually have them at BabysRus. They are also fairly easy to make if you sew at all or know someone who does. I like them because they are warm (you can get fleece ones) and they are safe (even if baby rolls around) Hope that helps!

Hi J.,
It has been a long time for me, but I bought the really warm and fuzzy sleepers, so even if they kicked their covers off, they would be OK. We've always kept a cold house (65 at night) and they have always been really healthy. Kids in general I've found do not tend to get as cold as we do. So buy the heavy sleepers, swaddle and hope for the best. If he gets really cold and it wakes him up, he will cry.
Good luck.
S.

Hi J.,
I have boy girl twins and I too swaddled them for about 6 months or so. I used the swaddle blankets (they were born in November so I got the fleecy ones from Babies R Us) and I only had the short sleeved onesies underneath the fleecy swaddle blankies.....they were never cold. I would think that would suffice for your little one. Also, once you cannot swaddle them anymore....get the fleecy sleepers for winter. I am now getting those for my two and we were at a cabin in the mountains last week so I brought those....their little hands get a bit cold and I don't know that there is anything you can do about that, but they were plenty warm even though the cabin was cold.
Good Luck and have fun with your little one...it's just the best thing being a Mom. D.

I did this for both of my girls. We keep our house pretty cool year round...65-68 degrees at night while sleeping. Research shows that the cooler temperature for sleeping is better anyway. So my current 20 month old daughter, I put her in a long sleeved, footed pajama all in one and then a fleece blanket sleeper. She's NEVER cold and NEVER too warm. For my now 5 year old, when she was a baby, the blanket sleepers had long sleeves. I've only found sleeveless for my 20 month old...she's been in a blanket sleeper since she started kicking out of the swaddle...and she will be in them until i think she can sleep with a real blanket. Hope that helps.

I found the easiest solution was blanket sleepers... my son wouldn't keep blankets on, but blanket sleepers come in varying weights for time of year. Fleece ones are great for winter.

I also have found the blanket sleepers work great, but we add a little something to that too. My children would always get cold feet more than anything (or even cold hands) and to help with that, leave a pair of socks on their feet before putting pjs on and then put a pair on their hands. You could also (depending on how cold it gets) put a little stocking cap on their head because a lot of our heat is lost through the head. Hope that helps.
J.

Fleece jammies! Carters makes the best, in my opinion. Children's Place also has really warm pajamas. Put a onesie on him, too, under the jammies. I had that issue last winter with my daughter. We had just moved here and were living in my parents' basement for a couple months until we got on our feet and it was really really cold down there at night. But I got really warm fleece footie pajamas and put a onesie on her underneath and she slept well.

Babies R Us has these sleep-sacks in the same area you can find the swaddle blankets.
They have two kinds, one that is similar to a swaddle blanket and one that doesn't not have that feature.

I put my little one in one of those full zip up body onsies that you can get anywhere and then I put her in the sleep sack. Her arms are the only thing that hangs out of the sack, so that is why I also put her in the full body onsie.

She can't use the swaddle sleep sack anymore, mostly because she hates to be bound up, but if your baby still likes that then this might help.

Her hands are cold in the morning, but not much I can do about that. At least the rest of her is warm!!

In addition to warmer jammies, hat, socks, etc. you might want to try fleece sheets. Fleece Baby makes wonderful sheets and they are the softest things ever! I use them from fall to spring and I actually put 2 on at the same time for extra comfort (although my daughter is now 2). The website is http://www.fleecebaby.com/

I am nervous about leaving a space heater on all night unwatched, so I'll turn one on in her room full blast while we're having dinner/taking bath, so when it's bedtime it's really warm (keep the door closed so the heat stays in). Then I'll turn it off when she goes to bed.

Good luck!
J.

I'd recommend a sleep sack - they come in both light and heavier weights for different seasons, and there's no way the baby can kick them off! They've worked great for us.

Hi J.,
I've used those Back to Sleep blanket sleepers with all my kids (3) at least until they were past one year, then they started wearing warm fleece jammies. I just left them in their clothes (if they were comfortable) and put them in their blanket sleeper. It's always worked great for us! :)
B.

Hi J., congratulations on the birth of your baby. I recommend buying the blanket sleepers. The blanket sleeper is just like a small sleeping bag for babies with zippers. We used them for our toddler until she went into her twin bed, and we use them for our newborn now. We put the baby in her PJS and then put her in a sleeper and she stays nice and warm. They carry some called "Halo" at Babies R Us that are good. They have fleece ones and ones that are thinner too for warmer weather. They are a little pricey $19.99/each. I have seen similar items at Target and Sears that are a bit cheaper. I have used them and they are just as good.

We just use plain, old fashioned blankets. We make sure they're tucked in at the bottom of the crib so they can't be pulled up and then lay baby under them. When they outgrow that, we just cover them up. We're on baby #3 with no problem.

Lots have mentioned sleep sacs. Also, try the zip up fleecy footie pj's from Walmart or Target. You can get them pretty much anywhere. They're amazingly warm even when the little ones kick off the blankets. I don't know how old your little guy is, but I think the pj's come as small as 6 month size. Which will often fit a younger than 6 month infant. Good luck.

How old is your little man? I think you will be just fine & he too. I always had socks, a onesie, & he wore warm pj's to bed (blanket sleeper I think they are called)in the winter. It's not bad that he squirms in bed because that is his way of getting strength, learning to get comfortable, etc. If he's too cold, he'll cry & you'll go in & cover him back up. I would always check on mine before I went to bed, see if his hands were cold, etc. but truth be told, they will let you know when they are uncomfortable.
Congrats!

When I had my babies, it was winter each time. I dressed them in warm sleepers and then swaddled them in a blanket. They stayed warm that way. Good luck!!!

I loved sleep sacks for my little guy who was born in November in Montana, so we really needed something to keep him toasty. The ones made by Halo are great, but I've seen very similar one at Wal-Mart as well, so they are widely available. I think you can get cotton or fleece, which is what we used.
Be careful not to over-wrap your son though, since that is one of the things they warn increases the risk of SIDS.

Sleep Sac. I had good ones from Carter's Try Kohl's or up in Loveland at the Carter's Outlet. Thy are like gowns but sewn up at the bottom and zip up. You can get ones with or without arms. Then you can put a baby in either a gown or just a onesieor tee and diaper. This makes changing in the dark very easy.

Put on a onesie and socks under the warm footed pjs. Not overheating the baby is better for SIDS protection.

I use the warm PJs and the sleep sack. You can buy them at Babies R us.

I know that the safty advice always is not to use blankets on babies, but I always used a nice warm blanket or quilt on my both of my babies and they were perfectly fine. It is important to keep those little ones warm! I have also seen wearable blankets for sale but I never used one, they are sometimes called sleep sacks. The problem I have with those is that they do not keep the babies arms warm, they are sleeveless. I think you should just use your best judgement when it comes to blankets, good luck!

Sleep Sacs work wonders! There are short sleeved ones and longsleeved ones. They have them in larger sizes also. You might could find one at a gently used childrens clothing store to see if its something you and your baby might like.
I got two at "Once upon a Child, gently used" and a few on line from wal-mart and target.

What I did with both of my little ones is put them in a fleece footed pj and then put a halo or equivalent, sleep sack on them. This kept them plenty warm and we let it stay around 65 at night in the house. I plan to do the same with our little one due in January, depending on when he/she decides to go to the crib.

Hope this advice helps

-M.

Warm feety pajamas are a must in our house in the fall/winter cause my kids will not sleep with a blanket on, they wiggle too much! When its really cold I put a onsie on underneath it too. Keep swaddling, or try a wearable blanket. They have holes the arms go through but the blanket just zips around your baby to stay on. I did that with my son when he got too wiggly and it worked great.

I always used the footed pajamas and a blanket that was approximately the size of the crib. If you really want your baby to be in luxury check out a wooliebees comforter. Expensive yes, but 100% organic, no chemicals, breathable wool so you don't sweat (wildridgehealthyliving.com)or a cotton blanket would work great too. I agree that turning up the heat is expensive it could also dry out the room and the baby may have 'issues' with that.

The baby sleep sacks are great. They keep baby warm and because it isn't a blanket they can't get it over their head. They still have enough room to kick around, stand up, and grow.

my first was a big kicker. i couldn't keep a blanket on him and he hated mittens. we had an uninsulated bedroom too. the best i could do was to put thick pj's on him and a hat. or a onesie and socks on underneath lighter pj's. i tried sleep sacks that tie at the bottom but he always ended up kicking them open and up to his waist. my second would keep socks on his hands (tighter on the wrists than mittens), so that was helpful.

My Three boys have all been very wiggly. I use(d) the fleece pajamas with feet in them. I also put a onesie, socks and a hat on them. I would also make sure the thermostat stayed around 73 degrees at night while I have/had an infant.

Hi J.,

The best solution I've found is a sleep sack. You can buy them at Babies R Us. It's like a blanket with armholes. It's sewn across at the bottom and zips up the front. They come in lightweight fabric as well as heavyweight fabric and a variety of sizes. My seventeen month old who is nearly three feet tall still uses one in the extra large size. The best part about this is that as soon as I zip my son up in it he knows its time to sleep and he settles right in for a nap or bedtime. :) Your baby can roll all over the place and the blanket will roll with him, no entanglements. This is actually recomended by Pediatricians as a safe way to keep your baby warm at night, no risk of suffocation. I've also used long underwear underneath the footed pajamas on the really cold nights and a knit hat. We keep our thermostat at 60 degrees at night, but our kids are warm and cozy and actually sleep better in the cool air.

I always layered my kids. My son was the same way.
I would put a onsie on, then over that fuzzy feety jammies.
I kept a thermometer in their rooms (still do) and 68 is the perfect sleeping temp. Put on socks under his feet jammies too as warm feet help tremendously keeping them warm all over. You don't want him to be too warm either. If he is cold you would know it as he wouldn't be sleeping well. If you think it is still too cold for him, put baby thermals on under feety jammies.
This was always enough for both my kids and I live in an older two story where it can get to 65 at night even with the heat to 70 on downstairs. You needn't worry too much about blankets since he is such a wiggle worm.
There are the sleeper blankets too that zip up over the jammies so they stay put and never go over their head.
Layers are best and keeping a thermometer in his room will help you truly see if it is too cold or not.

We had these awesome things called the Halo Sleep Sack. They are basically a wearable blanket. Totally safe and warm! THe house we lived in when my kids were infants was old and had no insulation, and even though the house was cold, they stayed toasty in the sleep sacks. Here is a link:

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId...

I bought a $10 heater fan at Target for my baby's room. It really keeps the room toasty!

A company named Halo makes a SleepSack that I have used with all 3 of my kids. They come in different fabrics for the different seasons. You put a lightweight jammie under it and it zips shut. They sell them at babies R us.

A.