BR: Too warm to swaddle

sanae78 · March 2010

What to do when it's too warm? I don't want to overheat her but she won't sleep if not swaddled. I just put her in her diaper in the swaddler but it still seems warm. It's 74 degrees in our room. Do I need to turn on the ac?

redshoegirl · March 2010

If it's 74 in your room, it's probably getting to the point where I'd want to turn on the A/C (I've read that the room should be in the 60s, but someone correct me if I'm wrong) or switch on a fan.

And this is probably an overly simple question, but what fabric is the swaddle that you're using? Is it light and cool like muslin or linen or something heavier?

sanae78 · March 2010

It's cotton. We have swaddlemes and a miracle blanket. They're all light. We usually don't turn on the ac until it get hot and then we only put it at 78 but I guess we're gonna have to change our ways for a while. It's gonna get expensive. Yikes. Hawaii girls - what did you do when it was too warm to swaddle?

MauiWedding08 · March 2010

Not sure about the exact temp degree wise - we have to keep our therm at 72 or we freeze but I don't think that means it is reallt 72 in every room b/c the therm box is by the kitchen and it's always warmer there. Anyways I have a bamboo swaddle wrap (summer infant) it's a really soft, thin jersey type material - way cooler than the cotton one I also have. It's way too thin for here right now, I picked it for color not function when I registered apparently. But I think it would be perfect for you. I recently started using it to make sure Jack can't get his arms loose and then also cover him with a thermal receiving blanket just to give you an idea of how thin it is.

Married2MrWright · March 2010

Most books recommend 65-68 degrees for the room...so I would put on the AC. You can also just put her in a bodysuit (t-shirt onsie) and swaddle her with a lighter blanket too. But I'd still get the temp down to 68.

FWIW, we had a few days in the high 60's last week which made our home warmer so I just had Libby in her diaper/cover, t-shirt onsie and the Miracle Blanket or SwaddleMe (cotton jersey).

We're used to keeping our home around 68-70 for our pugs (temp sensitive) so we're already used to the heating/cooling bill related to doing that.

mrs.winter · March 2010

sanae78:
It's cotton. We have swaddlemes and a miracle blanket. They're all light. We usually don't turn on the ac until it get hot and then we only put it at 78 but I guess we're gonna have to change our ways for a while. It's gonna get expensive. Yikes.

Hawaii girls - what did you do when it was too warm to swaddle?

Turned on the A/C day and night... and yes our electric bill has double since we had Ashton.

mie · March 2010

We don't have a/c so we turned on our fans.

lola808 · March 2010

Unfortunately, there's NO way we could get the temp below 70 for baby... even in my former office, we kept it at 72 and that was freezing for a lot of us.

We don't have A/C, so DH installed a ceiling fan in baby's room to help circulate the air and keep the temp cool. We also have two big windows and live in a valley, which should help.

I'm curious what other moms would do re: swaddling under these circumstances. I was planning to use large cotton swaddle blankets and the Miracle.... and maybe swaddle him/her wearing just a diaper?

lola808 · March 2010

lola808:
Unfortunately, there's NO way we could get the temp below 70 for baby... even in my former office, we kept it at 72 and that was freezing for a lot of us.
We don't have A/C, so DH installed a ceiling fan in baby's room to help circulate the air and keep the temp cool. We also have two big windows and live in a valley, which should help.
I'm curious what other moms would do re: swaddling under these circumstances. I was planning to use large cotton swaddle blankets and the Miracle.... and maybe just swaddle baby wearing just his/her diaper?

vanceandlori · March 2010

I had Brooke in May so we were swaddling during summer. We had an AC, but never turned it on. However, if you feel it is too hot, I'd turn the AC on. We only swaddled at night and during the day she cruised around in a t-shirt and diapers (or just diapers)

I'd say just go with your gut-- if you feel that Kaya might be too hot in her swaddle, then turn the air on

mrspresley · March 2010

vanceandlori:
I'd say just go with your gut-- if you feel that Kaya might be too hot in her swaddle, then turn the air on

ditto this. you definitely don't want kaya too warm b/c of the risk of SIDS but just check her occasionally and see how she feels. granted, miss A was born in the winter, but we did have some unseasonably warm weather a few days here and there and now it is really warming up too....but we never had the nursery under 70. it has always been between 70-74 to be honest w/you. i always check her after naps and if she is sweating (which she shouldn't be) then i turn on the a/c. it may depend on the baby too b/c i found during the winter that she would wake up prematurely b/c she was cold (i'd feel her ears) so we had to turn up the heat. we use a miracle blanket and a halo sleepsack swaddle and what i dress her in under that varies depending on the temp... sometimes just a tshirt or onesie, sometimes a footed sleeper. but even in winter we never really bundled her up under the swaddle (maybe that's why she got cold? LOL but i enjoyed the excuse to turn on the heat b/c i get cold easily too and DH doesn't). hope that helps some.

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