What should a child sleep in if the room is 24-25 degrees?
From the very beginning of summer, the temperature can reach 24-25 degrees, which many people like. This heat is not that high, and it will even rise in the middle of summer. In our article, we not only give advice on how to dress, but also list aspects that are worth paying attention to. These will also help you easily solve the issues of dressing your child in case of changes - the temperature changes, the child develops, other clothes come into use.
This is the temperature that we need to provide for newborn and premature babies in the first weeks, especially when bathing. They need to be warm, and the reason why the temperature is higher in the neonatal wards is because their bodies are not yet able to regulate their temperature like those of babies who are a few months old. Therefore, they cannot adequately counteract the effects of the environment. We protect them from cooling with a temperature of 23-25 degrees.
The most common suggestion when dressing babies is to add one more layer of clothing than we feel comfortable in. This is of course a guideline, and certain factors can change it.
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Some important points about dressing
- The normal range of body temperature for children up to 2 years of age is as follows: oral 35.5-37.5 degrees Celsius, rectal 36.6-38 degrees Celsius, axillary 34.7-37.3 degrees Celsius, and ear 36.4-38 degrees Celsius. This can be useful to know when checking to see if your baby is too hot or too cold.
- Newborns and premature babies can overheat or cool down more easily. Low body temperature is called hypothermia , and high body temperature is called hyperthermia . We can protect ourselves against both by dressing appropriately.
- The air temperature is not always constant at night. If it is not regulated – with constant heating in winter, with air conditioning in summer – then the evening and morning temperatures can be different. Most often in spring and autumn. Similarly, our body temperature is not constant either . It is lower in the evening and higher in the morning, this is a natural rhythm of its functioning, even in babies.
- Any baby may be colder or sweatier, so it's a good idea to take this into account.
- Children can easily roll off their blankets at night, but they can't put them back on. You might want to consider using a sleeping bag .
- In our climate, a temperature of 20-22 degrees Celsius is recommended for babies to sleep. If the air is cool, sleep can be more restful.
- Always consider the temperature of the room your child sleeps in when dressing them. The temperature may be different in different parts of the home.
- Let's also think about the humidity in the room! Always measure it near the baby's crib. It's good if it's at 60-70%, this way we can avoid drying out the mucous membranes and provide protection against pathogens.
- It doesn't matter what material we use to sleep in. In addition to the popular cotton, textiles made from bamboo fiber are now also available, which has many excellent properties.
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What are the most common causes of problems sleeping at night?
The temperature of your home and room can change dramatically. Depending on the heating system, the air temperature can fluctuate by several degrees at night. Our bodies are cooler when we fall asleep and warmer when we wake up in the morning.
If the humidity in the apartment changes, the temperature itself may also be different. It can be a problem if the baby regularly kicks off the blanket at night and may get cold. Fortunately, in a room at 24-25 degrees, this will not cause much trouble, but it is worth trying out the benefits of a sleeping bag.
Let's solve these problems!
If we want to dress our child in a way that protects them from temperature fluctuations , it is worth choosing clothes made of a fabric that retains heat, but when the environment warms up, it gives a cool effect. It is important that it is well ventilated, so we can very well correct external and physical heating and cooling with it. The best quality fabric can be made from bamboo fiber , which also has these properties.
We don't really pay attention to humidity , but it's worth keeping it in the right range. For children, this means 60-70%. If the value in the apartment is higher than this, it's a good idea to reduce it to avoid mold and mildew. If it's lower, feel free to evaporate clean water.
At least as many of us use small blankets for our children as we do sleeping bags. The disadvantage of a blanket is that it often does not cover the baby's chest, and it can be pulled off at night, causing the baby to get cold. If we are so attentive that we get up several times to cover it, then our rest is at the expense of us. Not the least of which is that it can pull itself on, which can be dangerous if it cannot breathe under it.
Sleeping bags are a great solution to all these problems. A good sleeping bag hugs the area below the child's neck, leaves plenty of room for their little legs, keeps them warm, and is pleasantly soft. In fact, there are practical solutions for toddlers, and we'll show you one right now!
What baby clothes do we recommend for sleeping in a warmer room?
When dressing a baby, we accept as a basic rule that we always put one more layer of clothes on him than we adults feel comfortable in. From the beginning of summer until the arrival of autumn, the temperature in the apartment can be 24-25 degrees, if we do not use air conditioning.
If we put a short-sleeved bodysuit on the child with a jumpsuit , socks, or use a 0.5 TOG sleeping bag instead of a jumpsuit, then our little one will feel comfortable while sleeping.
For older children, a toddler sleeping bag is an excellent solution, in which they can crawl, or two-piece pajamas, once they can cover themselves independently.
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- It absorbs moisture well , if it is produced at all, as it is able to regulate heat . It warms in winter and cools in summer. The baby's skin does not become dry, it will not get heat rash , therefore it is one of the best textile materials for children with allergic skin.
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