Keeping a 1 Year Old Warm This Winter

You could try fleece footed pajamas. Probably a better idea than a space heater in her room. I've known people who used them (up on a dresser with nothing anywhere near) without a problem but they are a fire hazard. Good luck!

I would definitely NOT use a space heater- coming from a firefighter, its just not where I'd put one. I would suggest what's called a blanket sleeper. They are like the sleep sack but with legs and feet. They may also be referred to as footie pj's. You can get them in fleece and flannel. And they're much cheaper and SAFER than a space heater in a child's room.

They make the sleepers with the feet.. that zip from top to bottom.... my kids slept in them when it was cold...some were made from a fleece like material and some from flannel..most of them had some type of sole so they wouldn't slip.

Hi R.,

I have a 19 month old son and we use blanket sleepers. It's the jammas that have the feet and are made of fleece. They seem to keep him pretty warm. We cover him with a blanket but he takes it off and cuddles with it instead. You can buy them at carters and most retailers!!
Good Luck!
C.

Have you tried the pajamas with enclosed feet?

My 1 year old sleeps in fleece feety pajamas and that does it for him. You can layer some thin clothing under that or just a onesie depending on how cold her room gets. BTW, costco has them for $6 and change!

2 words--footed sleepers, they keep all young ones nice and cozy without being too hot.

We used a space heater.

We use footed jammies or long sleeve & pants jammie sets with socks. I wouldn't use a space heater because they can be dangerous & are a common cause for house fires in winter.

Someone else suggested sleep sacks..I think they're the best. I used them for my little boy up until this past year and he's almost four. He doesn't like covers...so I had to think of something to keep him warm.
Check out the Halo sleepsack websit...they carry them now thru toddler age.

I remember those days!! Seems like they always want to kick all the covers off on the coldest nights..The only thing that I can recommend is the blanket PJ's - they have feet in them and zip up the front...I am sure Walmart or Target would have them.

Sleep sacks are the way to go! I have used them for both of my children. I used it with my 3 year old until right after he moved into his big boy bed and could keep the covers on himself. It also helps with crawling over the crib...much harder to hike up a leg and climb with a sleep sack on. We use them with my 16 month old daughter now. We use one all the time. They make lighter ones for summer and heavier ones for winter. I always order from www.babyinabag.com

When we lived in Iowa, I would layer pajamas for bedtime. First I would use a onsie (occasionally a long-sleeve onsie), a regular sleeper (light-weight material), and a blanket sleeper over all of that. They slept just fine all nite! Also, if you feel the need for an extra blanket, check on her before you go to bed and cover her back up if needed.

The layering is the best thing. If you still feel like you need some extra heat, try an oil-filled portable radiator. They still have some safety considerations, but are much better than a space heater with an exposed element.

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Keep in mind that she may be perfectly comfortable a little cooler than what you think. My daughter doesn't sleep unless her feet are a little icy. Weirdo.

Hi R.!! I went through the same thing and worries with my daughter!!! She's now 17 months old. Her room would get too cold at night and I'd worry she'd freeze. I ended up buying this egg shaped room thermometer from Right Start that let you know what the temp actually was and it acts like a nightlight. It turns out that what I thought was freezing cold was the appropriate room temperature!!! Babies do well in cooler rooms (cooler than we'd think!!). However, I'd put her pj's on and used the Halo Sleep sac. She did tip over at times in her crib when she was learning to stand up but never really hurt herself. It kept her the perfect temperature. I just bought size 2T from Halo and it has holes in the bottom for their feet. Good luck!!!!

I have a 11 month old and understand. My daughter slept in a sleep sack last year but now she is all over the place.

At the Carter's store, they have long sleeve pajamas made out of microfleece. The pj's are onesie's. I think they are called microfleece coveralls. They do not have feet. My daughter seems to outgrow anything with feet fast.

Depending on how cold it is I let her sleep in that by itself or I bought some little undershirts and thermal pj's that I put under it. The thermal pj's hug her body so they are little tight to get on.

As for socks, my daughter pulls them right off. I bought some slippers from REI which stay on her feet perfectly and she cannot get them off.

I would not use a space heater. I just think they are dangerous.

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Hi R., I've always put my two in fleece footed PJ's. That's it (w/o blankets). It gets fairly cool in our house during the winter but they sleep soundly. If you feel like she needs another layer, put some think pants and socks on underneath the PJ's. My 14 mo old daughter did great last night in just the fleece.

The first thing to do is get rid of that space heater. Those things cause a multitude of fires every year. Then invest in some footed pajamas. If she's in good warm sleepware, it seldom gets so cold in Hoston that it will make her uncomfortable if she's not under the blanket. Try tucking it in around the sides and it will stay in place longer...then again, she just micht be a hot natured child. My grandson is 7 and refuses to use covers edcept just before awaking. If you try to cover him while he's asleep, he'll just kick them off.

Hi R.,

I would suggest that you layer her clothes. You could put a onesie on under pants and a long sleeve pj to keep her warm. Oh and doubling her socks would help too as long as she doesn't pull them off. :) Best of luck to you!

I placed one of those ceramic oil heaters in my daughter's room and it works great. There is no fan to make noise and the space heater doesn't dry out the room.
It takes about 30 minutes to reach the desired temperature, but she sleeps great all night and so do I! The heaters are available at Home Depot, Lowes, and we got ours at Wal-mart for around $40.

Hope this helps

I used to put my girls in those really thick blanket like material one piece footie pajamas. They never woke up from being cold.

I put long pjs on my son (n socks if it's real cool) and zip him up in footsy jammies. We do keep the heat at about 65-70. He sleeps fine all night, the vents are right above our bed in our room, so we like to keep the heat down.

I would warn against a space heater. This is what you see on the news all the time as the cause of a house fire. You just can't always control how hot they get. Better to heat the whole house a little and dress her warmly.

My daughter hates to have blankets on, so our best bet is to dress her appropriately: footed sleepers with long sleeves. I use the fleecey ones in winter. It's the best way to keep a blanket hater warm, in addition to a little heat. But no space heaters.

I agree, don't do the space heater. Even loose blankets could pose a problem as far as getting on top of her head in her tossing and turning. I have never been without footed blanket sleepers with long johns underneath. The first few times neither of my children liked having two layers on, but they got used to it. :o)

Good luck!

I think JC Penny sells the sleep sack that has holes for the feet. Look on their website.

Yes darlin. The obvious is to dress her in warm attire...maybe put some sock on her as well, but the space heater is out. I wouldn't dare start that because if she's standing and learning to walk, you can best believe she's climing and I'd hate to see a news report about a first time mom whose 1 year old climbed outta the bed and got burned by a nearby space heater. Not!

I have three and the only time I've used a space heater was in the room with me and mine. I've never had a space heater in the room alone with any of my kids. Short story....a cousin who had a space heater in her bathroom, infant daughter crawled in the bathroom and bit into the cord of the space heater. She is now married with two kids of her own but when she looks in the mirror to put on her lipstick/lipgloss she will forever be reminded.

Extra blanket...she could possibly smother. If the blanket is not too heavy and you're going to be checking on her periodically, okay. The sleeping sack only has one way in and one way out so if she scrimms when she sleeps, she may end up at the foot of the sack. Then what?

I've used extra blankets, but I would check on my kids...often, probably too much. I'm a very responsible mother, not to say you're not, but you really have to think things through, especially when you're dealing with small children. Even now with my 13 and 15 year old, I still check on them at night (at least one time).

I didn't read where all people told you to look but Babies R Us has the Halo Sleepsack with holes.

Put her in a "bunny" suit/sleeper. Put socks on underneath even though it has the booties. You can put socks on her hands as well if you want. Your body temp rises at night, so she probably isn't as cold as you think she is. You can put on a light body suit/t-shirt underneath too.

I have a 15 mo. old that refuses to stay covered. I put her in the one piece footed pajamas with socks and a tank top or under shirt underneath on very cold nights. She has never woken up cold and doesn't seem to sweat either.

I would NOT use a space heater. Every winter there are fires and kids die from some malfunction. Don't be one of those statistics.
Consider getting her those fleece pajamas with feet. buy then a tad larger so you can put regular pajamas under them. I know another mom who made her daughter a wrap with feet. It is like an overall made from a mattress pad (quilted) but her feet come out the bottom. It would look like a large rectangle, straps for the top, open on the top and sewn on the bottom with 3 slits for her feet to come out. Put her in footed pjs first and cover with that and you are done.

The sleepers with feet are warmer than they look. Also as long as you keep your home warm not hot she will be fine.

I always just put a tshirt and socks on under a sleeper, then kept the house warm =) you could also try to find some flannel pjs.
you could try a space heater, but just remember that even the newest, safest ones suggest not leaving them on all night while you sleep. I did that for awhile, but we had tile floors (no carpet to catch fire) and I kept it far away from anything flamable, and made sure it was free of dust.

Sleep sacks!!! You can put them on over their clothing or jammies.

Fuzzy warm p.j.'s! There every where now. Thats what we use for our 11 month old. He seems to do fine. You could also add a onsie and socks but you dont want her getting too hot. We use a space heater in his room. We dont leave it on all night but about an hour before he goes to bed we turn it on to warm up the room. Manufacture reasons state not to leave on unattended. We have one that actually blows the hot air around not just heats up.

Check Amazon website for Wearable blanket & you will find it. I like Halo Early Walker Sleepsack ($20) but you can choose whichever suit your little ones.It's very comfy and looks just like PJ's but it's more a blanket.

Sleepers...they're like sleep sacks but with legs and you can wear pajamamas under them.
L.

Footed blanket sleepers are the best things ever. Nothing is cuter than a little one wearing these cute, one piece PJ's, and it's great to know that they are staying warm, even down to their toes. My granddaughter is about the smae age as your little one, and she has recently started wearing these, now that the weather has turned chilly. They are great for days at home, too, since they don't have socks that can be pulled off.

We always used the fleece footie PJs and that worked well. My 5 year old still loves them!

R., I used to put my children in footed sleepers. The are a full body zipper sleeper that the can walk around in. I would put a onesie on my child and then the sleeper over it when it was cold at night. The sleepers can be found at Walmart. I would not advise a space heater because they are a fire hazard.

sleep sacks... you can get them at Babies R Us..... If you tuck the blanket in well enough a blanket should not be an issue as long as she can roll around and get herself out from under it. Us oms, we worry so much.... But I used sleep sacks when mine were small.

When our daughter was that age, I double layered her pjs. She wore the cotton long leg and long sleeve set, and socks!, and then I zipped her up in flannel footie pj's (from target or old navy.. not too expensive). We had the heater on, but I always thought her room was a bit drafty and not altogether convinced the vent works as well in there.... On particularly cold nights, I would hang a double folded blanket(s) over 1 or 2 sides of her crib, especially any side that faced the window in her room, as an added barrier to draft. (Tuck the ends in to the mattress if you think she might pull on it, etc.) And she would be covered with 1-2 blankets in her crib, although not really think bulky ones.

I use footie pajamas of various weights and fabrics depending on the weather. I keep the temp set at 68 at night and we've never had a problem.

Pile the clothes on her! I dress my little ones with: an undershirt snappy, then cotton pjs (no plastic feeties, they can get really hot and don't allow air circulation) then sweat shirt and sweat pants and of course socks. Then you're good to go and she'll sleep great all night!

i think it's onestepahead.com but someplace has sleep sacks that have foot holes.