7-month old sleepwear

We have been putting our 7 1/2 month old to sleep in infant
long-sleeved pajamas with feet. When my dad babysat for us the
other night, he remarked that we did not have a blanket to put on
him at night. I thought we were not supposed to put blankets in the
crib for the first year, and he generally sleeps through the night so
I am assuming that he is not cold. If he were cold, would he wake up?
Should we be putting a blanket on him? When my dad DID put a
blanket on him, he just kicked it off anyway. His room seems a little
warmer than ours - maybe 69 or 70 degrees.

"Lizajane" wrote in message
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We have been putting our 7 1/2 month old to sleep in infant
long-sleeved pajamas with feet. When my dad babysat for us the
other night, he remarked that we did not have a blanket to put on
him at night. I thought we were not supposed to put blankets in the
crib for the first year, and he generally sleeps through the night so
I am assuming that he is not cold. If he were cold, would he wake up?
Should we be putting a blanket on him? When my dad DID put a
blanket on him, he just kicked it off anyway. His room seems a little
warmer than ours - maybe 69 or 70 degrees.

I put a blanket on my DD (8 months) I figure she's old enough to hold her
head up and move around quite well so a blanket shouldn't do any harm. She
usually ends up with them off anyway. That said, if you're DS is sleeping
well through the night without a blanket I say you don't need one for him.
And yes he would most likely wake up if he were cold.

Nadene

On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:15:22 -0800, Lizajane wrote:

I am assuming that he is not cold. If he were cold, would he wake up?

They usually do. FWIW: we have DS sleeping in such pajamas, but we do use
a blanket since the room is always quite cold. He is in a zippable
sleeping bag that he cannot kick off, but recently he started to undo the
zipper...

Should we be putting a blanket on him? When my dad DID put a
blanket on him, he just kicked it off anyway. His room seems a little
warmer than ours - maybe 69 or 70 degrees.

I'd go with your son's temperature. If he is not cold (i.e. not waking
up), don't bother.

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On 29 Dec 2003 13:15:22 -0800, (Lizajane)
wrote:

I thought we were not supposed to put blankets in the
crib for the first year, and he generally sleeps through the night so
I am assuming that he is not cold. If he were cold, would he wake up?
Should we be putting a blanket on him?

Yes, if he were cold, he would wake up. SIDS Australia says that it
is okay to use a blanket, but it has to be tucked in under the arms to
prevent the child from getting trapped under it. To see what I mean,
there is a picture at: http://www.sidsaustralia.org.au/rtr/cot.htm

FWIW, my daughter slept with a blanket since the time she was born.
However, I was careful to always tuck the blanket in when she was
under 9 months or so.

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Daye
Momma to Jayan
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