How to dress your baby for the night?

How should you dress baby at night? It's one of the big questions all parents ask! Wrap them up well in winter for fear they'll catch cold? Less in summer so they don't get too hot? Is that the right thing to do?

We explain in detail how to dress your baby properly for the night!

Spoiler alert: the nursery thermometer is your best friend!

Check the temperature of the room!

On average, the ideal temperature for baby's room is 19 degrees. Baby adapts much more easily to a cool room than to one that is too warm. To adapt baby's outfit to the room temperature, you can get a room thermometer to check the temperature of baby's room regularly. Some baby monitors can also show you the room temperature.

How to dress baby at night: if it's below 16°C in the room?

During the winter months, temperatures can drop sharply. If your heating can't keep up, you will need to choose warm fabrics for baby. If the room is particularly cool, opt for a long sleeve bodysuit with a velour sleepsuit or a wool sleepsuit. Choose a velour sleeping bag to keep baby nice and warm at night. If temperatures drop below 16°C, it is important to keep their extremities warm with a little hat, some mittens and some baby booties. Even when temperatures are cooler, never put a duvet, comforter or pillow in their crib or Moses basket. They present a real risk of suffocation for newborns.

How to dress baby at night: in a room between 18 and 20°C?

This is the ideal temperature for baby's room! The most suitable outfit is then a long-sleeved bodysuit, a little sleepsuit and a classic baby sleeping bag.

How to dress Baby at night: when it's between 20 and 21°C in the room ?

If the warmer days are arriving or if you tend to overheat your home and the room temperature is between 20 and 21°, then opt for a short sleeve bodysuit, a pyjamas and a sleeping bag.

How to dress Baby at night: if it's between 22 and 23°C in the room?

When the temperature rises in the room, opt for slightly lighter clothes. For example, a light sleepsuit in organic cotton to let their delicate skin breathe, and a light sleeping bag.

How to dress Baby at night: if it's between 24 and 25°C in the room?

At these temperatures, you can opt for a short sleeve bodysuit in organic cotton. Baby will feel more comfortable. The light sleeping bag is important because it comforts baby, who sees it as a reassuring little cocoon.

How to dress baby at night: above 26 degrees?

If the room temperature goes above 26 degrees, you can dress baby in a short sleeve bodysuit. During heatwaves, if the temperature climbs even higher, you can simply let baby sleep in just a nappy. This will stop them getting too hot!

The best clothes to help baby sleep better

To help baby sleep well and feel comfortable in their clothes, opt for natural materials such as organic cotton.

Synthetic fabrics can increase sweating and the risk of irritation. Babies have very delicate skin.

Organic cotton is natural and light. It will give baby a feeling of softness and lightness for sleeping. Organic cotton helps avoid allergies and skin irritation because it is free from chemical treatments, but also because it is softer than conventional cotton. It allows good air circulation between the fibres, which limits excessive sweating and helps regulate temperature better.

And do you know what's perfect? All the bodysuits, sleepsuits and baby sleeping bags we make at Premiers Moments are made from organic cotton! And we've thought of everything to make parents' everyday lives easier, because our clothes make it very easy to change baby. Our sleeping bags have also been designed to make putting baby to bed easier thanks to their full opening. So, to dress baby properly at night without getting it wrong, head over to our online shop!

A few extras to help baby sleep comfortably in their room

As well as properly dressing baby for sleep according to the season, here are a few tips to give them more peaceful nights.

First, choose clothes in the right size. Clothes that are too big will make them uncomfortable when sleeping. Next, opt for a firm mattress in a baby Moses basket for example, they will feel reassured by being able to touch the sides of the Moses basket, just like in their mum's tummy. Don't forget to lay them on their back to sleep: it's safer!

You can also put them in a soothing room with simple, warm colours and decoration. They'll feel calm and settled for the night.

And there you have it! With all these tips, baby will be able to enjoy lovely, peaceful nights!

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Dylan
Proud dad of three little ones and founder of Premiers Moments. Together with the whole team, I share our parenting tips here to support you, from pregnancy through your child's first years.