Hi @Heather – Thanks for writing and so sorry that your baby is waking SO often! The temperature may cause a little relentlessness, but it sounds like you’re doing great at working to regulate the temperature to help with his sleep. Cool hands is good, but perhaps as you mention, 74 degrees will work well for him, if his hands are icy at 72? Comfortable temperatures can vary from person to person and family to family, so do keep playing around with this! You may also want to look at other reasons for his waking, especially since he is waking so often. Have you thought about how he is falling asleep and back to sleep? This article should help:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/sleep-training/sleep-association/
Good luck Heather, and please contact us if you need more assistance at any time!

Hi @Wade – Thanks for writing to us! Sorry to hear that you and your wife are a bit at odds about the temperature for your baby’s room! As parents ourselves, we definitely understand that you both want to keep your baby as safe as possible! It does sound like you’re doing your best at keeping the room cool with a fan and light sleep attire! There are options for cooling fans out there too, as well as portable air conditioners, which would be easier than moving! We can’t decide whether you can/should move or not, but do want to share the best information for safest sleep! There are plenty of places worldwide where babies sleep in warmer temps, but only you and your wife will know what’s best for your family. Your pediatrician may be a great source for local and specific information for you too.
This article on our blog may have some additional helpful information too:
https://www.babysleepsite.com/safety/raising-sids-awareness/
Good luck Pascal!!

Hi @Teresa O Lewis, thanks for writing to us about your grandson. I’m sorry to hear you may need to stop keeping him over night, but the silver lining is it is a time that will pass fairly soon in the grand scheme of things. I don’t know if you’ve tried it, but perhaps you could get the baby some special jammies (like those footed fleece pajamas) to wear just when he’s at grandma and grandpa’s house. I live in Florida so we don’t have a TON of cold nights, but those have been great for my kids on nights it’s cold but we don’t feel it’s necessary to keep the heat on. You could even put a pair of socks on him before putting the pajamas on just to add an extra layer and keep him warmer that way.
In regards to the 4:30 waking, some babies this age do still need to wake 1x a night for a feeding until closer to 12 months, but if he is starting his day at this time that wouldn’t be quite right. If that’s the case, here is a link to an article that may help them out if they’re interested: https://www.babysleepsite.com/how-we-sleep/baby-waking-too-early/
Let us know if you need anything else, we are here to help!

Hi @Megan Zaragoza, thanks for writing to us. I’m sorry your household is not in agreement over the temperature. I would just suggest finding a compromise to help everyone be comfortable, which may be meeting in the middle, or that some people get floor fans or heaters, depending on the situation. Good luck, I hope you find a happy medium with everyone!

Hi @David – Thank you for writing! If baby is sleeping on a caregiver’s chest, yes, the body heat from the both of them may cause parent or baby to get warmer and to sweat a little! This would depend on the temperature in the air, as well as clothing being worn too. : )