Hello, I had a question regarding what kind of clothing should a newborn wear at nighttime while sleeping in the crib. I live in the east coast. The average nightime temps are around 20F and as winter progresses it can get into single digits at night.
At the moment the crib is in our bedroom and we keep the nighttime temperature between 62-65F. We use a duck down comforter (from Kohls, level3,warmest) on our own bed and are quite comfortable. However at night the room overall does get chilly and the crib sheets do seem cold when I place my palm on the sheets late at night or early in the morning. I live in an apartment which has pretty good insulation, I have also added the 3M window insulation sheets too.
I have an ikea crib with a naturepedic mattress covered with a single crib sheet. My baby is due soon, so am trying to get things ready. I am not planning to use any blankets,bumpers or pillows in the crib.
I was planning to dress the baby in a first layer of cotton full sleeved full footed pjs and then wrap the baby in a cotton swaddle (not a sleepsack). Will this be enough? or should I
1) First dress the baby in an long sleeve onsie (undershirt) and then put on the cotton full sleeved pjs and swaddle or
2) Use fleece long footed pjs and then swaddle.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. First time mom, so not sure what I should be doing.
thanks,
Cooks.