{"id":4474,"date":"2018-02-25T09:29:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T09:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:13:16","slug":"how-much-bedding-should-i-use-for-my-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/newborn-essentials\/nursery-furniture-2\/how-much-bedding-should-i-use-for-my-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Bedding Should I Use For My Baby?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s a competition between you both on how much sleep you had or mathematical equations to get your baby to sleep through the night, sleep is topic never far from home. But one thing that needn\u2019t require a 2-hour meeting is the amount of bedding your baby needs, and this simple guide should help.<\/p>\n

Choosing the appropriate level of bedding<\/a> for a newborn mainly depends on the temperature of their bedroom. You may want to use a room thermometer to get a clearer idea of your baby\u2019s bedroom temperature, or you can judge the temperature yourself.<\/p>\n

Guidelines:<\/p>\n

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  1. 24\u00b0C Room Temperature \u2013 1 sheet<\/li>\n
  2. 21\u00b0C Room Temperature – 1 sheet plus 1 layer of blanket<\/li>\n
  3. 18\u00b0C Room Temperature – 1 sheet plus 2 layers of blanket<\/li>\n
  4. 15\u00b0C Room Temperature – 1 sheet plus 3 layers of blanket<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This guide assumes that your baby will be wearing a few layers of clothing\/pyjamas, such as a vest and a baby grow. Also, folding the blanket in half counts as 2 layers.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"Baby-in-bed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    But why is the level of bedding for your baby so important? Well, obviously comfort for your little one is vital, but safety is the main concern in ensuring you use the correct amount of bedding. This is due to cot death, also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Whilst the causes behind cot death aren\u2019t fully understood, overheating is known to be one of the factors. Therefore, it is integral that you keep your baby cool at night, and whilst altering the temperature of a room may be hard, adjusting bedding layers is much easier.<\/p>\n

    Some parents would rather avoid blankets and sheets altogether, and instead opt for baby sleeping bags<\/a>. Sleeping bags also limit the chances of your baby wriggling down underneath their sheet or blanket, as they zip securely around your child. Much like duvets, sleeping bags come with different togs, so must be changed for the different seasons. As a rule of thumb, 0.5 tog should be used in the summer and a 2.5 tog should be used in the winter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Whether it\u2019s a competition between you both on how much sleep you had or mathematical equations to get your baby to sleep through the night, sleep is topic never far from home. But one thing that needn\u2019t require a 2-hour meeting is the amount of bedding your baby needs, and this simple guide should help. Choosing the appropriate level of bedding for a newborn mainly depends on the temperature of their bedroom. You may want<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[252,162,62,223,29,187,79],"tags":[272,368,319,66,339],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4474"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6307,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4474\/revisions\/6307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddies-kingdom.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}