How to dress your baby for sleep at
Recommended outfit for sleep
For a room at 59°F (15°C), your baby wears a bodysuit and socks under the quilted sleepsuit.
Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
Recommended outfit for sleep
BodysuitLong sleeve
In your bed at 59°F (15°C), your baby wears a bodysuit under the quilted sleepsuit.
Next to you, your baby shares your body warmth. You count as a layer, so a slightly lighter outfit is enough.
Keep your duvet at your waist and pillows away from your baby. Your baby needs no blanket. The clothes are enough.- Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
Recommended outfit for sleep
SleepsuitLightweight
Warm sleep bag2.5 TOG
For a room at 59°F (15°C), a 2.5 TOG sleep bag is recommended.
What TOG means- Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
Recommended outfit for sleep
- BodysuitLong sleeve
- Warm sleep bag2.5 TOG
In your bed at 59°F (15°C), a 2.5 TOG sleep bag is recommended.
What TOG means- Next to you, your baby shares your body warmth. You count as a layer, so a slightly lighter outfit is enough.
- Keep your duvet at your waist and pillows away from your baby. Your baby needs no blanket. The sleep bag is enough.
- Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
For a room at 59°F (15°C), a footed sleepsuit goes under the swaddle.
Stop swaddling at the first signs of rolling. From then on, keep your baby's arms free.- Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
Recommended outfit for sleep
- BodysuitLong sleeve
Don't swaddle in your bed. Next to you, your baby sleeps with arms free.
- Next to you, your baby shares your body warmth. You count as a layer, so a slightly lighter outfit is enough.
- Keep your duvet at your waist and pillows away from your baby. Your baby needs no blanket. The clothes are enough.
- Below 61°F (16°C), a room is chilly for sleeping. Warm it a little if you can.
Guides
SleepHow to dress a baby for sleep: a safe outfit for every roomStart with the thermometer by the crib. Then pick one setup (a sleep bag, fitted sleepwear or a swaddle) and keep the crib clear.SleepSleep bag TOG ratings, explained simply2.5 TOG for 16–20°C (61–68°F), 1.0 for 20–24°C (68–75°F), 0.5 for 24–27°C (75–81°F). The clothes underneath do the fine-tuning.
