How do I know if my baby is too warm at night?

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Okay, so I’m obsessed with SIDS. I know it’s super rare, but I still find myself obsessing over it. One of the things I’ve read to reduce the risk is to not let them get overheated at night. I keep our house at 68 or 69 degrees right now (Texas heat sucks) and we have a standing fan in our room, but it doesn’t blow on the baby. So I have him in footed pj’s and a Halo Sleepsack. Is that too much? When I picked him up to feed him just now the back of his neck felt about as warm as I was, maybe a little warmer. But of course I’m paranoid and totally overthinking this so I thought I would ask Glow. 😂 I know the general rule of thumb is one more layer than you, but I mean my husband sleeps in underwear with a comforter, I sleep in pj pants and a T-shirt with two comforters. So idk which of us to base that rule off of, lol. Thanks ladies!

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This website for GroEgg (a room thermometer for babies) is great (I use and like the thermometer too) but anyway the website asks you the room temp/baby age and weight then tells you what they should wear to sleep. I found it very helpful.

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I read that it’s a myth that babies need to be more bundled than adults. I also read that the room baby is sleeping in should be between 68 and 72 degrees. We keep our house at 70 degrees and I always put my baby in a sleep bag unless she is wearing super warm fleece pajamas with feet.

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I get this. I’ve been told whatever you would wear plus the sleep sack, as it takes place of the blanket. 
I bought a cute little thermometer for the nursery that glows red, yellow, or blue depending on if the room is too hot or cold. 
I’ve also found lots of charts on Pinterest that show layers for certain temperatures.

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We live in Texas too! And I keep my house at the same temp. My LO is about 8 weeks and she sleeping in a sleeper with feet or socks if it doesn’t have feet and a sleep sack. Her temp always seems fine. And she sleeps much better this way instead of just in a one size and her sleep sack. And my husband is obsessed with SIDS also and always checking her. So I think you’re doing good with the layers and you should be fine.

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My little one sleeps outdoors in his stroller, it’s around 52f at the moment (first nap of the day) he is wearing a wool onesie pants and wool socks, with a wool blanket over. When he wakes up I know he will be warm and comfortable, but the good sleeping warm, not the sweaty warm(like fleece does). 
If he is too warm he will wiggle around and wake himself up, he’s done that since he was a newborn.

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My dd is 5 months and sleeps in a zip up footie pj sleeper and halo sack. We keep it 72 in the house with a fan in the bedroom for air movement. We also have her near an a/c vent due to size of room. 
You can always take her temp during a middle of the night feeding. That way you’ll know for sure if her body temp is too warm.

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Footie jammies made me nervous when my kids were tiny,unless it was winter,and my son sweats a LOT in general so I typically wouldn’t put clothes on them for bed until it was cold outside.

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