To keep the kids bedrooms as cool as possible for them to have a good nights sleep (A room temperature of 16-20°C is recommended) close all the blinds or curtains to block the sun, and opened the windows a little bit to create a breeze. Keep them closed all day if you can and open them in the evening when the temperatures gone down a bit.
A slightly cooler bath than usual just before bedtime should help refresh your little one – just a quick one though – you don’t want them getting too chilly!
I’m talking 1-litre + bottles, if you’ve got enough room in the freezer, freeze as many as you can! Place them in your little ones room overnight in front of a fan – it will help to cool the air as they melt. But remember to never put the fan too close to your little ones bed or directly onto them.
Smaller frozen bottles of water are also perfect to use instead of a ice block to out inside your cooler bag when going down the beach, it’s less weight to carry home again.
It is very important to make sure that your little one has plenty of fluids, just like you!
Fully breastfed babies don’t need any extra water until they start eating solid food. During hot weather they may want to breastfeed more than usual. If you’re bottle feeding, as well as their usual milk feeds, you can give your baby a little cooled boiled water.
Little one’s prams and buggies should NOT be covered with blankets, cloths or any cover that prevents the air circulating. Covering a pram or buggy with a blanket could lead to overheating, which increases the chance of SIDS. We recommend attaching a clip-on sunshade or parasol to a pram or buggy and checking if baby is getting too hot by feeling their chest or the back of their neck.
Mumbler Tip: We are huge fans of the SnoozeShade which is a breathable blackout blind with UV protection and still to this day it’s in my top 3 products to gift new parents and the feedback is always that it is one of their most used baby products.
Don’t forget to keep your little one out of direct sunlight as much as possible.
Some of those tips are from the Baby Summer Safety section of The Lullaby Trust.
