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How to Dress Your Baby for Cold Nights
10 June 2025 · 20 min
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How to Dress Your Baby for Cold Nights
Here’s how to dress your baby for better sleep this winter.
Sally Woods & Bec Maher
June 10, 2025
Dressing Your Baby for the Cold: What Actually Works
Hi Nappers,
If your baby’s waking at 4 or 5am, before you assume it’s a regression, check the room temperature.
In this episode, we walk through exactly how to dress your baby for cold nights. From decoding TOG ratings to knowing when it’s time for merino wool, we break down everything you need to know to keep your baby warm (and asleep) without overheating.
Clear, evidence-backed advice you can try tonight.
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What You’ll Learn
What TOG ratings actually mean (and how to use them)
How to dress your baby for the coldest part of the night (2–4am)
Why layering matters more than heating the room
The difference between sleeved vs sleeveless bags
The hidden reason your baby sleeps better in your bed
Last Episode Recap
In our first Sleep Detectives episode, we solved the case of the too-bright nursery—and shared blackout fixes that actually work.
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Coming Next
Thursday you will get our next Sleep Detectives ep and then next week, we’re tackling 5 ways to get better sleep without sleep training. You won’t want to miss this one!
Sleep well,
Sally & Bec
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P.S. Know someone whose baby wakes freezing cold at 4am? Forward this episode, it could save them a sleepless night.
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