heating 1 room, cheaper using central heating or oil filled heater?

ariba10

In the winter, (if you have thermostatic radiator valves) you can put the central heating on and turn all the other radiators off, and only have the one on that you want.

Premier_2

khampson wrote: »

Yes sorry tried that, she gets to warm then, that's why I thought it would be better to control room temperature instead

If you give her a blanket and she gets too hot, at least she has the chance to do something about it.

If you put her in a hot room, she will not and will have to suffer the consequencies. :eek:

Premier_2

khampson wrote: »

...they recommend for babies that the temperature should be 21 to 22 degrees, ...

Who does? :huh:

Pincher

No blanket: too cold
With blanket, too hot.

Thinner blanket, or wear more layers?

Personally, a fresh layer of straw/hay every day,
which you muck out into the compost heap once a day.
Good enough for baby Jesus.

grahamc2003

ariba10 wrote: »

In the winter, (if you have thermostatic radiator valves) you can put the central heating on and turn all the other radiators off, and only have the one on that you want.

You could find that the boiler never turns off under that situation, and the room may just get hotter and hotter. Usually, the rad in the room where the thermostat is (the hallway usually) shouldn't have a thermostatic radiator valve for exactly that reason. But people move thermostats, and put valves where they shouldn't.

On another point, where does the baby (or anyone else) get fresh air from if all the windows are sealed shut? The combination of hot stale air just seems extremely unhealthy to me (that is to humans, but quite healthy for the bugs which attack humans). I'd seek some professional advice - probably from your GP.

shays_mum

Cheaper to buy a gro bag you can get all sorts & all types of togs - winter & summer ones. They are available all over the place & are nonbranded, very cheap Primark even do them for a few quid.

Also, at this time of year, if you don't have a vented house, i would keep the windows on a slight latch, to keep the air circulating. I used to put a cotton hat on my little ones, baby all in one thingy baby grow's & one of those old fashioned blankets they used to have in the hospitals, think they are called cellular ones (with the holes in).

Anyway, congratulations on your new arrival x
HTH

HalloweenJack

was going to suggest a gro bag - we used one with our baby (she`s 3 now)

Mrs_Arcanum

16 degrees is the lower end of the suggested temperature to keep a baby's room at. So no need whatsoever for extra heating. Nor is it good to have the temperature over 20 degrees. Babies are in more danger from overheating than being too cold and being too hot is more likely to keep them awake.

HappyMJ

Mrs_Arcanum wrote: »

16 degrees is the lower end of the suggested temperature to keep a baby's room at. So no need whatsoever for extra heating. Nor is it good to have the temperature over 20 degrees. Babies are in more danger from overheating than being too cold and being too hot is more likely to keep them awake.

Exactly...measure the temperature under the baby blanket and it'll be closer to mid 20's due to the trapped heat. But...the health visitor will suggest 18 at night and 21 during the day so I shouldn't suggest anything other than that. I think it's a load of rubbish myself.

khampson

Yes seems to be a lot of different opinions, our health visitor suggested about 21 degrees (22 max) she also said 18 the absolute minimum, if 16 to 20 is the recommended range I am happy to go with that, like I've said our baby tends to wake up and becomes unsettled at 15 or 16 degrees and her face feels cool, when nights are hot and sticky we open a window slightly and turn a fan on away from the baby to keep air circulating so thanks for your help.

Keith