Perspiring at night
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Topic: Perspiring at night
Posted By: Buttersmum
Subject: Perspiring at night
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:34am
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Hi
The last couple of nights I have noticed that Zoe's clothes on her back are quite wet. At first I thought she might have leaked out of her nappy but no she hadn't. So now think this is perspiration. She doesn't appear to be too hot when I touch her back so I think the moisture is sitting ontop of the bassinet mattress as its a plastic covered one. I have got her swaddled and she has one sheet and one wool blanket over her and if I think its particularly cold her fleece blanket is on top as well (maybe this is a bit much??) Can anyone suggest what I can do..............buy a material matress or a cover that would be good. Don't like the thought of my baby lying on moisture during the night especially in winter and its a pain to have to change her clothing in the middle of the night. Thanks
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 10:22am
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do you have a cotten/woolen blanket between the plastic and sheet????
You need to have a natural fibre between the 2 to stop that very thing from happening. On Jakes mattress we have the dr sprott protector, a cotten cell blanket, a cotten sheet , a fitted cotten sheet. So there are 3 layers between him and the plastic. Also by fleece do you mean polar fleece? These are a big no, no for babies beds as the do not breath so I would be ditching that for a natural fibre 
ETA: Zoe is the only name on our list so far! -------------   
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Posted By: Nothing
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 11:58am
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I second Melnel in having more layers under her, give it a go and see if it helps.
Also just wanted to say.. Another Zoe! There is 3 of us mums with girls called Zoe in the april 2010 thread! Lol popular name! ------------- 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 12:32pm
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Yup the plastic will be causing her to perspire that is why I personally dislike the plastic covers.
I always found, and even in hospital after giving birth when they make you lay on them that I perspired. We just use one of those old woolen blankets, like picnic blankets kinda iygwim! I fold it over a few times and she has never leaked through to the mattress yet. Agree with the fleece being a big no-no. It's advised you use cotton or wool as they are breathable. Same with their clothing. Do you know what temp her room is? Lily has a lot more on her bed than your wee girl, we have flannelette sheets, a quilt, a woolen aircell blanket, sometimes another quilt or another woolen blanket depending on the temp. Her room is usually about 19 degrees over night as well. She does tend to be quite a 'hot' baby too. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 12:42pm
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Our bassinet mattress is a plastic covered one, we have a wee wool underlay over it (doubled over) and then a wee cotton blanket, then a old flat cloth nappy, then a sheet.
Then he just sleeps straight under a fleecy blanket with a wool blanket over top (no top sheet) I agree with more layers underneath her, between her and the plastic... |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 1:23pm
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MC as I said before if its polar fleece please consider using something else.
Last year an alarming number of SIDS cases involved polar fleece blankets 
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 2:53pm
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DS has a fleece sleepsack and it doesn't seem to trouble him - is it really that big a deal? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 3:02pm
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Polarfleece doesn't breathe and can cause baby to overheat which has been associated with SIDS.
Its best to use cotton/wool or another natural fibre that will allow air to circulate. |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 3:34pm
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Yeah, it's not breathable and also they can't regulate their temperatures for a few months so they can over heat very quickly. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:27pm
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Newlywed I was speaking to a mw last weekend who said all but 1 case of SIDS last year in NZ involved polar fleece! (I can remember the exact number of deaths but it was in the 50's)... as the other posts say, it doesnt breath and a baby can not regulate their temp properly and can overheat very quickly which can be fatal.
So I would say yes, thats a big deal.. I am not trying to scaremonger, I have used a polar fleece on jakes cot during winter last year a few times but I couldnt do it now knowing that. I cant speak for all types of fleece, but I have only ever seen polar fleece blankets.. the new information coming into the hospitals will say (if it doesnt already) natural fibres only when baby is sleeping... Of course at the end of the day, its your choice. We all make educated decisions for our children to keep them safe and what one does is not what everyone has to. -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:38pm
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I have a cotton blanket than looks like a polar fleece one, so you can get similar ones to polar fleece but it did cost about $40 for bassinet size. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:44pm
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Um, I guess it is like a polar fleece blanket? I so didn't know that..!!!
ETA: Tag says 100% polyester... Argh, that sucks, its such a soft, snuggly blanket (we have a couple of them!) What am I gonna use now?! |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 6:55pm
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You could use them as pram blankets.
My antenatal lady said anything other than 100% cotton or wool was a big no-no so DP made sure we didn't have anything polyester *blahblahblah*lalala* 
What other types of blankets, quilts, sheets etc do you have? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:00pm
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Mine is not a blanket but a sleep sack. I haven't investigated what DS's blankets are made of - will have to look tomorrow. But he is 8mths old now so I guess the risks are a lot lower. Would a polar fleece sleep sack me ok? After all they are wearing all kinds of materials to bed and a sleep sack is more like a garment than a blanket?
I honestly didn't know all this - I wish someone had told me before I bought all my blankets and sleeping gear. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:24pm
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I'd also like to see some online information on polar fleece blankets as I can't find anything online to say that they are a SIDS risk.
ETA: Found this: http://www.prevent-sids.org/proper-bedding-for-sids-prevention.htm May be useful re: the original question too. I am assuming that polar fleece blankets are made out of polyester? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 8:56pm
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I don't know my blanket that is like a polar fleece says 100% cotton, we assume that's okay.
Did you do antenatal classes? I have a handout somewhere about them only wearing 100% cotton or wool, and bedding being the same. Will have to go hunting for where I filed it all though! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:43pm
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I did but my stupid teacher was fixated on "natural birth" and anti-immunisations etc. UGH! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 10:16pm
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Cotton will be fine Nicole, we have one that looks like polar fleece but its 50% cotton 50% bamboo .
I also agree with what Melnel said, at the end of that day its your choice. M.oocow you could try wool aircell blankets, they can be expensive but just get cot size, we did and now use DD on her bed . |
Posted By: Buttersmum
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:39am
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Thanks for your input guys
I ended up getting a drycot blanket doubled it over the matress and tonight SUCCESS!!! 100% wool can't beat it I guess
Interesting about the fleecy blankets. Guess mine will be a pram blanky or a cuddle with me only blanky if its cold. I have flannelette sheets and the wool blanket for bubs bassinett and we keep the room at about 18 degrees with a heater so with a swaddle and what she is wearing she seems to be warm enough
Also I think the name Zoe might be making a bit of a come back.............It was the only name DH and I could agree on ------------- http://lilypie.com">
my little blobby April 09 "gone but will never be forgotten xx"
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 8:39am
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LOL so far its the only name we can agree on too! -------------
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 10:15am
DP hated it!! 
Yup it's definitely your choice as to how you parent your kids ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 11:07am
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I've always used Polar fleece on my kids beds, even now at an older age they have fleece blankets... I have the mattress protector/fitted sheet/flat sheet/fleece blanket and duvet and if it's really cold I have another fleece on top of the duvet.
Is your house prone to condensation and mould? Maybe it's that, that is sitting on top of the blankets. I do know that our house is really cold and when I get up in the morning our blankets are damp. Just as an aside we have polar fleece sheets too. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 11:09am
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Yup same here Mel, I have always use fleece for my kids, right from when Caden came home from hospital! ------------- |