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What temperature should your babys room be?

A question lots of new mums and dads ask is what temperature should a new born babys room be.

The recommended temperature band of 16-20°C, this info comes from SIDS -

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How do you make sure the room is at the correct temperature?

Well guesswork won't do! A simple room thermostat can tell you what temperature babys room is at, although there are some really nice ones available with tell you maximum and minimum temperatures reached. This is good for checking how warm and cold the room gets overnight for instance. A simple reset allows you to measure again so you can check regularly what temperature differences there are.

Boots Boots Digital Nursery Thermometer - Detects temperature variations and displays current, maximum and minimum temperatures

This is the sort of thermometer we had when our son was a baby. We found this very useful to check temperatures of various rooms in the house, and kept it mainly in his bedroom so ensure he was kept at the right temp!

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uSwitch.com - Household Bill Calculator - keeping warm for less

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