Sleepsuit Tog confusion!
Hello!
Looking for some guidance here as the online resources all seem to contradict each other!
My friench auntie gifted us with a sleepbag which has been an absolute godsend. My 4 week old is loving it and it's removing anxiety over blankets for my husband and I. However, the tag doesn't say what TOG the sleepbag is.
Our bedroom sits between 20 - 22°C and we live in Scotland so the outside temperature overnight is around 12°C. Some websites are suggesting we need a 2.5 tog, some are suggesting a 0.5 tog, huge differences between the two!
I want to buy a few more to keep us going through the summer then get to a higher tog during the winter.
Does anyone live in similar temperatures that could advise what I should be buying?
Hugely appreciate any support :)
Posted Jul 19, 2023, 4:33 AM UTC
We got light/low TOG sleepsacks because the same as with us as an adult, it is easier to throw on an additional layer to stay warm than it is to remove stuff to cool down.
We use the lighter weight sleepsack and then depending on the temperature of their room, we adjust what they are wearing while in the sleepsack.
Outside temp doesn't matter so much, it's about the inside temp, which we keep pretty steady in our house.
In the winter they are in a set of footed pajamas with long sleeves to keep them nice and warm.
In the summer/warmer periods because we have AC(but it's still overall warm) we have them in a long sleeve onesie inside the sleepsack, so their arms that aren't in the sack don't get too cold.
If we have the AC off during the warmer months, then we put them in a short sleeve onsie.
And when you say log tog do you mean the 0.5? (Thank you btw)
I actually can't give you a TOG number, I had never heard of that til you mentioned it, so I needed to look it up.
We have mostly very thin, lightweight sleep sacks, we have a couple heavier ones we got use as well, but we don't use either specifically for a season, we just adjust what they wear under it.
I will say, aside from the weight, the best thing for them we have found are the ones that have 2 zippers, so you can zip up from the bottom to put it on so you aren't fighting trying to get the 2 zipper pieces together with a baby who is flopping around, but then you can also unzip from the bottom when you need to change a diaper in the middle of the night.