What Should Baby Wear to Sleep at 20°C (68°F)?

At 20°C (68°F): A 2.5 TOG sack over a long-sleeve bodysuit. For babies up to a year, with why, what to check and the safe-sleep basics.

A 2.5 TOG sack over a long-sleeve bodysuit.

For a baby up to a year, in a 20°C room: long-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (2.5 TOG).

At 20°C the room is inside the range the safe-sleep charities recommend, and a 2.5 TOG sack over a long-sleeve bodysuit is the usual starting point.

The makers' charts give 2.5 TOG for a 16–20°C room. Baby Layers uses it from 18–20°C and adds a layer under it below that.

Nothing goes on top of the sack. It is the whole of the bedding.

A 2.5 TOG sack over a long-sleeve bodysuit for a room of 18–20°C.

20°C is inside the 16–20°C the Lullaby Trust recommends for a baby's room.

At 19°C the answer stays the same.

At 21°C it changes to short-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack, 1.0 TOG.

Every night, whatever the room: Never a hat for sleep — a baby cools through the head. A sleep sack, never a loose blanket. Safer slightly cool than too warm: nothing makes the sack warmer than the chart.

0–3 months: long-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (2.5 TOG). 3–6 months: long-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (2.5 TOG). 6–12 months: long-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (2.5 TOG). 1–3 years: short-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (1.0 TOG). 0–3 months, swaddled: long-sleeve bodysuit and swaddle.

Runs warm: the app dresses a touch lighter, short-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack, 1.0 TOG.

Runs cool: asleep the app never goes warmer than the chart, so the answer stays the same. If the chest or neck feels cool, a layer under the sack helps.

Check the neck — warm but not sweaty means just right.

Sources

Sleep, by room temperature