What Should Baby Wear to Sleep at 70°F (21°C)?

At 70°F (21°C): A 1.0 TOG sack over a bodysuit is a good start. For babies up to a year, with why, what to check and the safe-sleep basics.

A 1.0 TOG sack over a bodysuit is a good start.

For a baby up to a year, in a 70°F room: short-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack (1.0 TOG).

At 70°F a 1.0 TOG sack over a short-sleeve bodysuit is a good start. If the bodysuit you have is long-sleeved, that works too.

The makers' charts give 1.0 TOG for a 70–73°F room, and Baby Layers follows them.

This is a little warmer than the 61–68°F the Lullaby Trust recommends for a baby's room, so one light layer under the sack is enough.

A 1.0 TOG sack for a room of 70–73°F.

70°F is warmer than the 61–68°F the Lullaby Trust recommends for a baby's room. Lighter layers help, and cooling the room a little, if you can, helps most.

At 68°F it changes to long-sleeve bodysuit and sleep sack, 2.5 TOG.

At 72°F the answer stays the same.

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

Runs warm: the answer at 70°F stays the same.

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