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Probably not possible in a loft but we have ceiling fans in our bedrooms and they are so lovely and make sleeping even in hot weather much easier.


The insulate lofts so much now, it is difficult when we have a real heat wave. I guess the only positive thing to say is the hot spells never last that long.


Hope all your hot babies sleep ok tonight.


OP one thought, have you tried getting baby to sleep in a shady spot in the garden in the day, with you there reading etc? Our two quite liked that in the summer and it was cooler at times.


Xx

Would agree with Nappy Lady in that these spells never last long. But I wouldn't keep comparing every day/night in degrees e.g 35 degrees.


When my three teenagers were babies I just removed their clothing when it got really hot. Sometimes they just had their nappy on.

hellosailor Wrote:

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> my partner bought a (several

> hundred pound...*pales* ) air conditioner unit

> from homebase on the way home from work


Big cheers for your partner! :)


> ...funnily enough we have exactly the same

> arrangement as you - blackout lining that I can

> velcro up to the window, but this definitely makes

> the room way hotter, baffled as to why everyone

> else is finding it makes the room cooler, I wish

> it did in her room!!


It might be the material of which the blackout blind is made. Have you tried putting up a layer of aluminium foil, then the blackout blind?


Loft conversions are brilliant, but they do need special insulation and for the air to circulate properly.


I only partially agree that heatwaves never last. Summer 2003, anyone????!!! I think your cooling unit was a good investment for your bubba. xxx

Black absorbs heat whereas white reflects it. I wonder if putting up a white layer first then the blackout material would help. (couple of rectangles of white material, sewing machine and some stick on velcro needed). A rather more major investment could be some solar panels, which could reflect away heat from the rest of the roof and might make enough power to run the air con (if you still needed it).
all v sensible, just one little extra tip from someone who lived in v hot country for 5 years with little ones. let them sleep naked with no covers, and if they are really hot we used to put wet sarongs on them for a bit until temperature dies down. and open all windows. not having access to air conditioning, we had to be a bit inventive but we all survived.

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