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Would stove be too hot?

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  • 08-01-2015 11:22am
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    er1983
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    Hi All
    Our baby will be a week old tonight.
    Anyway, I am dying to light our coal stove(Waterford Stanley Oisin) as to save on the gas. I am wondering would this be too hot for baby and should I just stick with having the heating on instead?
    Thanks


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    fro9etb8j5qsl2
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    Have you got one of those Gro-Egg room thermometers? They're great for monitoring the temperature in a room and making sure it's just right for the baby :)


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    pwurple
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    Does your baby monitor have a temperature reading?

    A few places do promotional cards with basic room thermometers on them. I think I have one from energy ireland, and maybe from eumom? They look like this

    temp_gauge_magnets.jpg


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    er1983
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    Thanks all. I have a Motorola video baby monitor and it has a temp gauge on it. So am i right saying room temp should be between 16-20c?? Sorry for asking but as a first time mammy you constantly worry about every little thing


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    monflat
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    We have ours burning solid here for months there shouldn't be a problem . Your house could be different than everyone else's houses insulation etc. .
    Sure once you turn down the draught on it.
    I was in a house recently with underfloor heating and it to me was sickening as to how hot it was so each to their own.


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    pwurple
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    Yes I think that's the ideal. We are usually between 18 and 20. (I find 16 a bit cold myself!)


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    Tabnabs
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    All over Scandinavian, Canada, Russia and northern USA right now there are babies enjoying the warmth from a stove. They are tough little creatures and will cope with snug room. Light it and let baby integrate into your family life rather than making them the centre of your world.


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    livinsane
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    We've been lighting our stove with weeks, couldn't do without it now! I find it dries out the air a bit so I put a baking tin full of water underneath and it makes a huge difference. Might be a good idea for ye. You'll notice that the water evaporates gradually.


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    kandr10
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    er1983 wrote: »
    Thanks all. I have a Motorola video baby monitor and it has a temp gauge on it. So am i right saying room temp should be between 16-20c?? Sorry for asking but as a first time mammy you constantly worry about every little thing

    I have one of these too. Just be aware it's not very accurate. Ours always says it's about 6 deg higher than it actually is cos it's on the other side of a wall the rad is on.
    If you lit the stove you could just take a layer off the baby maybe?


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    John Mason
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    We have ours going all the time.


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    Moonbeam
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    Our stove is always on too,we have no back boiler though so it does not heat the rads too.


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    Merkin
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    We've got an Aga wood burner and it churns out heat like Dante's Inferno so it's all about regulating the temp as I don't think it's healthy to have it too hot. When bubs is downstairs during the day I just dress him in lighter clothes but then during the night it keeps the house nice and toasty yet he's still in his little Grobag. I find the Gro Egg great and worth investing in as it changes colour during the night to reflect temperature, I like to keep it around 18-20, perfect for colder weather.


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