My Poor Sweaty Charge

[Anonymous]

I would explain that you think hes too hot and he wakes up asking for water,
I would ask if you can try one nap without the sleep sack, and if he can just wear a tank top. if it goes well ask if you can keep doing it, if not, you will go back to the sleep sack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Using sleep sacks past 6 months is not lazy parenting, it's safe parenting. It keeps them warm and comfy without having loose blankets in their cribs.

OP- Look into getting a few Aden and Anais sleep sacks. They have single layer muslin ones that are really great for hot/sweaty weather. We also live in California

Using a sleep sack past when a child is mobile and is pulling up standing up which a 2 year old presumably is , is not safer. Doesn't make mom a lazy parent just a victim of clever marketing.

A child of 2 is capable o sleeping with a small blanket.

I warmth is the issue the child could be dresses warmly in pajamas and achieve the same result as a sleep sack without the potential risk to a climber.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would explain that you think hes too hot and he wakes up asking for water,
I would ask if you can try one nap without the sleep sack, and if he can just wear a tank top. if it goes well ask if you can keep doing it, if not, you will go back to the sleep sack.

This is mostly a good idea, but if he is dependent on the the sack the nap most likely won't go well. Ask for 3 naps .

The bigger issue here is that mom wants no input from nanny even when it concerns the health of her child. This child is at serious risk for dehydration and showing early signs of dehydration

yet there seems to be zero concern on the part of mom.


Trust me this is a pattern that will continue it will be all about mom's plans and ides with regard to what is happening with her child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would explain that you think hes too hot and he wakes up asking for water,
I would ask if you can try one nap without the sleep sack, and if he can just wear a tank top. if it goes well ask if you can keep doing it, if not, you will go back to the sleep sack.

This is mostly a good idea, but if he is dependent on the the sack the nap most likely won't go well. Ask for 3 naps .

The bigger issue here is that mom wants no input from nanny even when it concerns the health of her child. This child is at serious risk for dehydration and showing early signs of dehydration

yet there seems to be zero concern on the part of mom.


Trust me this is a pattern that will continue it will be all about mom's plans and ides with regard to what is happening with her child.

You are completely ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

There are two red flags here, high temperatures and dehydration. Thirst is not a good indicator of dehydration, so you may want to do a bit of research to learn what you should be looking for. I would only make a big deal of this if the room reaches an unsafe temperature or you see signs of illness. Otherwise, just Strip him down to his diaper for naps.

[Anonymous]

My charge is also sweaty. My bosses both feel the cold as does the oldest child. The 2yr old is the opposite but they dont adapt things for him so he quite often wakes really hot and sweaty the days mb puts him down for nap(shes on mat leave) and surprisingly doesnt when i put him down. Because i dress him dependent on weather and whether he will be too hot or cold whereas mb dresses him by fact she wants to doubly make sure he isnt cold

[Anonymous]

Why not just have him sleep in just a diaper and the sleep sack (which should be a light cotton)? I've done this for my daughter (who, at two, still sleeps in a sleepsack because otherwise we can't keep a blanket on her and because it's part of her sleep routine).

[Anonymous]

As a professional nanny, I would never agree to leaving a child in a sleeping sack if they're sweating in it.
Think about dehydration ...

[Anonymous]

A sleepsack is for a girl...Not a boy...

I cannot believe no one mentioned this yet.

I mean I am not discriminating or anything....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A sleepsack is for a girl...Not a boy...

I cannot believe no one mentioned this yet.

I mean I am not discriminating or anything....

What the hell are you talking about? Sleep sacks are not for girls or boys, they are for babies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Using sleep sacks past 6 months is not lazy parenting, it's safe parenting. It keeps them warm and comfy without having loose blankets in their cribs.

OP- Look into getting a few Aden and Anais sleep sacks. They have single layer muslin ones that are really great for hot/sweaty weather. We also live in California

Using a sleep sack past when a child is mobile and is pulling up standing up which a 2 year old presumably is , is not safer. Doesn't make mom a lazy parent just a victim of clever marketing.

A child of 2 is capable o sleeping with a small blanket.

I warmth is the issue the child could be dresses warmly in pajamas and achieve the same result as a sleep sack without the potential risk to a climber.

Wow, I never knew sleep sacks were so controversial We still use them with my 20 month old charges, they are happy with them and I haven't thought anything of it. No one has even attempted to climb out of their crib and we keep a pretty close eye on the with the video monitor. I personally think they are better than blankets in their cribs, but to each their own. They each have one little Angel Dear lovey and that's it, so we keep things in their cribs to a minimum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do NOT disobey her orders. Think of something else that could help--strip him down to a onsie underneath the sleep sack, ask her to buy another fan for the room and place a big bowl of ice in front of it (so it's blowing cool air towards him). Buy or make a sleep sack out of lighter material. If this is a problem, address it and present a solution. "Larlo is waking up sweaty and asking for water . I am worried about dehydration. I know you want him to sleep in a sleep sack, so can we try X, Y or Z to help keep him at a more moderate temperature?"

My guess is that she wants him in a sleep sack so that he won't climb out of the crib, or because it is part of his sleep association. Whatever the reason, work WITH her instead of digging in and starting a power struggle.

I disagree. If the orders given by my bosses put my charge at risk of injury, illness, or death I will either not obey them. That child is going to overheat.

[Anonymous]

It all depends on how much you need this job.

If it is your bread and butter...meaning your total livelihood, then you have no choice but to follow her rules.

If she is filming you on the baby monitor which is likely now that you brought up the subject or if she comes home early by chance and sees that you are not doing as you have been told, then she will most likely give you the heave-ho. And she will then assume you are not following other directions regarding her child.

Unfair, I know, but such is life. And work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do NOT disobey her orders. Think of something else that could help--strip him down to a onsie underneath the sleep sack, ask her to buy another fan for the room and place a big bowl of ice in front of it (so it's blowing cool air towards him). Buy or make a sleep sack out of lighter material. If this is a problem, address it and present a solution. "Larlo is waking up sweaty and asking for water . I am worried about dehydration. I know you want him to sleep in a sleep sack, so can we try X, Y or Z to help keep him at a more moderate temperature?"

My guess is that she wants him in a sleep sack so that he won't climb out of the crib, or because it is part of his sleep association. Whatever the reason, work WITH her instead of digging in and starting a power struggle.

I disagree. If the orders given by my bosses put my charge at risk of injury, illness, or death I will either not obey them. That child is going to overheat.

If you disagree that strongly, feel free to quit and/or notify CPS, but disregarding the parents' wishes is not okay.

[Anonymous]

Please do not call CPS over a sleep sack sleeping child in hot weather.

CPS's resources are already strained to the max.