how practical to dress a child.

It is better to use pure woolen( or synthetic) blankets. They give the greatest heat with low weight. The best are knitted( shawls).They are more convenient to wrap a child, and you can wrap it in as many layers as the air temperature requires, since they are thinner than usual blankets. Avoid heavy blankets, for example quilted.

All blankets and sheets must be wide enough so that they can be tucked under the mattress so that they do not free themselves. The adhesive and cushion should also be large enough, or they need to be attached with pins, or tied in corners. The mattress must be flat and stiff so that the child does not lie in the recess. The spring mattress should fit exactly in size, so that there is no space in which the child can get stuck. In a crib or stroller, a small child does not need a pillow.

The sleeping cap should be knitted: if in a dream it slips to the face, the child should be able to breathe through it. You can use any bonnet if the mother is nearby.

There are many different sleeping bags. Most of them are attached to the corners of the bed, and many at the throat zip. They are very convenient, but I do not recommend them for two reasons. There is a small risk that the child will suffocate if something restrains him at the throat and is simultaneously tied to the bed. And some psychologists believe that the psychology of the child is negatively affected by the fact that during the most important period of emotion formation, he spends too much time connected, immobile and helpless. It seems to me more useful to give the child the advantages of ease.

You can sew a sleeping bag from a thick blanket. If the blanket is synthetic, it can be washed frequently, and it does not collapse. You can also use the overalls from which your older child grew up. You can make a bag that will reach the child to the armpits, and fasten it with safety pins. One or two sweaters will keep your shoulders warm. When the child starts to get up on his feet, he still needs to be well sheltered. Such a bag can be made from an old blanket. The longitudinal seam should be left open from the top to the third. Two halves tightly smell his body and fasten with pins on his back, where the child can not reach them. In cold weather, use two such bags.