With the sudden extreme heat of summer, baby Zach is having a hard time getting some rest. Like many other babies out there, he’s sleeping only for short periods,which is making for an extremely unhappy baby.
Right now he’s getting some rest in my arms while Vix grabs a couple of hours till the next feed. But overall today has been a nightmare for poor little Zach. He’s tried to sleep to the point he got beyond tired. When he finally slept it was only for around 20 – 30 mins at a time. Poor little dude didn’t know what was going on.
We’ve kept him dressed in just a vest and nappy, had all the windows open but still the temperature stayed around 27 celcius. After looking round the net it seems that we’ve been doing what everyone else has.
A few things i’ve read from around the net that people are doing with their child:
- Dressed in just a nappy or a nappy and vest.
- Having a fan in the room facing away from baby.
- Using low tog rated covers in the evening with minimal clothing.
- Wiping them down with a cool damp flannel
- A cool bath
- Keeping the curtains closed
I dunno about where everyone else is, but round here we have all heat and no breeze to carry the humid thick air.
Right now he’s managed to stay asleep for a little bit. I took this photo as a reminder that he will sleep again, as we were starting to think we had a baby that didn’t need sleep. 
