Why TOG Value Is Important to Keeping Your Baby Safe

Your baby’s sleep environment is essential to keeping your baby safe. Many factors can contribute to creating a safe sleep space for your baby, including what they wear. As you sift through seemingly endless options for baby garments, you may realize that some of them feature a TOG value or TOG rating. This is the unit of measurement for thermal insulation used in the textile trade, commonly attributed to infant sleepwear or blankets. You can use safe sleep information as a resource to help to keep your baby comfortable and protected at bedtime.

 

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 What Can Your Baby Wear to Sleep?

First of all, there should be no loose garments, blankets, pillows, or plush items of any kind on or around your baby when they sleep. To help keep them safe at bedtime, you can swaddle your baby in a safe sleep swaddle or wearable blanket that fits snuggly around their body. Your baby can wear a layer of clothing underneath their sleep sack, depending on the TOG value of the sleeping garment. There are also new and innovative designs from HALO® Sleep, a purveyor of safe sleepwear and sleep products for infants, like their IntelliThread™ Tech Fabric that help regulate the temperature of your baby’s sleepwear.

How Can You Determine the Right TOG Value?

You can find a TOG value or rating scale for your baby’s sleep sack garment on the seller’s website. If it is not easily accessible, you can always find resources such as the HALO® Sleep blog. The TOG value for your baby’s sleepwear is dependent on the temperature of the room they sleep in. If the room temperature where your baby sleeps is kept below 64°F at night, the TOG value of their sleep garment can be a 3.0 rating. If the room is between 68°F and 72°F, then the TOG value should have a 1.5 rating. TOG values can be attributed to both swaddling garments and wearable blankets.

Where Can Your Baby Sleep Safely?

Once you’ve dressed your baby in a swaddle or a wearable blanket, you can ease them into a night of safe and comfortable sleep. Your baby should never be put to sleep beside you in bed. Room-sharing can be beneficial, but bed-sharing must be avoided for the safety of your baby. If you choose to have your baby sleep near you, you can lay them down safely on their back in a bedside bassinet. This can help you and your baby avoid the dangers of unsafe sleep practices and stay comfortable in your separate spaces.

You can keep yourself informed of the up-to-date standards for a baby-safe sleep environment. It can help keep your baby safe and give you peace of mind. Plus, safe sleep is not without innovative technology. Once you’ve found a SleepSack® Swaddle or wearable blanket that keeps your baby comfortable in their sleeping environment, you can place them into a bassinet that vibrates or plays soothing noises. Using technology to help create a safe, peaceful setting for sleep can be an excellent way to keep you and your baby happy.

About HALO® Sleep

HALO® Sleep can help you find the resources you need to create a safe sleep environment for your baby and stay informed about the most up-to-date safe sleep practices. Their safe sleep products include the innovative wearable blanket, the SleepSack® Swaddle, and their advanced bedside bassinets and twin bassinet in the BassiNest® collection. For over 25 years, HALO® Sleep has committed themselves to helping you keep your baby safe from the first time they fall asleep in their bedside bassinet. At HALO® Sleep, they make an effort to ensure all babies have the resources to sleep safely. They work hard to see that their products are distributed nationwide to you and other loving families in need of safe sleep support.

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