Do not let your baby get too hot. Feel your baby. Hands and feet often feel cold and look blue, but this is normal, and does not mean your baby needs more clothes. To check how warm your baby is, feel the tummy. Your baby's tummy should feel warm, but not too hot. If your baby's tummy feels hot, or if the baby is sweating anywhere, he or she is too warm.

The following tips will help keep your baby at the right temperature:

Indoors, babies over a month old do not need more clothes than their parents.

Outdoor clothes should be removed indoors. Heating in winter often makes it hotter inside than it is during the summer. So remove any extra clothes or blankets as soon as you bring your baby into a building, car, bus or train. Do this even if he or she is asleep. Your baby should not wear a hat indoors.

Babies do not need hot rooms. 65°F (18°C) is the ideal room temperature. A simple wall thermometer will help you keep an eye on this. Never put your baby to sleep in front of the fire, next to a radiator or heater, or by a very sunny window.

Keep your baby's room at an even temperature at night. In general it is not necessary to keep the heating on at night. It can be dangerous to put extra blankets on when the room is warm; there is no need to worry that your baby will get cold during the night.

How many clothes? Babies do not need any more than a nappy, vest and babygro to sleep in. In hot weather they need less.

How much bedding? This depends on the room temperature. The table below shows the amount of bedding to use at different room temperatures. It assumes your baby is dressed in a nappy, vest and babygro. The table is a guide only. If your baby seems hot, take some of the blankets off, if he or she seems cold, add an extra layer. Use lightweight blankets that you can add to and take away. Babies should not have their heads covered indoors.