https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:10:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62550 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:08:35 +0000 LivsMama 62550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah, we have both in Livs room. It can get to 67 in there even with our heat set at 70 (she has a huge picture window in there) so we have a vornado heater and keep it at 70. We also have the Crane Cool Mist humidifer in there. We clean it at least once a week with vinegar to be sure there is no bacteria build up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62532 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:23:31 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh and we clean the humidifier every day with vinegar. it gets too dirty to even let it go 2-3 days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62530 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:20:41 +0000 tequiero21 62530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i heard it's the warm humidifiers that really have problems with bacteria. we got a cool one (for ourselves) and we're supposed to clean it once a week.</p> <p>i think it's better to keep the room cool and just dress your baby warmly than keep it warm and overheat the baby. but i dunno, i wouldn't know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62529 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:19:24 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we run a cool mist humidifier every day. even my sinuses and throat get dry from the heater, so babies' sinuses must be even more sensitive. plus charlie is always battling a cold that he caught at daycare. we keep a hygrometer in the room to measure the humidity to keep it around 50% to make sure the humidity isn't too high.</p> <p>we've also had a heater in our previous apartment. the vornado is great because it is like a fan, isn't hot to the touch, and warms the room very nicely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62516 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:56:15 +0000 Rubies 62516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a cool-mist humidifier - it helps with LO's eczema. I used to be worried about her room getting too cold but with her baby deedee sleep sack, it keeps her toasty warm all night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62509 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:18:53 +0000 chopsuey 62509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a humidifier in LO's room but I turned it off. Will probably start it up again in a few days once I clean and disinfect it. Out of vinegar so need to pick some more up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62488 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:27:30 +0000 Andrea 62488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is the temperature in that room? I find that 69 and below feels a bit chilly but that is still supposedly a "safe" temperature for babies. We make sure that it doesn't go below 70 in our house. </p> <p>We've had a space heater in the nursery before. I think our furnace blew out and we needed to do something temporarily. It was OK since she wasn't walking yet, couldn't climb out of her crib, and I was careful about it. I would be a little worried about using it in the long term, though. </p> <p>I am not sure about bacteria with humidifiers but we always used a cool mist one. I suppose there could be bacteria because humidifiers are pretty hard to get completely clean. This year we installed humidifiers directly into our heating system so hopefully that is a little cleaner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62482 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:12:20 +0000 looch 62482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep DS's room on the cool side, it's better for them to sleep in a cooler room (reduces SIDS risk, among other factors).</p> <p>We used a humidifier only when he had a cold at about 10 months. There's a lot of debate about whether a cool mist or warm mist humidifier is best, we used a cool mist one, which is what DH had from his single days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/heater-or-humidifier-in-nursery#post-62424 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:42:47 +0000 mrsjyw 62424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our guest room that will be the nursery is chilly. DH insulated the window today, just to test out if we can notice a difference.</p> <p>I'm curious how dangerous it is to have an additional heater in the nursery. Also -- on the same note, are humidifiers dangerous? I read an article that said that humidifiers create bacteria that is hazardous to babies a while back and was curious if this is true.</p> <p>How many of you have a heater and/or humidifier in your LO's nursery? </p>