Do you or would you leave a fan on in your babies room overnight?

We tried it once last summer and we kept worrying. Ended up being better to just put him to sleep in a nappy, windows open and curtains closed. Doing the same with Jan girlie and thankfully the room is cool

We do, but it's the other side of her room with it circulating on a low mode. I think it can only really be dangerous to use a fan when directed and in close proximity to a baby, on a high speed.

No never. I think is risky

Why is it dangerous?! I would have thought the opposite. Stops baby overheating, and circulates air. I’ve heard it can also stop SIDS.

I would & did on holidays too. just had it in the room not directly pointing at him - i didnt leave it all night tho as the temp tends to drop. Tho i would probably do less layers/window open first and only use the fan in very hot weather.

Putting a fan on in the room is perfectly safe and can reduce the risk of SIDS by 72%. Of course, SIDS is usually only a concern in babies under 1. In the US, I used ceiling fans in the room in the summer so help my baby sleep better in a cooler room. When it gets too warm here (in UK) we put fans on all day in every room.

I don’t get why it’s risky I know they say not too as a newborn but as a toddler I don’t see why?

I put our LG’s fan on a timer for an hour or so (other side of the room) while she goes to sleep - don’t usually leave it all night because of the temperature drop and would rather us all not waking up!

One of the fans we had did spark once leaving a burn on the carpet. We turned it off quickly enough not to do more damage

I can only sleep if I have a fan on (all year round🤣) so we’ve had one on since my son was born, we’ve just made sure it’s never directly pointing at him and the opposite side of the room to his next to me. He’s absolutely fine and I think very thankful for it with the hot weather x