Bathroom Floor

I grew up in a two story house and the upstairs bathroom floors were always warmer than the downstairs.
I prefer wood floors in the bathroom and put a large soft rug in front of the shower, but not the toilet. Less expensive and a little softer are peel-and-stick linoleum floor tiles. They come in a huge variety of colors, sizes, and designs. I have them in my kitchen, and haven't had any problems with them. Both wood and the linoleum are easy to clean and last a long time.

We have cork in one bathroom and love it. It is warm, easy to stand on and gorgeous (we have a high gloss finish, if you don't want it to show water spots, get a medium or low gloss). We have linoleum (the old fashioned linseed based stuff, not vinyl) in DS's bathroom. It is warm and easy to take care of. Also a great green/ecological, relatively inexpensive option. And comes in GREAT colors. We have tile in the original bathroom in the house - it is hard and cold and shows dirt and breaks anything you drop on it (can you tell I don't love it?).

Our second floor bathrooms were tile with a fluffy bath mat in front of the sink vanity and one in front of the tub.
They were warm (we had a walk-out finished basement in SW MO) because the heat rose from the basement and there was a floor electric heating unit we'd crank up during morning bath time in the winter.
I agree that the best bet for your little potty men is a hard surface with well positioned rugs to keep things soft for the little one.
Good luck!

Word of caution about ceramic tile. Make sure it isn't slippery when wet. Ours is and our kitchen, family room bathrooms and hall are tiled. Any water has to be wiped up right away and completely on ours. Also, seal the grout. We were told we didn't have to and regret it! :-(.

as long as you use throw rugs, your baby should be fine.

Choosing either ceramic tile or sheet vinyl will be your best bet if this is a bathroom which children use. Opting for the lock-together engineered products means that if one of those seams lets loose, you'll end up with subfloor damage.....& with kids in the bathroom, there's always lots of water on the floor & boys with bad aims!

Tile and and get throw rugs. Easiy to throw in the wash and will prevent baby from slipping or getting cold.

we have installed heat under our tile and I love it!!! Had a great tile guy who installed it all and you can turn the heat on each morning when you wake up and it is hot by the time you are out of the shower.

Baby won't be crawling much longer!
Think more about the longevity of the floor.
Throw rugs a re a great option because they can be thrown in the wash.

heat goes up so if your first floor is heated, your 2nd floors will be warm. You won't need to worry about the floor being cold when you take the carpet out.

We have three bathrooms.

One (the basement bathroom) is vinyl flooring, easy to clean and I wouldn't say it's either warm or cold, it just is.

The second bathroom (main floor of the house and the one that gets used the most) is tile. We have a bathmat but other than that have nothing else on it. It can get cold in the winter but DS never was much about crawling around on it.

The third bathroom is part of our bedroom suite. We have natural stone tiles in it. This one is the hardest to clean since the stone has ridges/crevices, but it doesn't get too cold. I would say it's less cold than the ceramic tile, but it may be because it's on the top floor of the house. We also have bathmats in front of the sinks, the tub, and the shower.

You may want to get some babyleg type things for the baby or make sure to keep him in some pants just because even if the flooring is warm, it will still be hard and can hurt little knees.