Talk to me about sleep sacks

[julesf84]

Are these effective and worth it? I'm thinking about the colder months coming up and wondering if I should pick one up for J.

Tamb - I think I remember you mentioning that you have one for J?

[snorky]

I think it depends on the baby. Did yours respond well to swaddling? That (and the various gimmicky swaddle sacks) was the only way I could get my DD to sleep before 6 months and now, at almost 18 months, she is still in the armless sleep sacks and cannot fall asleep without wearing one. I love the Halo and Aden and Anais ones and definitely think that they are worth it. I got the extra larges when she was about 6 months old and she still has room to grow into them.

[julesf84]

Okay cool. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something that might benefit him in terms of warmth. He seems to do just fine at night in a sleeper and a blanket when needed. He loved being swaddled. My mom still wraps him up in a swaddling blanket when he sleeps at her house.

[wildfloweragain]

My first wore them forever. I think she wore them until she was 3 and moved to a twin bed on the floor.

My 2nd wore them as an infant and the 3rd never did. Once she was done with swaddling it was hot out.

[cereal K]

Sept 9, 2012 19:26:40 GMT -5 @booby said:

mine didn't like them. we just swaddled until about 3-4 months and then it was regular jammies.

this was us, too.

once she started rolling over and we couldn't swaddle anymore i LOVED the "stretchies" line of footie-jammies from children's place.

[Deleted]

We used one for Rocco when he was out of the swaddle. It was great.

[cleo29]

Love them. C wore them until she was in her regular bed and became very good at walking in them.

[papie]

best thing ever! both my kids sleeped in them in the winter until 18 months or so. I love these ones: gro.co.uk/grobag-baby-sleep-bags

They are so warm and soft and you don't have to worry about them getting cold.

[drrn04]

LOVE them. I used one on Natalie until she was in a real big girl bed (a double, not her toddler bed), so until she was almost 3. They make them with holes cut out in the feet for bigger kids to be able to walk around, and are perfect for a kid who is alllll over the bed, but gets cold at night (especially in cool climates, and in winter) and is too young to know how to put their blankets on themselves in the middle of the night.

Another bonus: if the kid is into taking off their pjs and diaper, you pop them in one of these things, BACKWARDS, and walla. No more toddler naked time at night. Unless they're a ninja. Then you're out of luck.

[eatsrainbows]

Both my dd's LOVED them. And slept so much better when they were wrapped up nice and tight. Good luck!