we use sleeping bags as well. ds wad in them from about 10 weeks & dd by about 2 weeks (im useless at swaddling!!). i like the sleeping bags because you can adjust how much or how little they're wearing according to the weather & also be sure they can't kick off the covers. lots of them come with tog ratings so you can get one for colder weather.
the polar fleece ones are sort of baggy. i think mine is same size 00 as the onsie underneath. if baby is close to the next size go up cos it will last longer.
yeah, i have started putting the bits over his hands cos hands and face get so cold. i warm them up each feed.
My DD is still sleeping in bags as she moves around so much during the night. I've just started putting the heat on a timer in her room so it comes on at midnight so her room is warm when the 3am freeze hits.
I usually use the next size up and take it off first thing in the morning so he doesn't trip on the extra length in his legs(itms!) As for cold hands, I used to put long socks on their hands, under their suits, so socks on hands (and feet too!) first, pulled up their arms as far as I could, then their pj's then the onesie suit.
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Where do u get one of those heaters? I find the cold change the hardest thing about early winter in qld! It isn't freezing when they go to bed but gosh it's cold by morning!! How do u dress someone who can't temp control themselves when it's 20degress at bedtime but 8dgrees in the morning? The timer heater sounds like a good idea..
3LM - the socks sound like a brilliant idea. We have some mitten things but he just pulls them off so the socks up his arms might be a goer!
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