She hates having a blanket/sheet on her..what am I going to do in winter??

[willow5]

Same problem here too. DS hates anything on him and will wake straight away if not with in minutes of me trying to put something on him even just a muslin wrap draped over his legs. He pulls at it until it's gone. We used grobags last winter but I don't think he's going to have a bar of them this year. Did I dream it or can you get the grobags but with legs and covered feet? Or is there only sleepsuits/jumpsuits?

It's funny, the few people I know whose babies religiously sleep through have climate control and gro bags...I often wonder if dd would have slept better if I could manage her temp better...but then again, babies are designed to be with their mum, so in my bed seems to be the best place for her anyway.

DS had grobags last winter and has always, and still is, waking between 5 and 10 times a night so no joy there for us. Oh and he sleeps with me if they're gonna sleep they're gonna sleep, or not

[Gigi]

we went thru this too (even though bilby was wrapped so much as a tiny bub).

first it was cotton sleeping bags ($12 at big w), cotton ribbed, like a ribbed teeshirt. no sleeves. pjs underneath. those cotton sleeping bags went up to a size 2, and i have a very short child, so that worked longer than it would for other children.

then i found out about "blanket sleepers" - like an all in one pj outfit with feet - i found ones of those available to buy in AUstralia (Snugtime or something like that) - but they were only in polar fleece, and my child overheats in polar fleece stuff. Then i found COTTON blanket sleepers, but only in countries where it snows, like USA, Canada. Lucky enough to score some from a US expat living in Australia, selling them 2nd hand. i think if your child goes to the toilet multiple times per night, the fastenings would drive you batty, but bilby held on all night, so it worked for her.

Now, she's four, still got same problem. Dress her in warm pjs with singlet tucked in. Use knitted bedsocks that look more like gigantic booties, with the tie around the ankles. Unlike her socks, they stay on ALL night. and she loves them. We used the oil heater in her room too. Been told recently, not wanting bedding on her, might be a sign of Sensory Processing Disorder or something like that. (long story, but all her "issues" relate to teh senses).

i think it's a matter of trying everything you can think of/have access to - and keep going with whatever YOUR child will
- tolerate
- stop your child feeling like an icicle in the morning

took me a few years, to find someone to knit bilby her big sleep booties, (i can barely knit a scarf ha ha). That was the one idea i was positive WOULDN"T work, but she loved them - still does.