What's the go with baby sleeping bags?

[Arcadia]

If you use a sleeping bag you shouldn't need blankets so bub lies in the middle of the cot. It's only important to put bub at bottom of cot if you have blankets because you don't want them to wriggle under them.

I always put the sleeping bag over a onesie. Sometimes I would then wrap bub in a thin muslin wrap if they still liked being wrapped (which both mine did till 8 weeks).

[Beach Mama]

I used sleeveless ones that are cotton and were TOG 2.5 for winter, and underneath they would have a singlet and full jumpsuit (we are in Melbourne though) but I wouldnt' recommend a minky one with sleeves at night because they are at risk of overheating. They are made from polyester and can be a bit sweaty. I would use ones like that one that you describe for going out and about in the pram when it was really cold out. Having said that my gf used one for her DD through winter with a hood but I don't think it is that safe. Good luck with it and we loved ours from about 8 weeks once they stopped being wrapped and DD used one up until she was 16 mths old!

[misty]

We use the sleeping bags, over top of their regular PJ's. We also find we have to use one or two more light blankets on top of the sleepingbag (Canberra gets cold ), but the sleeping bag is great because if they wiggle out of all the other blankets they still have at least one layer on - so although they may get a little cold, they shouldn't freeze.

[Teeki]

If you use a sleeping bag you shouldn't need blankets so bub lies in the middle of the cot. It's only important to put bub at bottom of cot if you have blankets because you don't want them to wriggle under them.

Oh of course lol

She doesn't seem to like bein wrapped, she likes her arms up above her head lol. That's why I like that this one has sleeves, her arms won't get cold being out of the blankets. I'm not too stressed about her overheating, we have a temperature control heater in our room, and the sleeping bag would be lighter than the blankets she has now. Certainly wouldn't use one with a hood though - we've had it drilled into us she needs her head uncovered at night to prevent overheating.

But yeah, it may be good for the pram - the temp struggles to get into double digits here in the valley!

Thanks heaps everyone

[misty]

Also thought I would add:
I refuse to use any of the sleeping bags that has a high fire danger rating - there are planty on the market which are low fire danger, although most of these don't seem to come with a TOG rating.

[Teeki]

Also thought I would add:
I refuse to use any of the sleeping bags that has a high fire danger rating - there are planty on the market which are low fire danger, although most of these don't seem to come with a TOG rating.

Yeah, she doesn't wear/use anything with a high fire danger. This one has the low fire danger tag on it. What exactly is the TOG rating?

[misty]

The TOG rating is simply a measurement that some of the manufacturers put on their sleeping bags to indicate to the parents exactly how warm it is (so the parent knows if it will need extra blankets on top). It is like buying an adult sleeping bag which is rated to 5degrees, or -10degrees etc.

[raffy]

DS has refused to be wrapped or be under a blanket from day dot so the sleeping bag was amazing, couldn't recommend them highly enough, I dress DS in his usual pjs and I have a couple of sleeping bags depending on the weather one is very thick and warm and the other is quite thin, DS also has a heater on in his room a few hours before bedtime to heat it up, we've never had any issues with him waking up being to hot or to cold and there is no way he can kick the sleeping bag off like he would do with blankets