Grobags

[sloane]

my DS was in a grobag from about 10 or 11 weeks i think. they were fantastic for us - he never liked being wrapped so they were really handy. then as he got older & moved around more in his sleep, they stopped him from getting cold/losing his blankets etc. for 6-18 months we had a 1.0 tog & a 2.5 tog grobag to cover different weather. i thought the 6-18 months were great value because it lasted him for a year. he doesn't use one now (has just turned 2) & i actually can't remember when we stopped - probably once he grew out of the 6-18 months ones! we could have kept going & i know alot of people do, but we just stopped.

i agree with livingthedream - it's def worth keeping it to see what happens. if there's one thing i've learnt, it's that babies are completely unpredictable! and the resale value is pretty good.

[feeb]

DS1 was in a grobag from 9 weeks until age 2 as would take them off, DS2 was in from 9 months until 15 months when would undo.

I have some grobags and some dreambags.

They are great loved them.

[andi81]

Thank you all for the replies. I think I'll hang on to it then and I can reasses at a later stage.

Thanks for the great advice!

[Cranky Kitten]

Hmmmm, interesting thread considering in amongst all the stuff SIL gave us from her littlies were 2 x 2.5 tog grobags for 0-6 month olds. I understand these are apparently "winter" weight, but are they super warm for the depths of winter kind of warm or would they be suitable for late spring kind of chilly nights?

Penguin is due in November, so will most likely be getting a little big by the time it gets cold again after he's born...

[LuluHB]

i used 0-6 month 2.5 tog bags for my girls (both May babies( through Perth winters and they were fine. You can layer a bit to get xtra warmth - long sleeve body suit under a long all in one etc.

[Cranky Kitten]

Heh, thanks OP - will have to look in the bags, haven't opened them yet

Problem is not so much worrying about him not being warm enough - more about cooking the poor kid in a Perth summer

[helle]

DS was a summer baby so was mostly in a singlet and swaddled in muslin wraps when he was NB. We got him a grobag when winter hit (i think it was only a 1.5 tog as we have a wood fire so it was still quite warm in our house so this one suited the temp for us the best) which was great during winter. But it only lasted that one winter. When winter came around this year he hated it