Need help with sleeping bag thingys

[Doing my best]

Hi Ruth,

My DD was a November baby and we used long sleeve jumpsuits with no legs and swaddled her..

This time round we are planning on using the full jumpsuits (feet and all), swaddling, and if cooler after the late feed, putting another wrap over as blanket (much cheaper than buying cradle sized blankets. I have plenty of wraps if you want some (some are a bit girly, but I figure at night at home, it isn't an issue)

Most babies love the swaddling and we started using sleeping bags when DD was about 3 months, firstly for day sleeps, then gradully at night as she rejected the swaddling..

[Bloom]

Thanks Heather for your advice!

So maybe if I put on a singlet, a Bonds wondersuit and a waffle wrap my little man will be warm enough for September? And then I can just tuck a blanket over the top if needed. And then I can buy a summer weight sleeping bag for when he hits around 3 months...

Thank you so much for the offer of the wraps - I got a good supply at my baby shower - so no need to deplete your supply. But it's very kind of you. (Hope you can make it tomorrow!)

[Doing my best]

That's pretty much what I plan on doing, singlet, wondersuit, and a wrap, then just playing by ear the cover on top, depending on temp in our room as DD is in there most nights too, so gets quite cosy, hehe..

DH is telling to me go for an hour or so and he will watch DD, so if I feel up to driving I will pop in tomorrow.. If this bl00dy cx stop, I should be ok..

[Snowy Love]

So maybe if I put on a singlet, a Bonds wondersuit and a waffle wrap my little man will be warm enough for September? And then I can just tuck a blanket over the top if needed.

That's exactly what we did with our 1st September baby in SE Qld.

[rach2281]

Ruth - I suppose its always up to the person themselves, but i'll be using the Grobags myself for my own piece of mind, as you can see from my ticker .

My baby is due October, but i will be wrapping her to start with, then as soon as she is starting to wiggle and move, she is staright into the grobags. Ive got a 0.5, 1, and 2.5 tog all ready to go, just need baby heheh. I don't mind myself spending the extra on the grobag brand, as actually 10% goes back to SIDS and KIDS research. Also the grobag brands are the only ones that SIDS actually do reccomend, as they have been put through alot of product research.

Good luck, and hope you get t be holding your precious baby soon

[Taurean]

Ruth - I suppose its always up to the person themselves, but i'll be using the Grobags myself for my own piece of mind, as you can see from my ticker .

My baby is due October, but i will be wrapping her to start with, then as soon as she is starting to wiggle and move, she is staright into the grobags. Ive got a 0.5, 1, and 2.5 tog all ready to go, just need baby heheh. I don't mind myself spending the extra on the grobag brand, as actually 10% goes back to SIDS and KIDS research. Also the grobag brands are the only ones that SIDS actually do reccomend, as they have been put through alot of product research.

Good luck, and hope you get t be holding your precious baby soon

I'm doing the same as Rach. I've only heard great things about Gro-Bags and would prefer to spend the extra $$ to get the 'real thing'. There are plenty of cheaper imitations out there but they do last bubs for quite a while so I'm personally happy to just spend the extra - for peace of mind.

I'll be swaddling our bubs until it's big enough for a Gro-Bag and I've bought a Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe wrap for the early days and if it works well, I'll buy another one. They are about $40 each.

[Bloom]

I LOVE Bellybelly - so many great opinions and ideas.

Thanks Rach for sharing your perspective. I hadn't considered that Gro-bag is the only SIDS endorsed brand - I will probably end up getting one of these then. All the best for the rest of your pregnancy.

Tauren - off to google swaddleme right now! Thanks for the tip.

[MummyNaomi]

Ruth - our DS sleeps in a gro-bag and its the best $80 I have spent - easy to feed in the middle of the night and change nappies without unsettling bubs too much, and handy too as you can fit bubs in a grobag in the car seat so if coming home at night you can get baby straight into bed with ease. The 0-6 months has press studs so the arm holes can be made smaller making it perfectly safe for a smaller baby/newborn. A summer weight one should suit you in QLD. The grobags come with a room thermometer which tell you what other layers to put on dependant on the temperature, very handy

We wrapped DS for the first month before moving to a sleeping bag as in the first few weeks he didn't move much so wrapping was successful, I still wrap him during the day as he is a light sleeper for day sleeps so I can keep him still and less likely to wake himself during a nap, but during the night when he sleeps for much longer stretches the grobag is awsome as he stays warm as there is no issue with wriggling out of a wrap and kicking blankets off.

HTH

Naomi

[Taurean]

Tauren - off to google swaddleme right now! Thanks for the tip.

No probs! I actually bought my SwaddleMe then read about them on BB and was happy to read some really good posts about them. I love BB too! Don't know where I'd be without it!!