My sons are 27 months. Is it better to get this instead of a traditional sleep sleep sack?
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I think it's better. You can see the product description that 'With its unique foot openings, the SleepSack Big Kids wearable blanket allows for greater mobility while children are awake, but also keeps little feet covered and warm while sleeping.' It' s truly freer to turn over in bed and to walk when awake. However, it also has some minor defects. The back of neckband is too high and small. It's thin and soft, but 100% of polyester. That means not very breathable compared with 100% of cotton in hot weather. Heat rash may rise on babies' necks. So I pulled back the neckline and used one sweatband to separate the sleepsack and the skin of neck. It's effective. hhh. I think it's better. You can see the product description that 'With its unique foot openings, the SleepSack Big Kids wearable blanket allows for greater mobility while children are awake, but also keeps little feet covered and warm while sleeping.' It' s truly freer to turn over in bed and to walk when awake. However, it also has some minor defects. The back of neckband is too high and small. It's thin and soft, but 100% of polyester. That means not very breathable compared with 100% of cotton in hot weather. Heat rash may rise on babies' necks. So I pulled back the neckline and used one... » Read More I think it's better. You can see the product description that 'With its unique foot openings, the SleepSack Big Kids wearable blanket allows for greater mobility while children are awake, but also keeps little feet covered and warm while sleeping.' It' s truly freer to turn over in bed and to walk when awake. However, it also has some minor defects. The back of neckband is too high and small. It's thin and soft, but 100% of polyester. That means not very breathable compared with 100% of cotton in hot weather. Heat rash may rise on babies' necks. So I pulled back the neckline and used one sweatband to separate the sleepsack and the skin of neck. It's effective. hhh. « Show Less
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I use this for my 26 month old son. He doesn't fall over when he stands up, but also can't manage to climb out of the crib with it on. We love it!
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Agree with previous posters--this is worth getting. My son swarmed around in the regular sleep sacks amazingly well but these are better for mobility especially with the toddler bed transition.
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It depends on your son's size. If they are close to outgrowing the XL regular sleep sack, then this would be the way to go. Even if they still fit well into a regular sleep sack it wouldn't hurt to get one of these with the feet holes as they will fit in it longer. The only downside I have found is that my daughter will occasionally get two feet stuck in one foot hole.
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Yes, absolutely. Once thy were walking I switched my girls to the sacks with legs. They can run around with them on just before bed or after waking and almost hate to be taken out of them. Once they were walking and standing I noticed my daughters would try to stand up in their cribs and walk around with the regular sleep sacks and fall over. I got worried about them hitting their heads. I think the sacks with footholes are great for toddlers.
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My son was wearing depends, he had to wear underwear. First few nights are pretty wet so be prepared for it! My son still leaks a bit but its not as much and has so many dry nights for the first time in 14 years! It is worth the changing the bedding often... I promise!!!! Just click it on underwear and unit on shirt or side of pillow and it will wake them.
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It depends on how much your son is doing now. If he's walking already or close to it, I'd say invest in something else. If he's still crawling and maybe pulling up, you may get a few months with it. My son is 12 mo and has been walking for a while. He occasionally plays with it but usually blows right past it. We're about to put it away. Hope that helps.
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It would all depend on how tall and heavy your child is and how likely they are to make serious attempts to climb out. Our son is a tall 2.5 and we still use it when we travel. While he is starting to fill it out with how tall he is, because it is so deep, he doesn't even think about trying to get his leg over the side or anything. Also, he is quite happy and relaxed sleeping in it so he doesn't really care to get out. I really debated buying this because of the price and the fact that we already had the typical pack n play, but I must say it has made extensive travel for us much more pleasant. When baby brother doesn't sleep well, no one sleeps well!!
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Hmm.. I'm not sure. I liked it because it just felt like it would cradle him more. I like how it supports his head. This way we can put him down with his head on either side and he still has a little pillow cushion. Now that my son is getting older, he tries to crawl off the changing pad a lot and we have to distract him with toys. The curvature keeps the toys on the pad with him and also slows him down a tiny bit. I don't think there are any drawbacks I can think of, maybe a few very small benefits in my book.
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We have put him in just a onesie and also in pants and onesie dependent on the weather. He sleeps better in a cool room so we do have the room on the cool side. This summer we did put him in the HALO sleepsack that was cotton and that worked well too. When he is zipped in, that is a signal for bedtime. We also do an early morning bottle and change in which we do not unzipp all the way so he stays sleepy. He will then sleep several more hours. Best of luck. We really like the HALOs.
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We bought the Dream On Me foam mattress to go in the Pack n Play and used the sheet on top of the mattress. The bottom of the pack n play really isn't soft enough for a baby to sleep on (maybe some kids do, but we read it's better to use the mattress so that's what we did).
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I would get the smaller rather than the toddler one. My daughter is turning 2 and she has had both for a while now, but she always ends up sleeping on the small one. The toddler version maybe to thick for her...
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For sure! My 10 month old is doing all of the above in her sack. It's so big/wide in the leg area there's room for them to move their legs to crawl and stand. And once they're toddler age, Halo makes sacks that have feet cut outs. My oldest wore those for a little while (until he said he just wanted to sleep with his favorite blanket). It's so nice knowing they're always covered up wearing their sacks.
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It's not recommended for safety reasons. You don't want the sleep sack to go over the baby's face disrupting the flow of oxygen. If should fit properly.
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I'd recommend the larger size. I personally like things a little looser anyway and there is nothing wrong with this if it doesn't fit snug at first (unlike the recommendation for toddler pajamas). That will save you from having to buy a second one when the baby gets bigger.
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I have both the toddler and the infant size and my little boy is 10 months old. It just depends on the baby, he does good with both, although the smaller one seems to be more comfortable for him. The toddler one is a little bit thicker and longer so he doesn't roll off of it as easy. I would go with the thicker one because baby can always grow into it. This age can go either way. Hope this helps!
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I bought it for my son who is 27 to replace a "pillowkin" pillow he had since he was 2 years old. They don't make the "pillowkin" anymore. He didn't like it as well but it is soft and cuddly. I am not sure if he uses it or not as he told me he doesn't but maybe he is just not wanting to tell me he is using it.
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No, its not for my 7 month old. The Snuza was absolutely fabulous when my tummy sleeper was very young, but now that she can move around it falls off quickly and sounds false alarms. I havent been able to use it since she was about 4 1/2 months old. I would look into an Angle Care if you're still concerned.
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I think so as long as long as he is used to sleeping on his stomach already. This suit doesn't restrict the movement of the head. It just doesn't startle them when they toss and turn during the night. My baby started wearing it around 6-7 months without any problems.
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We love our Aden blankets, however I would recommend getting a Halo sleep sack with swaddle for newborns. It is warmer and much easier to get baby in and out of in the middle of the night. For me it's also easier to swaddle my baby in the sleep sack as opposed to the Aden blankets. My husband can get the Aden blankets tight enough, but my Aden swaddle usually comes apart relatively quickly. Our baby is currently 2 months old and we live in a cooler climate. We have her sleeping in Pj's and the sleep sack and occasionally a hat for cold nights.
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Given the batting is hand-tied I would imagine this would prove tempting to a toddler to untie and then you would end up with a lumpy sleeping surface. Too the ties that keep the whole rolled up might not be a good thing as a toddler could easily wrap them around their neck. I would consider an age appropriate sleeping bag first.