SleepSack Saved My Sanity
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t master the swaddle. The nurses made it seem so easy, but sleep deprivation and intense origami blanket folding do not mix! The Halo SleepSack was our only solution. Available in a variety of colors, sizes and fabrics, this wearable blanket keeps babies warm and cozy without the risk of loose blankets.
The best part is that Halo also makes the SleepSack for toddlers and big kids. We stopped 
using the SleepSack at around 9 months because we couldn’t find them in my son’s size any more. When I started blogging, I learned about the toddler sizes and I nearly fell off my chair. Man, I wish I knew about these a long time ago! My son hates blankets, so until recently, we’ve been dressing him in thermal jammies and cranking up the heat so he’d be warm at night. Not anymore! For the first time in two years, my son is finally sleeping through the night. Since we started using the wearable blanket, he is also taking regular 2-3 hour naps as well. If that’s not enough, thewearable blanket zips backwards (from the top down), making it more difficult for toddlers to unzip. For those of you who have little ones who like to escape from their PJ’s, this is a must have. For me, it means my son can’t get to his dirty diaper.
Without a doubt, the wearable blanket for toddlers has been my favorite find of the year, and I’ve added it to the list of things I wish I’d known about earlier! Both the infant SleepSack and the toddler sized wearable blankets can be found on Amazon in a variety of colors and fabric choices. Prices range from $20-30.
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Love these, too. Ever since having my son 2 years ago, followed by a daughter 8 months ago, I have agonized over what in the world to dress them in at night. We abide by the no-blankets-in-the-crib-for-the-first-year rule, so we did the Halo Sleepsack as well. My question is, what do you dress them underneath? A footed sleeper? If not, do you put socks on their feet? Our house gets cold in the winter, too, and I have my daughter in a long-sleeve onesie (just a top) and a SleepSack, but I feel like that’s not enough, especially considering how many blankets I put on top of myself. Help?
I dress my 2yo son in regular 2-piece jammies…a long-sleeve t-shirt and pants or shorts. I typically put socks on him, but he has definitely gone to bed a time or two without them. My guy hardly ever gets cold, so I don’t really worry about that…but if you’re concerned, you can defiantly dress your child in thermal jammies if you think she’ll be more comfortable.
When he was a baby, I just kept him in whatever he was already wearing…which was typically a onesie or a full body suit / sleeper.
I dress my son in long sleeved footed pajamas underneath the SleepSack. I would agree that a long sleeved onesie isn’t enough in the winter. It really depends on how cold your house gets. We have our heat set at 68 at night.
Wow dude, I never new this, thankyou.