Do LOs get them dirty much that you need multiples? I'm just thinking of getting one warm one and one cotton for the first few months and go from there...
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I went with two of whatever kind I was using at the time. That way i would always have a backup if one was in the wash or there was an poop/pee/spitup accident.
I found I didn't really need the warm ones as much because I would put her in a warmer sleeper and just stick with the light weight variety.
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We had a ton of swaddle mes when they were little. Maybe 20? But I have twins. Now they are in sleepsacks and we have 6 (3 per baby). I wash them every other day because they are always getting some sort of bodily fluid on them. I have reflux babies though, so a lot of spit up. They also wear them for nighttime and naps.
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Just two swaddles & two sleep sacks. I didn't really need to double the sleep sacks because by then we didn't have much spit up & no MOTN diaper changes but having 2 swaddles was so helpful because she loved to pee mid change or I would be so so tired that more than once I forgot to close one side of the diaper lol
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I have 4 sleepsacks. Two cotton for warmer months, and two fleece. I do laundry every other day, so I always have at least one on hand!
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We have 4 A&A blankets, plus 5 SwaddleMe's that we got as gifts, which I realize is a bit much, but I think they are different sizes. We started with the muslin blankets when he was little, but switched to the SwaddleMe's when he got bigger because it was easier for DH to handle and because they break out of the blankets unless you swaddle them just right. I actually really love the SwaddleMe because its a no-brainer construction with velcro straps and it allows for arms out or legs out swaddling.
I would say its nice to have at least 2 swaddles in rotation. LO will have a pee accident or diaper blowout in the MOTN and then its annoying if you only have the 1. We keep 2 in our bedroom, 1 in the living room for pack n' play naps, and I even keep one in the diaper bag because sometimes if he's super fussy, I swaddle him into his stroller, which is possible with the SwaddleMe's because they have a slit in the butt that can allow a buckle to be slipped through their legs.
I don't know about your kids, but mine actually sweats easily. So between a light cotton sleeper and the SwaddleMe, which is like a jersey-cotton fabric, he's pretty warm in there and sometimes wakes up sweaty. Depending on your climate, it may just be easier to put the baby in a fleece sleeper and use the same swaddle.
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I had 3 swaddles. Usually used the same one for a while until it was peed on.
I only have one sleep sack in his current size. I throw it in the wash when needed. I will probably get two for the next size though.
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i think i had a combo of 6 swaddles in the 0-6 month range, then maybe 2-3 sleepsacks as she grew.
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We had like 5 swaddles cause she spit up so much. Once we moved to sleep sacks, 4. One was at day care for the week and the other three at home for the week.
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I have about 5 SwaddleMe's. I like to have several on hand. Sometimes we'll go through 2 a day and I do laundry every other day, so I like to have lots of backups.
I echo the sentiment that the warm ones may not be as necessary. If he's in a fleece sleeper and uses a regular SwaddleMe, that's plenty warm. I have one fleece swaddle just in case but haven't used it yet. Maybe when it gets colder. -
@gingerbebe: oh my gosh-I didn't know that's what the slit was for!! My DH would always ask me and I never knew! But you still can't strap in their arms, right?
With that said, we were gifted a ton! I think 6 SwaddleMes and one Halo. We used the Halo (and bought another quickly!) when he was first born bc the weight for the Halo started at 6 lbs, whereas the SwaddleMe starts at 7 lbs. We have them all over the house! But now he's starting to break out of them (I think he's getting too big for them even though he's 12 lbs and they are supposed to go to 14 I believe) so I just went and bought the only other one available...the Ergobaby Swaddle...crossing my fingers!!
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3 swaddles was plenty to have extras while in the wash.
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We had 5 swaddlemes. 2 fleece ones and 3 cotton ones. Yes they get dirtier then you would think!
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We had 3 swaddlemes, and now we have two Zipadee Zips. We do laundry frequently enough that that's enough.
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Totally depends on how often you do laundry and your baby. I have 4 - my LO tends to spit up a lot and now he started to chew on them so I usually wash them after each use.
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We had two Love to Dream swaddles and managed but three would've been better!
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We had two swaddles and one warm sleep sack, but our apartment was too warm for it. I wish we had more swaddles (Snuggie?) because we try to do laundry as seldom as possible, and at the time used a laundromat.
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Two sleep sacks in whatever season-appropriate weight. 4 swaddles.
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I had 3 of the a&a ones and that was enough. M didn't get them dirty.
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@Apples4Teacher: you can swaddle their arms! You put the crotch buckle through the hole then lay the arm flaps under the arm straps then put the kid in. You stick the legs in the sack, buckle them in, then wrap their arms. It doesn't get quite as nice and snug but usually it's enough for a stroller situation to calm them down and help them drift off.
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2 in each size.
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Usually 2 in whichever one was season appropriate. When he was born (in January) I had 2 fleece (halo sleepsacks, which I much preferred, had some other ones we tried and didn't use), summer I had 2 cotton in the next size up. Now I have one of cotton, one of fleece but it looks like he'll be in this size for awhile so I will probably be getting another fleece one!
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We have a ton.... And had a swaddle and sleep sack hating baby. We probably have $400 in washed yet unused sleep things. Hopefully #2 likes them.
So my advice is buy a few. Don't wash them. Meet your baby. Then get more of what works.
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I think we had 4 swaddles and 2 sleep sacks.
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So helpful, thanks everyone! And now at least I don't feel like a nutcase for having like 3-4 and different kinds!
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@oliviaoblivia: Same here. LO hated the swaddles and would konk out immediately once just swaddled with a A&A blanket.
As for how many, we always had 2-3 of the size we were using. Now that's walking, there's no way I'll be able to get him in one this winter.
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We have tons of swaddles (and by tons I mean maybe 8). They are just swaddle blankets (not the sacks) and we use them for everything. I would highly recommend buying swaddle blankets - it's not that hard to swaddle with the blanket.
My son hated being swaddled and similar to @oliviaoblivia: we have tons of unused swaddles that we've just given to friends. He ended up being a Merlin Magic Sleep Suit type of guy, which we could have never known.
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We had a lot of swaddles because he spit up a ton back then. We have two sleep sacks that we alternate between. We wash once a week.
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We never used swaddles, but always had 2 sleep sacks of each size/season. When he was a newborn I could have done with more than 2 because of all the spitting up, but nowadays 2 is plenty.
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@JennyG: @LBee: That's so strange; you would think either way they're being wrapped up??
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@snowjewelz: Babies be crazy.
In actuality, it was an issue of his arms being swaddled. Moreover, he tends to run really hot at night and the Halo sleepsacks just were too thick. He would wake up soaking wet, which made this crazy FTM scared he was at risk of SIDs. He did better with a light A&A blanket swaddled with his arms out. We transitioned to the Merlin suit at 9 weeks and it changed our life. We realized he wasn't sleeping great because he kept startling. I'm now a firm believer that you can have all the supplies in the world and still not have exactly what you need. As long as you know where the nearest BRU (or any baby store) is and have Amazon Prime, you will be good
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We had 2 of each size for all three of my children and that seemed to work. We love Little Lotus.
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Hahah
Right now I'm trying to sell all mine! We went through a lot but they were a life saver at each stage.
- Arms Up swaddle size small - Great for NB with reflux that doesn't want arms tied down.
- Arms Up Swaddle Medium - She needed the next size up.
- Merlin Sleep Suit 6-9m size - We didn't love this. But I had bought before she was born.
- Zipadee Zip - Small - She started rolling so it was an easy transition from the arms up to this.
- Zipadee Zip - Medium - still using currently at 7m .Not sure what is next for us. Maybe a thicker sleep sack? Maybe another zippy?
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