https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:07:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-or-such-for-a-big-2-year-old#post-2775833 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:13:11 +0000 looch 2775833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: we used those for my son, they're great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-or-such-for-a-big-2-year-old#post-2775832 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:11:23 +0000 catgirl 2775832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just picked up a halo sleepsack for big kids - it has openings for the feet. My almost 3 year old is 39" and was outgrowing most too. </p> <p>The 4T/5T goes to 46" and 50 pounds (based on size chart.) Comes in cotton or fleece </p> <p><a href="http://www.halosleep.com/halo-sleepsack-big-kids-lightweight-knit-cupcake/" rel="nofollow">http://www.halosleep.com/halo-sleepsack-big-kids-lightweight-knit-cupcake/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-or-such-for-a-big-2-year-old#post-2775825 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:54:47 +0000 raspberries 2775825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd probably just do fleece jammies, especially if he's all over the room. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-or-such-for-a-big-2-year-old#post-2775811 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:32:15 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2775811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gro bags have big sizes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-or-such-for-a-big-2-year-old#post-2775810 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 08:29:55 +0000 maddyz 2775810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old is 42" and 38 lb and growing out of all of the sleepsacks I have found.</p> <p>We have been using Vaenait Baby Toddler Kids Wearable Blanket in size large and they are great, but the zippers are a nightmare.</p> <p>He is a LONG way from being able to use a blanket or night potty training. I find him sleeping all over the bedroom (last night he slept kneeling infront of the chair with his body on the chair).</p> <p>What have you used for your older children?</p> <p>Sometimes it's hard having kids who outgrow their age group before they are ready to move on. (Also looking for onesies for a 33" just turned 1 year old who wears cloth diapers...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297336 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:14:29 +0000 sapphire 2297336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Personally I would give it a go in a sleep sack or just Jammie's. We ditched the swaddle at 3 months and transitioned to crib with just jammies at 3.5 months and haven't had much in the way of wake ups. I think it's worth seeing if your LO really needs anything before buying a bunch of stuff. Our LO could roll easily by 3-3.5 months so most of these things weren't useful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297321 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:03:05 +0000 Mae 2297321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried swaddle to zipadee and it was a disaster. Then we tried merlin and it was magic :) She was only in that about a month before she learned to roll in it so then we just moved her to a sleep sack but by then she was 6mo and her sleep was all around shitty so we sleep trained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297301 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:52:51 +0000 Aria 2297301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Merlin first and it worked great, that was when she dropped her last motn feeding. Even though she was rolling when we transitioned into it, it was a few months before she could roll in the Merlin. Now we use the zipadee and we're happy with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297288 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:38:49 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2297288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just shifted DD from sleeping swaddled to just sleeping in a footed sleeper (3.5 months). It's gone great!</p> <p>ETA: she started rolling back to belly less than a week after making the transition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297232 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:57:09 +0000 ldh112 2297232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: Ha! My daughter is almost 12 lbs and very long - she always kicks her feet out. I was starting to think she was too big for it length-wise myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297229 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:53:47 +0000 MrsSRS 2297229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ldh112: well, I think she will roll soon, but mostly because she's probably close to 16 pounds and she's just plain outgrowing it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297226 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:48:02 +0000 ldh112 2297226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsSRS: My baby is 3 months this week and I hadn't thought about the fact it would be time to move on from the miracle blanket soon! I just saw on their website they recommend stopping at around 14 weeks (she is 13 weeks). She hasn't started to roll over yet which is why I wasn't concerned. Is that why you are stopping or is there another reason? I guess I need to come up with a transition plan myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297223 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:45:07 +0000 ChelseaRose 2297223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd move to the crib in the miracle blanket and then change to the Merlin suit. We used it from 3.5m when my son rolled over while swaddled until he was 6-7 months and started rolling over in the Merlin suit. From there we used sleep sacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297217 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:40:51 +0000 MrsSRS 2297217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: Ahahahahahahaha! No, my children have normal, albeit slightly old fashioned, names. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297200 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:18:15 +0000 simplyfelicity 2297200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Holy Goodness...I thought this was a name post at first!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297197 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:16:46 +0000 HappyBaker 2297197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Merlin at 3 months and it was an amazing miracle worker with DS but he started rolling in it within a month or two so we had to stop using it. Next time around, I think I'd try the Zipadee since it can be used longer. And if that doesn't work try the Merlin. I don't regret the Merlin because it was a lifesaver but wish we could have used it longer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297184 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:12:49 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2297184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Zipadee lasted us a long time, and since she could safely roll/crawl/stand in it, we loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297134 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:50:30 +0000 youboots 2297134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T rolled in her Merlin after 3 days at 4 mo. Then I did a zipadee for a week now just PJs. We have a sleep sack but have not tried it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297123 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:45:01 +0000 blackbird 2297123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We ran into this problem with T and he was still waking up a lot in his zippy, so we moved him to the merlin, where he's having better nights. So we're doing merlin--&gt;zipadee--&gt;sleep sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297122 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:44:11 +0000 snowjewelz 2297122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a bad sleeper with pretty strong reflex, so for us merlin really saved us from like 3+ months and she wore that thing till like 7+ months!</p> <p>ETA: we recently did away with the merlin and just went to nothing since it's not cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/merlin-or-zipadee#post-2297120 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:42:36 +0000 MrsSRS 2297120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 3 months and we are going to need to move out of the RNP and miracle blanket soon. Thoughts? She STTN so I'd like to help her keep doing it. With DD IT didn't really matter when we stopped swaddling because his sleep was always crap. Move to crib then stop swaddling, right? Swap swaddle for a Merlin or a Zipadee or just a sleepsack and cross my fingers? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839498 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:36:01 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1839498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! Thanks everyone! This is really helpful! And yeah, he just wears a diaper with a t-shirt or onesie under there. So, I know I can go for it. Hooray for free shipping with my Target redcard. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839484 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 19:23:45 +0000 Tanjowen 1839484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the cotton Halo, and it's thinner than the Carter's cotton sleep sacks we bought! I think it will work great for the 77 degrees with a onesie, or even just a diaper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839394 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:28:53 +0000 DigAPony 1839394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the plain cotton ones. I think with a short-sleeved onesie or t-shirt underneath you'd be good. That's what we do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839392 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:26:07 +0000 knittylady 1839392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it's going to be 77 I'd say cotton is totally fine with either nothing but the dipe, or just a tshirt depending on if your LO runs hot or cold. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839362 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:00:33 +0000 Mrs. Deer 1839362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L does well with a cotton onesie and the cotton Halo sleep sack and her room gets down to 69ish. She's a hot sleeper though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-sack-question#post-1839307 Wed, 27 Aug 2014 16:19:24 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1839307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, Little P still sleeps in a sleep sack at 27.5 months. :-) The main reason is to prevent him from climbing out of the crib! :-)</p> <p>Thankfully he's small enough that I think he will fit in the XL sleep sack (the large is getting too small for him). We went from swadles to donated sleep sacks without tags (therefore I don't know the material), so I'm wondering how thick the 100% cotton Halo Sleep Sacks are. We want him to wear them in the summer nights and we keep our thermostat at 77 degrees at night, so I don't want him to overheat! </p> <p>Who has the 100% cotton sleep sack and is it lightweight enough for summer? OR would we need the Muslin sleep sack? Just don't want to buy something online that doesn't work and have to return it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aden-amp-anais-sleep-sacks-on-babysteals#post-394930 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:11:11 +0000 shopaholic 394930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: So I just went to look at the ones on Amazon in the same two girl prints I ordered and their description is also 3-layers. I didn't know they had a lot of variations in layers, but I think 3 layers is fine for SoCal? If you want 4-layers only, I would hold off.<br /> Here is the link to the same ones on Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/aden-anais-Muslin-Sleeping-Medium/dp/B003UXGTC2/ref=br_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&#038;colid=IVR3V716EGHN&#038;coliid=I1KNHHMZEX3U55" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/aden-anais-Muslin-Sleeping-Medium/dp/B003UXGTC2/ref=br_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&#038;colid=IVR3V716EGHN&#038;coliid=I1KNHHMZEX3U55</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aden-amp-anais-sleep-sacks-on-babysteals#post-394928 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:10:03 +0000 loveisstrange 394928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I used my AA blankets to swaddle until C was 6 months old and decided she was done being swaddled. Now we use Halo sleepsacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/aden-amp-anais-sleep-sacks-on-babysteals#post-394917 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:06:19 +0000 Smurfette 394917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: that makes sense. I just worry she will get hot. I went ahead and ordered two since they were such a bargain. </p>