https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:12:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533669 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 14:41:28 +0000 mfa_lady 2533669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We might be an anomaly, but...we just went straight from the Merlin suit to pajamas. A zipadeezip or equivalent would have ticked her off because she's a finger-sucker, so having the movement without getting to have the actual fingers would've been an issue. </p> <p>Believe it or not, it went okay. She sleeps on her tummy 95% of the time now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533621 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:51:12 +0000 BSB 2533621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from the merlin sleep suit into zipadee zips. No issues here. </p> <p>It was a bit scary when DD would get from her back to her stomach and get stuck on her stomach. I had to keep flipping her over to her back. The merlin sleep suit did keep her on her back. She did learn to get back on her side or back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533578 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:09:05 +0000 sotofamilia 2533578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just did it last night cold turkey and I'm sure it was a fluke, but my 4.5 month old actually slept better without it! We'll see how tonight goes... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533554 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:55:22 +0000 psw27 2533554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to the zipadeezip and it went fine! He is still sleeping in them, at 20 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533526 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:21:25 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2533526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks ladies! I'm feeling much better about this now! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533520 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:14:47 +0000 PawPrints 2533520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did it cold turkey when we transitioned out of the Merlin and it was really fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533427 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:21:45 +0000 snowjewelz 2533427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleredhairedgrl: Yeah I literally waited till the last possible second haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533422 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:20:10 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2533422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: yeah that's what I'm thinking too! maybe I'll wait a little longer. not sure if I'm ready lol</p> <p>@Dahlia: J will prob do the same thing. he's a pretty easy baby so hopefully it'll just be a few rough nights and then back to normal </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533382 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:35:19 +0000 walshbee15 2533382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My little buddy loves his zipadee zip. It does cover the hands and feet but he sucks on his hands through the fabric. They are little expensive but he loves it and it helped us get out of the merlin suit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533364 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:21:38 +0000 Dahlia 2533364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just did it. We had a week or two of her rolling to her belly and then getting "stuck" - she knew how to roll back but couldn't seem to remember in the middle of the night. She'd scream and we'd have to go flip her. Eventually she got comfortable and now she sleeps on her back, belly, side, every way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533352 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:55:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2533352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleredhairedgrl: Oh yeah DD is a mover; but she'll sleep on her stomach or back. Yeah, DD never liked not having her hands... She doesn't even like sleep sacks b/c it restricts her leg movements haha! I think maybe he just doesn't realize he can sleep on his stomach... I'd let him try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533349 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:53:19 +0000 Truth Bombs 2533349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleredhairedgrl: We did it this week with our 5 month old. It was surprisingly a non issue. He didn't sleep any differently in the sleep sack than he did in the Merlin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533348 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:51:50 +0000 hilsy85 2533348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think its probably going to be a painful few nights, but I would just practice rolling from belly to back and vice versa during the day so he gets more comfortable with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533347 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:50:02 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2533347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I have a love to dream sleep sack I was going to use for transition bc he likes to have access to his hands. did your lo roll over a lot once you transitioned or did she stay on her back? J always rolls to his belly when he's not in the magic suit but can't get back to his back and gets frustrated :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533338 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:42:05 +0000 snowjewelz 2533338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just... Did it. We transitioned a little later, I think around 7 months.</p> <p>You can maybe try sleep sack or zipadeezip? We just ripped off the bandaid and I was expecting the worse but she actually did great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/help-need-to-transition-out-of-merlin-sleep-suit#post-2533337 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:39:07 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 2533337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my 6mo has been sttn since 3mo thanks to Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit. but he's now starting to grow out of it and I think it's time to transition out. but how? help! :) </p>