https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 11:13:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1235467 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:04:42 +0000 Foodnerd81 1235467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Yup, we watch her in the monitor sometimes. You can tell how long it takes her to fall asleep by how far she gets. She can't roll over yet so it's her way of moving, I guess. </p> <p>And yeah, her being a summer baby probably has to do with my not liking the gowns. We did side snap tees in the beginning-- I liked being able to see her diaper with the wet indicator and I wasn't worried about cold legs since it was Aug. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1235447 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 09:00:10 +0000 lilyann 1235447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used it once, never again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1235441 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 08:58:36 +0000 Alivoo01 1235441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: DS moved like a clock hand even when swaddled! I took a video of it one night just to see how he did it! haha.</p> <p>I was never a fan of them either. I tried them a few times and nope. DS was born in the summer so I preferred putting him in a side snap tee then swaddling him but leaving the bottom of the swaddle "open" for ease of diaper changes. Plus, DS was tiny when he was born so the side snap tees went down to his knees any how. ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1235131 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:46:51 +0000 MrsLilybugg 1235131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use these with LO and love these! She just turned 4 months . I put pants on because the gown does hike up BUT sliding pants off for diaper change at night is less disruptive than the whole button or zipper thing with pajama onesies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234776 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:32:59 +0000 ALV91711 1234776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: That is funny, I can count on one hand the amount of times Isaac has rotated in the crib. Guess he is cozy. If he was a mover then gowns would of been a pain. I preferred the ones with the snaps, much easier to get on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234700 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:03:41 +0000 Foodnerd81 1234700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ALV91711: my C is definitely a mover in the crib. As soon as we took her arms out of the swaddle she started rotating around the crib like a clock hand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234687 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:59:13 +0000 doodlepoodle 1234687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jennimac: I am surprised too! Jake LIVED in his for the first few months! Granted, he was smaller until the 3-5 month THEN ballooned out, but still. He was in a gown and socks every night for a long time. We didn't transition to sleepers until 5-6 months. </p> <p>He also slept in his swing for a long time though, he was colicky and wouldn't sleep anywhere but his swing or on our chests, so that made for less riding up of the material. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234679 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:55:14 +0000 ALV91711 1234679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved them and used them until about 5 months. So much easier for changing at night. DS has never been much of a mover in his sleep, so I've never had a problem with them bunching. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234639 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:38:11 +0000 singingbee 1234639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! I'm surprised that so many people don't like them. We have some that are 0-6 months and I'm happy because I really like them. LO sleeps in a swaddle so they don really move up on her. Plus, she seems to like having her legs out. I will definitely keep them for our next one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234607 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:29:29 +0000 chopsuey 1234607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried them for a day and gave the 3 I had away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234603 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:28:19 +0000 photojane 1234603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used them pretty exclusively from day 1 until about 2-2.5 months. I love them. So easy for diaper changes, and so much easier to put on! As soon as she starting getting wiggling and rolling, we switched to footed sleepers.</p> <p>ETA: At the time that we were using gowns we were also using SwaddleMes, so they were held down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234590 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:24:22 +0000 BeachMama 1234590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a couple too and used them once or twice when DD was really young. But yeah, they got hiked up in like 3 seconds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234565 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:18:26 +0000 rattles 1234565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We absolutely loved them in the newborn days. Back then she was tiny and even the NB ones were several inches longer than she. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234258 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:55:18 +0000 sandy 1234258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved them for the first few months while she was swaddled and had a MOTN feeding BUT I only got the ones that had snaps (either kimono style or snaps down the front) bc it was too difficult trying to get the pullover kind on her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234255 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:52:15 +0000 kml636 1234255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My neighbor got them for us and told us they are for when the umbilical cord is sore so it doesn't get rubbed. I thought they were a pain to pull over her head, I prefer the kimono style things for newborns! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234240 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:45:59 +0000 HLK208 1234240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate them!!! My mom gave us tons of them. E screamed like crazy when I would put them on her as a newborn. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234237 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:44:12 +0000 lemondrop 1234237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I despise those things! I may give them a try or two again with #2, but I'm not convinced. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234229 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:42:01 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1234229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never understood either! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234183 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:30:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 1234183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess they make more sense for newborns, but the ones we got are all 0-3 size. </p> <p>@deerylou: ok she did look so cute, like a little old lady. </p> <p>I have three brand new ones with tags. Not sure what I'll do with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234151 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:19:38 +0000 lawbee11 1234151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh we received about a dozen of these as gifts. I think we used them twice. Not a fan--the fabric putting them on is annoying and they don't keep her warm because the band is up around her waist in about 2 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234149 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:18:38 +0000 Bao 1234149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only used them when she was a NB and her legs were constantly scrunched up anyway. They were great for middle of the night changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234144 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:15:26 +0000 Pepper 1234144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: ditto!</p> <p>I haven't used them since LO was a newborn. Won't buy any for future kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234037 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:32:52 +0000 Boheme 1234037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always hated them because DS freaked with all that material up around his head while I put it on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234024 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:27:15 +0000 autumnlove 1234024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I liked them for the first month! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234023 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:26:19 +0000 deerylou 1234023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They worked until she became an WNBA player. Now, they look like miniskirts. When she was a newborn, she looked so darn cute when wearing them - like a little, old lady in her dressing gown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234020 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:25:37 +0000 singingbee 1234020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo is 6 weeks old and we love them at night. Right now she is still in one because we've stayed in our Jammies all day. ;)</p> <p>DH loves them because he gets all messed up with the snaps on sleepers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234016 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:24:54 +0000 jedeve 1234016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, they need to be like three times as long! But then you can't get them overhead... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1234012 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:23:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 1234012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as coacheswife -- we had a couple hand me downs and I used them when LO was a tiny newborn a few times mostly during the nursing and pooping all the time phase! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1233992 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:19:01 +0000 pl0508 1233992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we used them when DS was a newborn. I liked them because they are easy for quick diaper changes and you are changing soooo many dipes those first few weeks. He also didn't move much at all when sleeping. That was short lived phase, though. He probably didn't wear them after his 1 month bday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-dont-get-sleep-gowns#post-1233985 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:17:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 1233985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have been putting C in a Halo sleep sack these days, but she happened to have blowouts in both of them before I could do laundry. So when Dh changed her this morning he put her in this sleep gown thing that we had gotten as a hand me down- the kind with elastic around the bottom. </p> <p>I see these all the time but they seem so dumb- it hiked up to her hips in no time. Amazingly she still took a decent nap but look how ridiculous! Does anyone use them?</p> <p>She did look pretty cute though. </p> [attach=2307/13/mwmwlf.448x600.image.jpg]