https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 17:16:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1315084 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:09:52 +0000 Zbug 1315084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use fleece halo for winter. We tried deedee but it bunches up by her face, which makes me nervous. Not sure why it does this since she's within the size range, but we went back to halo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1315067 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 20:07:02 +0000 anbanan15 1315067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For swaddling A&amp;A blankets and then the A&amp;A sleep sacks. We live in PA so it does get cold, but DS (and now this baby seems to be the same) got hot quickly that anything thicker made him miserable. </p> <p>We had some of the fleece halo sacks but he sweated in them. We also tried the summer infant SwaddleMe's but he could break out of them instantly and the A&amp;A blankets worked so much better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1314889 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:43:38 +0000 LovelyPlum 1314889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all! Looks like I have some reading to do on this.</p> <p>@locavore_mama: @sarbear: thank you! April is so hard-it could be getting warm, but it could also be so cold! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1313795 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:48:36 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1313795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have both. Our LO used cotton Summer Infant SwaddleMes once she was a few weeks old - before then, she was too little and the fabric bunched up. Once it got cold, we switched her into the fleece Halo swaddle-sacks. We really like both - the fleece is WARM though, especially if your baby is wearing fleece jammies, too. But we're in Canada... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1313794 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:48:24 +0000 GrapeCrush 1313794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was due in April and we used cotton swaddles(both halo and summer infant). We got a fleece one in a larger size for winter, but by then he hated sleep sacks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1313786 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:45:24 +0000 septca 1313786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DD was tiny, we just swaddled in a blanket (A+A) and would wrap a second blanket around her if it was really cold. At about 10 weeks, we transitioned to a Halo sleep sack (cotton) that had swaddle "wings" - loved it because it allowed us to transition DD out of the swaddle. Now we use a Baby DeeDee sleep sack, which is my favorite so far because it's really warm and cuddly.</p> <p>If you are in doubt re: weather, I would do cotton. It's easy to dress your baby warmly under a cotton sleep sack if it's cold, and cotton gives you more longevity in shoulder seasons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1313766 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:38:26 +0000 lavender 1313766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Halo for spring/ summer and Baby dee dee for winter </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1313754 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 13:35:38 +0000 MapleMoose 1313754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the Halo sleep sacks and love them. From day 1 DD hated being swaddled arms in so the Halo actually stays on with her arms out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312725 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:49:56 +0000 Charm54 1312725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Couldn't have lived without our halo sleepsacks. It is making it very easy to swaddle wean as well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312723 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:49:27 +0000 regberadaisy 1312723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: M was born in April and I bought a cotton Halo swaddle and it worked great. If your baby runs cold you can always put footed sleepers on LO. If baby runs hot then just a onesie </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312722 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:48:59 +0000 looch 1312722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a bamboo fiber swaddle that I used when my son was a newborn all the way until he was ready to be swaddle weaned. It was perfect because it was breathable and I used it right on top of the fleece or terry sleepers.</p> <p>It was Kiddopotomus brand, which was bought by Summer Infant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312720 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:47:31 +0000 sunshineandsushi 1312720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For swaddling as newborns, we used A&amp;A blankets. Once they started busting out of those but still needed to be swaddled, we switched to the Zipadeezip sacks. After they started trying to stand in their cribs and move around a lot, we moved to A&amp;A sleep sacks and that's what they still use now at 1 year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312712 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:43:19 +0000 delight 1312712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the first couple weeks we swaddled with an A&amp;A blanket. Then we switched to the Swaddleme Velcro swaddlers which were great. I had to go to size large at three months. Last night we tried a Halo sleepsack for the first time at 4.5 months.I think it was a big transition for her because she was up 4 times. I like the Halo and think she'll be nice and toasty in a fleece one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312709 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:41:40 +0000 Sparkler 1312709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used miracle blanket for swaddling and then baby deedee. I liked the A&amp;A, but the zipper broke on both of mine, so I wouldn't recommend! I think fleece is too staticky, so I would recommend cotton/quilted cotton. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312701 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:35:59 +0000 Weagle 1312701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For swaddling we used the Miracle Blanket then Woombie. She could break out of everything else. Once we stopped swaddling we used cotton Halo sleep sacks or the fleece bunting sacks from Carter's (only come in fleece and up to 9 months) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312699 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:34:21 +0000 LemonLong 1312699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a very small baby and she was able to scrunch herself down so her head was completely covered by the Halo newborn sleepsack. We stopped using it and used receiving blankets and the Moms on Call swaddling blanket. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312696 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:33:33 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1312696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used A&amp;A swaddle cloths until she was about 8 weeks. We have some hand-me down Halo ones, but we never used them because they are fleece and just too warm. We just bought a SwaddleMe yesterday to try and love it so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312695 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:33:29 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1312695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started as an newborn with the A+A muslin wraps as a swaddle and they worked great. Not too hot in Aug in FL. </p> <p>When she started daycare she still was swaddled but they wouldn't use a blanket so we tried the swaddle sacks. The Halo ones were nice and the other ones were crap (the pocket at the bottom let her kick it off). </p> <p>After that in the winter we moved to something like the GroBags which was a great transition from the swaddle. Kinda like the weight of the Magic Sleep Suit, the weight of it helped her sleep and she slept great in the crib. </p> <p>Later in the spring when it warmed up we tried using lighter weight sleep sacks and she just never cared for them so we stopped using them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312694 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:32:29 +0000 Smurfette 1312694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use A&amp;A and Halo and I really like the A&amp;A ones better. They are really thin which is good for summer and when she wears fleece PJs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312691 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:30:29 +0000 Silva 1312691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we co bed but my LO spends the first part of the night in her crib. We started doing this at 6 months, so I'm not sure about younger babies/ swaddling (which we never did).<br /> But we found that the Halo sacks weren't warm enough, even with fleece PJS (we are in Vermont, so near you! We live in an old building, so the bedroom can get chilly when the door is closed). We got a baby deedee sack and that keeps her warm.<br /> I imagine when its a bit warmer out we may go back to the fleece one.</p> <p>If I'd planned ahead I would have gotten a wool one. They are expensive but last forever (and fit for like 3 years) and are good in almost all weather. But at that point I"d spent so much on "stuff to help her sleep" that I just couldn't justify the price tag. But I would seriously look into wool sleep sacks. They seem awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312686 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:26:09 +0000 Pirouette 1312686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have both, but so far she doesn't fit well into the summer infant (it rides up into her face because she's tiny) and she's not so into swaddling so we've been just using a&amp;a swaddle blankets over fleece onesies instead of fleece swaddles. We will probably try the halo sacks in a few weeks when she's a little bigger. We bought nb size but she's tiny so unstructured blankets are just easier right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312654 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 08:00:27 +0000 knittylady 1312654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the fleece halo sacks for winter. I have a baby dee dee that I want to try on particularly cold nights, but am worried he'd have to adjust to it... sleep is precious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312648 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:57:49 +0000 JoJoGirl 1312648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOs room is too warm for a sleep sack, so she just sleeps in cotton pjs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312644 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:54:01 +0000 daniellemybelle 1312644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forgot to mention - I'd do cotton. LO sleeps in a thin gown, socks &amp; cotton sleepsack swaddle &amp; is plenty warm, though we keep the heat up. But for SIDS they say better a little too cold than too hot. If you think they need to be warmer, do a fleece sleeper under the sleepsack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312643 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:53:38 +0000 MrsF 1312643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with the swaddle me blankets (I think those are summer infant). Those were great until we stopped swaddling and then we switched to halo sleep sacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312632 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:44:19 +0000 blackbird 1312632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are using the Halo fleece sacks since it's winter here. She sleeps equally fine in the cotton ones. And once I forgot to pack her sleep sack and she slept fine without it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312595 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 05:08:48 +0000 daniellemybelle 1312595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@grizz: That's exactly what we did. I wish we hadn't even tried swaddling on our own at first! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312560 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 01:21:32 +0000 Boheme 1312560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used SwaddleMes (from Summer Infant) when DS was tiny, then I switched to Halo with swaddle wings. I love both! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312535 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:20:25 +0000 googly-eyes 1312535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and some hospitals even use the nb halo sleep sacks with swaddle! So maybe you'll get one there? I plan to get those next time and forget about swaddling myself! So much easier! Although some babies can get out of them easier and we had todo it really tight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-sleep-sacks#post-1312532 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:18:32 +0000 Freckles 1312532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would start with cotton. We liked the summer one. You can also double up with a muslin or flannel blanket for warmth. </p>