Asking about when they are no longer swaddled. DH and I are going back and forth on this. I don't want her to get cold but this morning she felt hot in the sleep sack. It was an A&A one. He thinks she will be fine in just the footed pjs.
If they did sleep in a sleep sack how long?
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GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Yes and no. In the winter she was but not during the summer. Once it starts getting cool I plan to start using footed sacks because she kicks her blankets off.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
Yes! I also use A+A sleep sacks (for summer). I put BabyGloss in a long-sleeved onesie (to keep her arms warm (air conditioning)) and then a sleep sack over top (just something to cover her legs). It took me a while to find the right combination (I felt like she might be too chilly in short-sleeved onesies, and she seemed a little too warm with socks on).
ETA: But I also think just a footed sleeper would be fine too.
squash / 13764 posts
Yup, we put him in a sleep sack and have since we swaddle weaned at 5 months. When it's hot we just put the A/C on in his room so it gets chilly in there--his arms are cool when i get him in the MOTN/the mornings. For us it's another sleep cue, it's not so much for warmth.
GOLD / squash / 13576 posts
We put him in a sleep sack up until 7 months. He started pulling up and standing in his crib and I didn't want him to get hurt.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
My son used sleepsacks until he turned 2 or so. We used the sack ones and then transitioned to the ones with the feet/leg openings.
grapefruit / 4823 posts
He does not, and sleeps awful in them. Not sure what we are going to do during winter, because he kicks off his blanket. (He's 15 months)
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
We do the exact same set up as @MsLipGloss: long sleeve onesie + A&A sleep sack. It helps keep her covered so the A/C doesn't giver her a chill, plus, she sometimes likes to rub the fabric of her sleep slack in between her fingers as a self soothing technique. Plus the sack is a sleep queue for her.
honeydew / 7283 posts
@hilsy85: I'm worried about losing the sleep cue if we ditch the sleep sacks! I feel like it helps her to know that it's sleep time even if we're traveling.
I also put her down once without it recently because she was already asleep in my arms and she got her leg stuck in the crib bars 
pomegranate / 3872 posts
5.5 months and still loving sleep sacks! We keep it pretty cool in the house and she's comfortable in normal weight (not fleece, not muslin) sleep sacks and a long sleeve onesie right now. I actually feel bad that she's going to grow out of so many cute footie pajamas before it gets cold enough to wear both.
ETA: If you're not swaddling across the chest anymore, I can't imagine why footed pjs wouldn't work. We're still chest swaddling for nighttime.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@hilsy85: @MamaMoose: I think it is a sleep cue for her, but they don't use it at day care. Even though I have one there, and she is starting to take all her naps in the crib there.
@littlek: This is what I am worried about. I don't want her in one when she starts pulling up. Cause it is so big on her, so I know she would get all twisted up in it.
squash / 13764 posts
@Smurfette: hmm I do know that night sleep and naps are different, so maybe it's just a cue for night sleep for her?
Also, LO has no problem pulling up in his sleep sack--I think the fact that it's so loose on the bottom makes it easier for him to pull up and less likely that he'll get twisted, whereas if it were tight, I feel like it would constrict his legs.
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Smurfette: I am constantly amazed at how little the sack gets twisted despite the fact that LO flops around like a fish! The only time it got twisted was when we were sleep training . . . *augh* She can still even safely *pace* her crib without falling . . . *scratcheshead*
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@hilsy85: Well she was getting swaddled at day care but they changed the rules and state says you aren't allowed too. So we switched at home to just a sleep sack as well, from being swaddled with arms out.
@MsLipGloss: R apparently likes to roll all her crib, like she is going to miss something. Every time I check the monitor through out the night she is in a different position. Cracks me up
kiwi / 673 posts
So far she's 9 months and still in a sleep sack and only a diaper for bed. She's in a halo sleep sack and the material is very thin cotton so I know she's not getting too hot.
grapefruit / 4923 posts
when we stopped swaddling around three months, we used the sleep sack for a bit but when it seemed that LO was getting too warm, we just had him wear footed pj's (it was winter).
however, when he started rolling and moving around more, he was getting stuck in the crib slats. so now we just put him in a sleep sack. the AC doesn't work that well in his nursery and even a onesie plus a sleep sack seemed too warm--so he just wears the sleep sack and that has helped preevent his legs from getting stuck.
cherry / 210 posts
He does year round.....we keep our house like a freezer at night. LO is 7 months.
pomegranate / 3768 posts
7 months and still using a sleep sack. Part of our bedtime routine. She doesn't wear it for naps though.
pear / 1723 posts
Kids are in them at 12 months. They can crawl around and even walk no problem in them really. I've heard they can be helpful with keeping kids from crawling out of the crib, but no personal experience yet. Our kids like them so we'll keep using til they pose a problem.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Yes, it's also part of our bedtime routine - once I start zipping it up he knows it's bedtime!
pineapple / 12053 posts
it's a sleep cue for us so she sleeps in them for all sleep: naps and nighttime. it gets warm in our house, but if that's the case, i just put her in a diaper and the sleep sack.
grapefruit / 4278 posts
Still going strong at 14 months. He doesn't use one at daycare, but it's a sleep cue at home. He gets cold at night and moves around too much for a blanket.
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Not anymore. My LO refused to be swaddled, so we went to sleep sacks within a month, and he stayed in them until around...8 or 9 months? Whenever he got too long for the size we had. We had him in long-sleeved Carter's fleece sacks, and he wore just a diaper underneath. After he got too long for them we jut started putting him to bed in regular pajamas--some footed, some not, and he's been fine.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
My 3 month old sleeps in footed PJs and my toddler sleeps in short PJs with an AA sleep sack.
pear / 1769 posts
Not currently since it is so warm during the summer. I plan on seeing if she will tolerate it when it gets cold again.
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
She did until this summer. Not sure if I will get her some for this winter.
coconut / 8681 posts
Nope. We swaddle weaned at just before 5 months and he's slept in just PJs since!
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
Only during the winter!
We don't sleep with the ac on so both kids are in short sleeved shirts and pants.
GOLD / pomelo / 5737 posts
10 months and still using a sleep sack! That way she can't kick it off. Only for nights though, not naps.
honeydew / 7917 posts
LO wore a sleep sack for the first year. Once summer hit, it was too hot for a sleep sack since we keep the AC temp high at night. I tried to transition him back to a sleep sack by winter, but he wasn't a fan. At that point I dressed him in layers with a small blanket.
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@MsLipGloss: the not sleeping with ac part? it's chilly up here! lol
ETA: Apt stays at 76 degrees all night. Nice and comfy!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Not rt now. He's in short sleeved pjs. He did the other nt when it got cold. And does during wintertime
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
@Smurfette: @MsLipGloss: HAHA it gets so cold if the ac's on at night! I sleep in a cami and shorts though. And P likes having a fan running in our room. 
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
@Smurfette: So would mine . . . and then he would radiate heat like the sun, and then we would both be hot, grumpy, and sweaty!
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