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I would and have done the same as your daycare. I don’t keep it on all night. I have put a pillow on my kid for naps and it worked out great the few times I did it. I just watched on the monitor. I did think about sewing a bean bag and then I could put that on their back and leave it, but I never got around to it. It’s the same idea as that nested bean sleep sack but on the back. Makes sense as a comfort measure to me!

Nested bean makes weighted sleep sacks. I wouldn’t use them for a tiny baby, but I’d feel comfortable at a year. All their advertising shows it on the tummy, but they say kids can wear them backwards. I’d feel better with this because it isn’t loose in the crib.

My parents did this with my brother, but with, in their own words, "a giant heavy pillow". At 13 months I would have no problem with this.

I would definitely be open to a bean bag, but my daughter wouldn't have kept it on her back at 13 months We recently invested in Kyte Baby sleep sacks which are heavier than the usual Halo/A+A ones we'd been using with both our girls, and the extra weight/coziness seems to help DD2 sleep better. Look for a sale if you go for these - they're expensive full price!

@ALV91711: you could do rice in a sock and then even warm it up in the microwave a little!