What You Should Know About Sleep SacksĪccording to the American Academy of Pediatrics, you should not put an actual blanket in your baby’s crib until after 12 months to help reduce the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). With all of the sleep sacks we looked at fabric properties and quality, ease of use, any special features, storage, fit, comfort, adjustability, ability to change a diaper, and overall experience. Although we did have an almost two-month stretch when I would only sleep our baby in the Magic Merlin’s Sleep Suit-it was the only thing that was working, which is the main reason why it’s in our number one spot. Each sleep sack was tested through at least two sleeps and revisited a month later.
I tested the sleep sacks in the same manor that the swaddles were tested. My little guy either outgrew, would break out of the bigger ones, or be so frustrated over being stuck in them, that we knew it was time to move to the sleep sack. The TestsĪt around 3 months it was time to say goodbye to the swaddles that we had become pretty dependent on for getting our son to sleep. So anything that aides the process of sleep is golden in my book. While every baby is different, sleep is universally necessary and important, not only for physical growth and brain development, but also for our sanity as parents. I love reading about the latest baby gear and sharing my opinion, so I was excited to have the opportunity to review more products that have been helping me get baby number two into good sleep habits.
Hi there! My name is Ilana Cohn and I am a writer and performer living in Los Angeles. I do recommend this product, but I would consult your pediatrician and know that this is a very short-term transition item, and not something they should spend several months sleeping in. And now that he’s 9 months, our baby sleeps primarily in his Halo SleepSack. Once we took him out, he did start rolling onto his stomach to sleep and slept much better in general. She was worried about the padded suit keeping him from rolling over at night, possibly leading to a developmental delay. Our pediatrician recommended switching to a regular sleep sack.
I would have moved on to the 6- to 9-month Magic Sleep Suit, but at our baby’s 6-month doctor’s appointment, I mentioned that he was sleeping in the suit and had been for close to six weeks. Its patented design helps transition babies from the swaddle with a cozy and secure sleep environment. This sleep suit deems itself as the “best swaddle transition product on the market today,” which proved to be very accurate in our case. In our house, we lovingly referred to our suit as the marshmallow man suit. During those moments of desperation, we parents have been known to try absolutely anything, including straight up magic. A friend gave it to me during the dreaded 4-month sleep regression, when nothing was working and our baby was up crying and nursing all night long. This sleep sack, if you can even call it that, was not meant to be in our arsenal of test products. The one drawback to the magic suit is that you can’t keep a baby in it forever, so if you’re looking for longevity in a sleep sack, the Halo SleepSack ( available at Amazon) is our Best Value pick. It worked so well that it took us some time to move on to our next sleep sack…a couple of months actually. We tested the most popular sleep sacks, and found that the Baby Merlin Magic Sleep Suit However, in the beginning, when we were testing swaddles and landed on the Happiest Baby Sleepea Swaddle, we had a tough time testing the rest of them because of how well it worked. Our new baby boy was a better sleeper than our first child, so testing the various sleep sacks was working out nicely. Your baby is also physically growing so rapidly that a sleep sack can be the perfect size for your little one for a good stretch, but then a growth spurt happens and poof!-suddenly that cozy wearable blanket looks more like a straight jacket. And so, you must often change your approach. In those early months with baby, just when you think you have sleep all figured out…everything changes. However, there’s no mention of the nights. There’s a saying when it comes to parenthood: The days are long and the years are short.
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