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When would you say "enough is enough" to sleep sacks..?

alisonadaalisonada member
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My DD turned 2 in April and is addicted to sleeping in her sleep sack. We'd really like to wean her of this habit for various reasons - we're down to only having one that fits her, it's a pain to make sure it's always clean and that we bring it when traveling, etc. Tonight when I was putting her to bed the zipper broke, and she flipped out when I suggested sleeping with her Dora blanket instead (a regular blanket she cuddles with on the couch.) Luckily I managed to get it fixed enough for her to wear.

We've tried various things to get her to stop using it - picking out her own special "big girl" blanket (the Dora blanket), having her cuddle it (but not wear it) in bed, not bringing it out at bedtime and distracting her - nothing works. She cries and screams for it, and once we put it on her she's fine.

But it's really her only vice. She doesn't use a paci, is almost potty trained & sleeps in her big girl bed.

Would you just suck it up and buy some bigger ones so she can continue to use sleep sacks? Or just put it away and let her cry? Something else?

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Re: When would you say "enough is enough" to sleep sacks..?

  • punkfictionpunkfiction
    eh, id prob suck it up. its what i did/do with the bottle, its what id do with a lovey, so i'd prob suck it up for a while. soon you'll be able to either a. explain why she can't wear it or b. barter with her. that will be easier.
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  • alisonadaalisonada member

    imagepunkfiction:
    eh, id prob suck it up. its what i did/do with the bottle, its what id do with a lovey, so i'd prob suck it up for a while. soon you'll be able to either a. explain why she can't wear it or b. barter with her. that will be easier.

    True - good point. I guess I'm just envisioning a 2nd grade in sleep sacks, but you're right in that it will probably get easier to get her to stop when she gets a bit older.

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  • JARbabyJARbaby member
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    imagepunkfiction:
    eh, id prob suck it up. its what i did/do with the bottle, its what id do with a lovey, so i'd prob suck it up for a while. soon you'll be able to either a. explain why she can't wear it or b. barter with her. that will be easier.

    True - good point. I guess I'm just envisioning a 2nd grade in sleep sacks, but you're right in that it will probably get easier to get her to stop when she gets a bit older.

    They make them HUGE with foot holes in them that Caroline wears so she can actually walk around in it.

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  • Josie22Josie22
    Try a toddler sleeping bag. It might be a good compromise.
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  • brightningbrightning member
    I'd buy the next size. There are much worse vices to have! And really, she's not going to go to college with her sleep sack, so I really wouldn't stress over it.
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  • JulieandBenJulieandBen member

    I would move to a sleep sack with legs and arms. onestepahead.com sells them up to size three I think.

    At two and a half you should be able to explain why she can't use it if you choose to. It's not the worse thing in the world for her to continue to sleep with it. It sounds like it's her security blanket. 

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  • hula_lulahula_lula

    I'd just let her keep using it. I'd get larger ones so that they fit and you have extra for in the wash/traveling/etc

    Toddlers latch onto things for security. I think that's pretty normal. At least it's something semi-common rather than something weird like a rock (don't even ask. ::sigh::)

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  • momofoliviamomofolivia
    agree with all pp.  sounds harmless and if there are alternatives out there, i'd keep doing it. 
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