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Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Does anyone have experience with Baby Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit?
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This is my second baby and I am having a completely different sleep experience than my first. My first was sleeping thru the night at about 7 weeks and was putting herself to sleep by 3 months. She is still an excellent sleeper! DD #2 however was waking up every 1 1/2 hrs -2 1/2 hours up until last week (she is 10 weeks now, I haven't updated my ticker in a long time!). Now on a good night I will only get up once with her, but still have many nights of waking up 3-4 times a night. She also wakes up very easily once I lay her down.
This sleepsuit https://www.magicsleepsuit.com/index.html seems like "magic" and has a ton of good recommendations, but I was just curious if anyone has heard any negative reviews? It seems like it is safe as long as you are aware of your babies temp.
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Re: Does anyone have experience with Baby Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit?
Yep. Here is my review from my BMB a couple of month ago:
Little back story: I'm a FTM, my DD has reflux - this can be quite relevant to sleep patterns. From about 7 week she slept 6 hours, woke to feed and slept 3 hours. She would take one long nap (2-3 hours) late morning, and 2 -3 short naps (45 min) the rest of the day. Up until this point, almost all naps and sleep have been swaddled - occasionally she will fall asleep in her RnP or in her swing and those naps are unswaddled. She WAS a reasonably good sleeper. We got her out of the RnP and into her crib for some naps about 4 weeks ago, and got her into her crib overnight 2 1/2-ish weeks ago with occasional difficult nights in the RnP.
She does not roll over, but I was a little worried about the swaddle dependency we were all developing.
Her sleeping pattern had been a little goofy the 3-4 days leading up to ordering the suit. She was starting to wake up every 2-3 hours, and as morning got closer she woke every hour.
My husband and I had contemplated trying "The Suit" because it was a "miracle" product and we are always amused by trying stuff like that out, so I ordered it.
I have to say I was skeptical... but also a little desperate.
The Suit:
We ordered yellow. She looks like a banana-flavored, astronaut. It is a soft fleece-y exterior and the inside is lined with a light, breathable material that does not seem to trap heat, contrary to the fact it looks like it would be extremely warm. We are in CA and she has been what I consider to be a very healthy temperature at the end of every sleep period - warm days and somewhat chilly nights. I was really pleasantly surprised how great the suit regulated her body temperature. My only note would be that some mornings her hands were actually a little chilly, but only very slightly.
The suit is kind of giant ? we got the 3 ? 6 month size, and she definitely has room to grow into it, but it still does the job perfectly.
The first night:
As I mentioned she had started sleeping kind of poorly overnight prior to getting the suit. The first night was really no exception. She would sleep and fuss every 1 - 2 hours and we were all up and down all night. I was very prepared to declare the Miracle Suit a bust in the morning.
The second night:
We were back to her normal routine 6 hours sleep, wake to eat, 3 hours sleep. That made me feel a little better.
The third night:
We STTN.
And the STTN continued... so we started to use it for daytime naps. Her 30 minute naps have turned to 1.5 ? 2.5 hour naps and they are soooo easy! Even if she is overtired, I just put her in her suit, zip her up, put her pacifier in and she is usually asleep in 3 minutes.
This crazy suit even works for her even when we are away from home! Went to my dad's house, put her in the suit, turned on her white noise and she was out like a light.
Summary:
I love this sleepsuit. If I could buy every new mother something ? it would be this suit. (And probably some Bamboobies because they rock my socks too.) My daughter actually seems to be calmed by the sight of the suit now. I had her at work with me today and by the time we made it home she was overtired and crying a little. We walked into her room and I picked up the suit and she got quiet and just rested against my shoulder while I got everything ready. I zipped her up and dropped her pacifier in her mouth and she was asleep before I made it to the door.
For what it is worth we have been 100% swaddle free for a few days now and the RnP is now being used a place to hang out rather than sleep.
This suit, the sleep and the peace of mind have been totally and completely worth it. I am an absolute, raving fan of the Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit.
https://www.magicsleepsuit.com/products.htmlWe also love the sleep suit!! Made the transition from Cuddle Cove (like a RNP) and swaddle to the sleep suit and crib alone in one night.
Its been about a month. She does awesome!!
For us it was a great way to transition from the RnP (unswaddled), but she didn't sleep any better (i.e. longer) than she did in the RnP. But she slept a lot better than she did in the crib without the sleep suit. She just wakes up to eat, 1-2 times a night max.
The best part in my opinion is how she puts herself to sleep now - no more rocking, bouncing, etc. to get her to sleep. I just put her in the suit, zip it up, put the paci in, and leave the room - and she's almost always asleep within 5 minutes without any fussing. Before, when she was sleeping in the RnP, I had to rock her to sleep and then put her in, and even then she would often wake immediately.
So all in all, it was a good purchase for us. Helped make her feel secure and cozy in the big crib, and helped her learn to put herself to sleep. I think whether or not it will make your own baby sleep longer is contingent on why they're waking up in the first place - it's not like it's going to take their hunger away, but if they're waking because they're startling themselves awake or something, then it will probably help a lot.
So what happens when they've outgrown it? I feel like you're delaying the inevitable. My DS is a horrible sleeper too... I'd give anything for him to just wake once a night! But if you try different gimmicks to get them to sleep well for a few months, then You have to wean them from it, and you're back to square one! I'm hoping he learns to sleep and soothe himself on his own or I will do ferber, like indisnwith DS1, and he's been a fabulous sleeper since. I don't know, I just feel like its easier to break the "habits" sooner rather then later!
The suit helps with the startle reflex. My DD naps without it just fine but is more apt to startle herself over night. When the reflex is gone, the suit is not needed, no weaning required.
I can understand if you haven't seen it in action how it may sound.
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