Question from 2nd Tri - swaddles

Svenny1011 · June 2013

Hey ladies -

Lurker from 2nd Tri/November BMB, and hope you don't mind me asking a question. I'm putting together my registry, and I'm trying to figure out swaddles. What ones have you used so far and what did you like about them? I have Woombies on there, but know there are so many more kinds - SwaddleMe sacks, Halo sleep swaddle sacks, etc. I am so clueless. Thanks!

dconsolatti · June 2013

I've used the Halo sleep swaddle sacks with DD & DS, in both cotton and fleece. Love them!

Smartie26 · June 2013

I would put some muslin swaddling blankets on there. I have some organic bamboo muslin swaddling blankies that I just love.

SCBride2007 · June 2013

We bought SwaddleMe's and they are awesome. Our hospital had Halo Swaddle Sacks, and we used those while we were there. LOVE THEM! They have a zipper that zips from the top down to the bottom, so for middle of the night diaper changes, I just unzip enough to change his diaper, then go about my business. I love them so much, I haven't used my SwaddleMe's at all.

mrshall10210 · June 2013

We use Halo and Swaddle Me. The Halo is nice because you can change the diaper without taking it off. It also runs quite a bit bigger than the Swaddle Me. My LO is not even 10# and has outgrown the newborn size, but the newborn size Halo is still going to fit her for quite awhile. This wasn't ideal, though, when she was a 5# newborn. Just something to think about.

ETA: Also think about what baby will be wearing to bed under the sleep sack and consider whether you want to buy cotton vs. fleece. If you're dressing LO in fleece sleepers, that might be too much with a fleece swaddle. I was reading a discussion about this earlier on my BMB... a lot of our babies are sleeping in a onesie and a cotton swaddle, and the sleepers aren't being used. In winter, I think I would want a cotton sleeper/fleece swaddle or a light swaddle with heavier jammies.

RussianMommy · June 2013

SwaddleMe was good, but woombies are great coz there is no escaping!

BeckyTheEngineer · June 2013

I had a couple sleep sacks we were gifted, but rarely used them. For me it was so much easier to wrap the baby up in receiving blankets. I also had bigger babies who outgrew the newborn sizes really fast, so big blankets were much more practical for me anyway.

Go ahead and register for what looks good, but I would recommend only putting a couple on there, then waiting to see what works for you. Or, if you do get a lot, only open a couple and hold off on washing the rest in case you want to return.

MeeksandMads · June 2013

I love the swaddleme by summer infant definitely in cotton and not fleece, although maybe in November if you don't heat your house too much, fleece would work. I love the halo sack as well, but it does run large and I can't get the arms as secure as the swaddle me.

jss1482 · June 2013

MrsMMalone:
I love the swaddleme by summer infant definitely in cotton and not fleece, although maybe in November if you don't heat your house too much, fleece would work. I love the halo sack as well, but it does run large and I can't get the arms as secure as the swaddle me.

Exactly this.

Svenny1011 · June 2013

It does get cold here in the winter, but I've been told by a Mom friend that the fleece ones aren't that great b/c they don't breathe like cotton. She found her baby was sorta sweaty and hot with them them, so instead she used a cotton onesie and a cotton swaddle. Baby was warm enough since the heat was on in the house, but not sweaty hot.

I'm going to just put a SwaddleMe in the small/medium size and a Halo swaddle sack in small on there. The SwaddleMe is small enough to be used in the beginning and then we could transition to the Halo since they are bigger. If they work and baby likes them, we can get a bigger size for later. If not, at least we tried!

Thanks for the advice! Much appreciated!

JTGochnour · June 2013

Halo sleep sacks are my favorite! I found some at a consignment shop and the ticker ones, I like better, as the summer ones are a little wide for my LO (the wrap is longer, so harder to get a good swaddle) Only brand I will use!

TheyCalledHerKate · June 2013

the woombie is the best so far

JSS1002 · June 2013

dconsolatti:
I've used the Halo sleep swaddle sacks with DD & DS, in both cotton and fleece. Love them!

This. I also registered at Target for the Aiden and Anais or whatever they are called muslin wraps. I dind't really use them though, but that is because I'm a bad swaddler. ;-)