What do you put newborn to sleep in?

[Newfamily2014]

Just wondering what you put your newborn in to go to sleep? A sleeping bag? Swaddle? I know that the hips shouldn't be swaddled but have seen some blankets that just swaddle the arms, or something else?

[juniperdingleberries]

DD had a peanut which she wore with a vest but she was born in the summer so it was very hot!

[Dixiechick17]

I swaddled bottom half with an aden and anais muslin swaddle, was nice and light for the summer when she was born.

[DrE678]

My oldest we swaddled but my youngest hated being swaddled so we used a sleeping bag- plenty are fine from newborn, just check the neck isn't so large it could go over their face.

[MissSueFlay]

We swaddled DD with a waffle blanket - we had been given special swaddling blankets but couldn't really figure out how they worked
After about 6 weeks she was in the smallest size sleeping bag

[Ughnotagain]

We just dressed her in a vest and sleepsuit with a blanket to begin with (May baby). Then when she was big enough we put her in a Grobag.

We did try to swaddle her but she was having none of it!

[Xmasbaby11]

Swaddle for dd2.

Dd1 went straight into sleeping bag. They were both big babies, nearly 9 and 10lb.

[ijustwannadance]

Vest and sleepsuit. DD hated being confined at all and would kick off all blankets. Tried a sleepbag but she would get pissed off and upset because she couldn't get it off. She was a big, weirdly strong baby though.

[greenlizard]

Vest, Sleepersuit and a fleecy blanket. DS was a march baby and it was still quit chilly but he was quite big and strong baby 9lb 4. When he was big enough he went straight into a sleeping bag - they are great. Tried the swaddle thing - he wasn't having any of it!

[JolieColombe]

Vest, babygro and swaddled in blankets until about 8-10 weeks when she started wrestling her arms out, then we moved to sleeping bags. I never swaddled her legs straight (if that what the hips thing is?), but left that part looser so they could fall into a natural sleeping position. Unless she fell asleep on the play mat, then I just popped a couple of blankets on and tucked them in around her

[Oysterbabe]

I'm using grobags.

[Icklepickle101]

We use a vest, nightie kind of thing and a grobag.

This is the thing I mean, makes night changes so much easier!!

www.marksandspencer.com/2-pack-pure-cotton-assorted-unisex-bundlers/p/p22386159?prevPage=plp

[MrsPickwick]

Quick hijack, if I may, to ask a related question? - I like the idea of grobags, but are the incompatible with Moses baskets?

[applesvpears]

I am confused with grow bags too. We bought the one starting at 0 years but it is still massive and not sure if it's okay to tuck the bottom bit round the Moses basket mattress or not. I guess it depends how big my baby will be when she arrives but the bag looks huge!

[Oysterbabe]

Yes tuck and end in.

[Runningupthathill82]

Grobag. It's fine in a Moses basket.

[djini]

Vest and a sleep suit. Dd2 (3 months) resists all blanket attempts and seems warm enough (room is 19-20°C at night). I'll try her again with a sleeping bag when she moves into cot.

[Fugghetaboutit]

There's a newborn gro bag search for it on amazon

[PeaceLoveAndJaffaCakes]

Vest, sleepsuit, cardigan, sleeping bag, blanket. It was December

[Tatie3]

We used those bundles too (with a vest under), great for night time nappy changes. Both my boys had their sleeping bags too from a couple of weeks old.

[figginz]

Vest + sleepsuit + sleeping bag. Wool if cold.

[GothicRainbow]

We used a vest, sleepsuit and blanket for our DS1 (may baby) and for DS2 (due very soon!) we have a newborn sleeping bag ready.

[Newfamily2014]

Thanks for all of your replies!

Has anyone tried the Gro-snug. Half a swaddle (arms only) legs can move freely from the Gro Company.

[babybat]

We're using a Gro-snug, DD was 9lb 13oz so has been arms out from day 1. It fits a lot better than the 0-6 Babasac we have, which seems enormous. However, DD is now 10lb at 3 weeks and I suspect she'll have outgrown it in the next 3-4 weeks. It's great for the early days but depending on the size of your baby you may find they outgrow it quite quickly.