are sleep bags generally safe- first time mum

[becciandbump]

Hi just wanted a bit of advice really I have just bought 2 sleep bags from mamas and papas 0-6 months and I was really happy with them until my mum said she thought they were a suffocation risk if baby slipped down in it. The lady said as long as you check baby is not too small for it and you do up the poppers this will not happen. The packet says to check baby's head won't fit through the hole which I obviously would do. Is my mum being paranoid or does she have a point? I'm sure this won't be the first time she criticises something to do with how I do things but now I'm wondering if I should take them back which disappoints me as I thought they seemed a great idea. I don't wAnt her to put her worries on me as im anxious enough! Thanks x

We're buying sleeping bags for our babies who should be born early October (perhaps late September but hopefully not) and you can buy GroSnug bags for newborns, for weights 5lbs and up I'm sure, before moving into turn GroBag. Can't wait to get them!

My 2nd was over 8lb but the sleeping bags we had bought were still obviously too large for the first few weeks - lots of excess fabric around the chest and shoulders so we didn't use them until we were comfortable that they fitted ok, probably around 3 weeks. Ime it doesn't make a difference in the early days as they don't move around much, but by 2 or 3 months they'll be rolling side to side and putting their legs in the air, grabbing and pulling a blanket which is when they become unsafe and a sleeping bag has a clear advantage! She's 3mo now and we're mainly on 6-12 bags as the 0-6 ones can be tiny, so mind how much you're spending on them!

Your mum needs to manage her own anxiety and not offer unsolicited advice!

Had a couple of lovely sleeping bags for my DC1, who turned out to be a massive fidget and kicker and hated them! still is a active and fidget at age 8 and still doesn't get on with any kind of bedding. Nephews and nieces got them and were very content though!

We used them from a couple of weeks even though DS was a 6lb titch. His head wasn't that small though so didn't fit through the hole. Marked improvement in waking up on blankets though where he kicked them off however tight we tucked them in!

Mothercare to sleepsuit,l style sleeping bags,as in that have arms and legs but are 2.5tog. My 2nd born used them for a few weeks until she was big enough for an actual sleeping bag.

My 2 were 8lb 7 and 8lb 2 and were both too small for sleeping bags for a few weeks.

My first sentence makes no sense! Should say mothercare do a sleepsuit style sleeping bag.

Just to warn you. I used to sleep with the window open. Temp about 15. But I found that with being totally knackered and many night feeds (boobs out) I had to warm our room up to around 18/19 overnight and therefore remove layers on ds. I think we used a 1tog bag and a thin sleep suit over winter.

I wouldn't recommend them as if DC gets too hot she/he can't kick them off like they can with covers. DS used to kick the covers off, so I bought a 1 tog one. After a couple of weeks use, I checked on him at bedtime and his temp was 102.5 degrees. Never used it again.

I used them with both of mine, I found with blankets they would pull them up but they don't know to push them off if they end up on their faces when they're tiny.

If you're worried about the size of the holes you can sew on extra press studs.