Baby sleeping bags

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Just wondering what others thought about using sleeping bags for babies?

I've had ds3 in his for the last week or so and he's 12 weeks old - having just read the terrible thread about a poor baby that has suffered cot death, I'm wondering now whether I'm risking him overheating in this? The other option is swaddling in a cellular blanket but it isn't he likely to get hot in that too?

Is anyone keeping heating on overnight?? It's gone really cold now and we've had ours on low but now I'm thinking maybe it's better to freeze??

gdg the advice now is against swaddling and sleeping bags are meant to reduce risk

i think they are great

we have heating on all the time at 16-18, you are supposed to keep their room at this temp

Hiya - my ds is five months and sweats quite easily. I have only just started to put him into a sleeping bag but only ion a vest so that he doesnt get too hot. Problem is by the morning his arms are freezing!! Last few nights have put him in a sleepsuit and in the sleeping bag and he seems to be ok. We haven't got any heating on at all upstairs - it's bloody cold but I dont want him to get too hot in the night. The first few nights in the sleeping bag i checked him every hour til he was properly sleep to see if he got too warm, if he was I took him out of it and just gave him an extra blanket

between 18 and 20 is thought to be the 'idel' temperature for reducing the risk.

There are several other things you can do too

I am rushing out now but will find you a link when I get back later this morning

this is my worst fear too and I am rather obsessive about it

hugs
but for the record, grobags are thought to be very safe

bean has used a sleeping bag since he was a couple of weeks old.

At the moment since it's been so cold he wears a bodysuit and sleepsuit as well but as his arms and head are sticking out of the sleeping bag I don't think there's much chance of him getting overheated.

I don't keep the heating on overnight though, it's set at 16 and stays on until 11pm, then it comes on again at 6am so it's warm when bean gets up.

If you are follwoing the temp guides that are included with these..there should be no problem. I read alot about these when pg with ds....if the temp in his room is too hot we don't use one but mostly he sleeps either without a vest...or at the moment with an extra layer as our house is so cold.

if you are very worried the read this from the bumpto3 website

Sleeping safely
Grobag® works closely with the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, a leading baby charity, to help make your baby?s sleeping environment as safe as possible. Grobag® donates a substantial proportion of income each year to safe sleeping research. It is important to stress that ?cot death? is a very rare occurrence, although we appreciate that parents will worry about it for the first year. Grobag® spent 3 years meeting up with the medical team and staff at FSID, and have come to the conclusion that by following all the advice below, you really cannot do anymore to reduce the risk and so as parents, you are doing the best you can.

For more information visit www.grobag.com

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Safe Sleep Advice from FSID:

Cut smoking in pregnancy - fathers too!
Do not let anyone smoke in the same room as your baby
Place your baby on the back to sleep
Do not let your baby get too hot
Keep baby?s head uncovered - place your baby with their feet to the foot of the cot, to prevent wriggling down under the covers*
If your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly
The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a cot in your room for the first six months
Do not share a bed with your baby if you or your partner are smokers (no matter where or when you smoke), have been drinking alcohol, take medication or drugs that make you drowsy, or feel very tired.
Never sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair

• or use a grobag® baby sleeping bag

hth

but where do you get them my daughter has tried everywhere to find one for her little one

Hi Gg. Tidgy has a sleeping bag too - they are fab. He sleeps in a vest, a babygro, his bag, and maybe a blanket if its chilly, as we don;t leave the heating on overnight either. I really wouldn't worry about him over heating in them. If you are worried about him being chilly, why not get a little plug-in radiator. They are thermostatically controlled so you can set it on low, and it will click on and off as needed. Try not to worry too much - ba=ubs are tough little things really.

John lewis
mothercare
www.bumpto3.com
www.grobag

fostermum - are you talking about grobags or temp gauges?
Grobags - John Lewis, Kiddicare.com, mothercare, babysrus, M&S, Boots....

t k maxx
asda (they sell out really quickly as they are nice and dead cheap!)

They do come in different tog ratings, so you could get a 1 tog if you are worried about overheating. The thermometer that comes with the gro-bags gives a guide to what your baby should be wearing to go with the temperature in the room.

Have used one since dd was born and it gives me great peace of mind - no covers for her to pull over her head.

Re: heating. You can buy oil filled radiators (With humidifiers attached) for about a hundred pounds. With mine I set the temperature for 66 and it just comes on when it needs to (Probably around threee in the morning) It then just keeps the room at that temperature, switching itself off if it needs to. I've never regretted buying mine - we keep the central heating off in her room and it just stops me worrying about overheating..

but central heating is thermostatically controlled too - is it not? im confused now

Thanks everyone. Ds3 has vest, babygro and then sleeping bag. Is it right that swaddling is not recommended now then?? I had been swaddling ds3 and I must admit it does help him go to sleep and stay asleep cos he doesn't wake himself up waving his arms about! The sleeping bag I feel safer with though as I think it keeps him a nice temp and surely he can't really overheat when his arms are out? Plus, like others have said, there's no danger of getting tangled up in blankets.

Nailpolish - yes our heating is controlled so we've been leaving it on at 20 but it doesn't feel very warm except in the morning!