Sleeping in a bib

[blushingmare]

Can anyone tell me if there is any reason why I shouldn't put my baby to sleep wearing a bib? It's one of the closer to Nature ones, so soft around the neck and velcro fastening, not a tie. I thought I'd safety pin the bib bit to her sleeping bag so it doesn't flap up and cover her face. She's soooooo sicky and it would be much easier to change her bib three times a night instead of a full change of clothes, but have never heard of anyone else doing this, so I'm wondering if there's some really obvious danger I'm stupidly missing!

I would not do this. Not judging, just giving my opinion.

I wouldn't be happy with the safety pin aspect. And changing clothes/bedding is a pain but it is part of motherhood. I know it's exhausting. I really do. I had twins with really bad sickness, but I always kept a change of clothes and bedding near their moses baskets.

Would be interested to know about any obvious danger aspects as I think my view on this is perhaps a bit old fashioned?

I hope this phase is over for you soon. It is hard. x

I wouldn't do it either. It would have to be fastened on somehow with either velcro or pinned on. Neither would be completely safe. It could all go askew.

Then there is the bib bit flapping around.

Could the baby not wear a vest and a sleeping bag? Or you could get zip up baby-gros to make it easier than all those poppers.

Ok thanks for your replies. Just to stress - I'm not trying to do this for an easy life - fully changing her clothes at night really wakes her up and she takes a long time to settle back down (sometimes up to an hour and a half - she's only 12 weeks and not anywhere near self settling). When this happens three times a night it means she's really getting very little sleep, add this to the fact that she doesn't sleep well during the day and you have one tired little baby - she needs her sleep to develop! The safety pin was to hold down the flappy bit of the bib and I thought I could fasten it from the inside of the sleeping bag and it's fastened around the neck with Velcro. She always starts off the night wearing sleeping bag and vest, but when that gets soaked through I have to change her to a sleep suit as only have one sleeping bag.

My daughter sleeps in her bib, it's a press stud one at the back. I agree it saves a whole heap of changing.
I think it's down to how you feel about it, if you think she will be safe, go for it.

what about a muslin round her neck instead or under her head? If that goes over her face they are at least breathable. I've never had to do this as DD not a sicky baby but on the odd occasion I've put one under her head, like a 2nd sheet.

Thinking back, after seeing the latest replies. I did put my boys to sleep wearing a press stud fastened bib, but not fastened in any other way. I also used to tuck a spare cot sheet round the top end of their moses basket or cot at the head end (securely tucked in) and that caught most of the sick. So I just whipped that off and put a new one on.

I don't think letting them sleep in a press stud fastened bib is any different than a velcro fastened bib?

I'm not helping. lol. Sorry.

I wouldn't. I just think there might be a choking hazard with anything around the neck.

Do you have the head of the cot raised? It may help with the sickiness.

I would get another sleeping bag. If money is tight I might have an old one I can send you.

DD was really possetty for a while and used to hit the sides of her moses basket! I always had a muslin tucked around the mattress under her head. If your LO is in a bigger cot then you could use a smaller sheet to tuck around the mattress or a giant muslin.

Personally I wouldn't put a baby to bed wearing a bib for worry that they may choke or suffocate. However, you can buy stick on disposable bibs which I think have sticky bits at the top and bottom, so no flapping and they have no ties- might be worth looking into.

Spare sleeping bag is a good idea. I've bought great ones in Asda and in TKMaxx for at least half the price of other retailers.

What about a bandana style one? they are quite short so not likely to go up onto baby's face but there is more fabric bunched up to soak up fluid if that makes sense. I used to put a burp cloth down as a pillow to catch small amounts of sick over night. I had my babies in a co-sleeping cot so could just reach over half asleep and wipe round their mouth with the edge of the burp cloth when I heard them bringing up milk.

DD was also a very possetty baby, but to be honest (going to sound really slummy mummy here) if it was just a bit around her neck or on her chest I'd leave it rather than fully wake her by changing her outfit. On the occasions where she projectile-vomited a full feed (on one occasion managed to clear the sides of her cot and get three feet across the room) then she'd have to be changed but those were rare. For a slightly damp front I don't think it's worth it - especially if they're wearing a vest, sleepsuit and sleeping bag. It's probably not soaking through to them through that many layers. You could actually chop up some of those bedpads you get for waters breaking and potty training and put a piece under her vest at night. Safer than putting something round her neck and it would keep her dry.

Zuleika that's an ingenious idea! I raise the head of the moses basket mattress normally, but last night I actually put her to sleep on her side (really well supported with rolled blankets) and that was soooo much better as the sick just ran down onto the muslin under her head instead of going all over her front. She also didn't wake up as much with the actual being sick because it didn't cause so much if the choking on it.