Please help a new mum re SMALL newborn sleep attire

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I’m at my wits end.

We was originally using a 2.5 Love to Dream swaddle suit.. perfect. It fit great and baby love it. However the 2.5 has become a bit too hot for him. I bought the same in a 1.5 tog but for some reason the head hole on this seems bigger. My week old baby has a very small head and the guidance says not to use sleep suits or swaddle suits if the head can fit through the hole.

We bought another 3 sleep suits.

1 cannot be worn as it says for babies 8.8lb and over (little one is 6lb 4oz)

2 cannot be worn because once again the head holes are too big for his tiny head.. he would easily be able to cover his face with the suits by slipping down slightly.

We have been using tightly tucked in cellular blankets but they worry me sick because no matter how tightly we tuck them he is able to kick them loose. It’s stopping me sleeping because I am so worried about him kicking the off and them going over his mouth.

please help a new mum in a sleep deprived state figure this out!

am I ok just to have baby in a vest and baby grow if he seems warm enough?

does anyone know of sleep sack specifically for tiny babies?

Thank you so much everyone for the suggestions. I’ve ordered a few of the recommendations and will send back any that are not suitable. Really appreciate it.

I said to move them onto their back when they asleep. Not to leave them like that.

Look online for tiny baby/preemie swaddle sack. I had the same issue with mine, born at 4lb11. He didn't even fit regular newborn clothes until 6 months. I used to call him my 'teenie houdini' because no matter how well I swaddled, he would get out and I'd find him with a cellular blanket over his face or sometimes even his whole head!

This scared the crap out of me and I got him into these tiny swaddle sacks real quick. Hope you find your solution mama x

If you are using blankets, don't forget it's toes touching the end of the crib. That way, they can only wriggle upwards, out of the blanket.

Sainsbury's Tu do sleepsuits with a tog rating. I have used the 2.5 tog ones on my baby once he outgrew the Tommee Tippee 0-3 month sleeping bag I had but was too small for the next size of sleeping bags I had for my eldest. I was worried about head size and slipping into sleeping bags too so these are great as they have arms and legs and go on top of their sleepsuits/pjs. My son sleeps brilliantly in them.
They do 1.5 tog ones and have tiny baby and newborn size so might be worth a look.