What does a newborn sleep in?

[FinallyPregnant23]

Currently due my first baby at the beginning of June and I’m worrying about what to put my baby in to sleep!

I don’t like the idea of swaddling, I’ve read that blankets are a SIDS risk and sleep sacks aren’t suitable until she’s 8.8lbs so I’m not sure what options that leaves me! Especially as the English weather in that time of year could be cold, warm or anything in between 😅

What did you use for your newborn? She’ll sleep in either a Moses basket downstairs or we have a snuzpod for her upstairs too.

We used blankets for a couple of weeks unfil he was heavy enough for a sleeping bag. I didn't get the hang of swaddling, but I think I'll give it another go this time around. Babies like being restricted like that - reminds them of being in the womb.

Only until heavy enough for sleeping bags though.

You can get very thin sleeping bags. One of mine was born in a hot July, I used to put him to sleep in a vest with a single layer cotton cellular blanket when he was tiny and it was boiling. Luckily he liked the cot and it was my winter baby who wouldn’t be put down!

We used a love to dream swaddle bag and it really helped DS sleep better as he wasn't startling himself awake but could move his legs. You can get different types depending on the season/room temp and they have guidance on what to wear based on the room temp. They are expensive but really worked for us

There are sleep sacks you can use from birth, the GroSwaddle by Tommee Tippee. The arms can be popped open or closed. I use them open as I don’t like swaddling either. suitable from birth, from 7lbs.

https://www.tommeetippee.com/en-gb/product/the-original-grobag-swaddlebag-twin-pack-0-6m-dtcbund368

you will likely want 1 tog for June I’d think.

i got one from Tesco, for club card price, in a baby event at the end of last year. The others I picked up from Vinted second hand, barely used. I just hot washed them. I can’t even tell which one I got from vinted and which I got from Tesco now!

We used the Tommee Tippee Gro Snuggle. Suitable from newborn and has the option of swaddling the arms in or using it as a conventional sleeping bag so all basis covered as you won’t know baby’s preference until they’re here- they could have a strong startle reflex or you might find they’re a thumb sucker. It comes in a mix of togs too. For a summer baby I’d get mostly 1 togs plus a couple of 0.2s for heatwaves.

We used sleeping bags from the start. We used the Tommee Tippee newborn bags, then the Love to Dream ones (massive help with an overactive moro reflex), then moved back to Tomme Tippee sleeping bags until they're nearly 3. No danger of a sleeping bag being kicked off, so much more settled nights in my experience. We tried blankets with our first and just found that they were getting upset and kicking the blanket off in the night.

I initially blanket swaddled with a cellular blanket but you could use a muslin if it was warm, then because she was born 8"11 after about a week or two I moved to the zippy up swaddles, or velcro, tried various, but she only really liked the sleeping bags and didn't love being swaddled

I have a 9 day old, she sleeps best being swaddled.

she sleeps in her moses during the day and her next to me at night, once she’s swaddled she’s out like a light!

We initially used the Love to Dream swaddle bags and then sleeping bags - you can get smaller ones for newborns. During the day baby sleeps under a cellular blanket mainly, which is fine as we are there too.

We use the ergopouch cocoon swaddles and they’ve been great for us. I like that they’re tog rated and there’s a clear size guide so you know you’re swaddling safely. I just follow their recommendations and check baby’s chest, and it’s been a pretty stress-free experience.