Grobags for a June baby - how many of which tog rating do I actually need?

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I'm a bit lost on this one...

DD was born in November so it was easy, I just got 2 x 2.5 tog bags and we were sorted. By the time she needed a thinner bag we were ready for the next size and I just got one of each thickness.

I've still got 2 x 2.5 tog bags, but do I really need to get 2 x 1.0 tog and 2 x 0.5 tog bags? [stingy] Is there another combo I can get away with?

Dd1 was born in 2006 when there was a heatwave, we had a 1 tog sleeping bag, and adjusted how many clothes, down to a nappy if really hot, just a tshirt etc.

Some nights it was so hot we just did without the sleepingbag, and just tucked a sheet (one of ours cut down), if we felt she needed it.

It depends how hot the room gets in summer - if it is regularly over about 25 degrees then the 0.5tog would be a good idea. If it is 24 degrees or less for the most part then you could get away with just using 1 togs. I only used 0.5tog bags when we went abroad on holiday and just used 1 tog ones at home. Why not get the 1 tog ones just now and see how the weather does this summer - if it is a hot one you can always get the lighter ones later on.

When buying mine (for DTs, so potentially four bags!) I got told that there is such a slight difference between 0.5 and 1 (well, 0.5 to be exact ) that it's more cost effective to get the 0.5 as you can always add an extra vest (or sleeves) if it gets a bit chilly.

slumbersacs are a bit cheaper and you can get 2 x 1tog bags for £25.

Have a look at the Bambino Merino ones. My DH bought them and although fairly expensive, the same bag is for all seasons and from 2 months to 2 years. Would never personally bother with anything else now. Wash beautifully.

We have some 0.5 gro bags for summer, the room gets over 24 degrees quite often. I just put the dc's in t-shirt bodysuits when its hot. On very hot days I put the gro bag them when I go to bed so they don't get chilly in the night.

We have a small fortunes worth of different sized / tog gro-bags in our house. But I think they have been worth every penny.

Do you have a TK Maxx near you? They often have gro-bags at half price.

Thanks all! It sounds like I can get away with just 1 thickness of bags then, grand. Now I just have to decide which

The room does get quite warm (it's south facing) but I don't think it regularly goes over 25 degrees. I'm not in the UK so delivery charges make me reluctant to place more than one order, but I think I'll risk it.

I wish I'd heard about the Bambino Merino bags when I was pregnant with DD, they sound fab and it would have saved me a fortune. Oh well.

Thanks for the link to the slumbersacs they look good but I'm afraid I don't really like their choice of fabrics

A handy tip i read on another thread was to put a cardigan underneath the grobag when they go to sleep, then you can slip the arms on if it gets a bit chilly.

the delivery charge on 2 bags is 9 pounds 66. I don't remember it being that expensive with PFB

Good tip hazeyjane!

We found that the slumbersacks didnt last as long as dont wash as well as the grobags! grobags are often on buy one get one half price in toys r us!

The lowest I had was a 1 tog (DD was Jan baby though). She spent most of last summer in just a bodysuit with the grobag on if there was a nip in the air. She is quite a hot child though.