I'm interested to see if anyone has heard anything negative about the effect on a baby's development if their grobag is tied down at night.
Our baby (now nearly 6 months) has always moved a lot during the night and used to wake himself up, so we started clipping the end of the grobag to the cot bars to stop him shuffling up to the other end. We also recently started clipping one side of the bag to the bars (low down so he can't reach the clip too easily) as he kept shuffling to the same one side and waking himself up with his face pressed up hard against the bars (he was also developing a bruised eye from doing this).
We use mitten clips (short ribbon with clip on either end) like these: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/113935272/monster-mitten-clips-or-choose-any?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted_en_gb&utm_campaign=children_low
We tried different methods before using clips, such as cushioning the end, tucking a sheet tightly over him etc. but only the clips seem to work. If we're using a particularly long grobag we can tuck the end under the mattress instead.
Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Do babies need to move freely around the cot at night? I just don't want to be doing him harm!