Hiya guys and fellow parents, I've got a quick question that has been bugging me for a while now.
Has anyone used any of those baby sleeping bags and what are your opinions on them?
I have bought a couple of these sleeping bags for newborn but ummed and ahhed A LOT before I actually bought them. I just don't know if I will be comfortable putting my baby to bed with no blankets, I mean it just seems wierd, I know that they are designed so that baby wont wriggle out of blankets over night thus keep baby warm but they don't look thick enough to keep baby warm in the first place IMO.
So I would REALLY appreciate any opinions and feedback on them as I am in two minds whether to just not bother using them and sticking to what I know best.
Also what type of clothing would be worn under the sleeping bag for bed, presumably a baby gro but anything else?

I used them for my little girl from being 3 months to just over 2 years and i loved them. They kept her warm and in winter I sometimes put a blanket inside the sleeping bag if it was a really cold night.

Yes, I use them, and have done since babybaby needed blankets (when she was born it was too warm to need anything, so probably used the sleeping bags since she was about 6 weeks old and had reached the minimum weight). She'll be 2 in June and is still using them, which is nice because it keeps her from trying to escape the cot ;). When it was cold we'd put an extra blanket or two on top of her too. She's now old enough to say whether she wants blankets or not, so has them some nights and not others. When she was little(r) we used sleeping bags that had zips and holes in them in the right places that we could strap her into car seats, which was extremely useful and meant she could be transfered to bed when we reached our destination very easily.

all I would say is that (and this applies to blankets too) babies aren't too good at regulating their own temperature so you've got to keep a close(ish) eye on them and follow the guidelines on the sleeping bag. We found a room thermometer was quite helpful for us nervous panicky parents.

(oh, yes - babygrow or pyjamas underneath the sleeping bag, and socks if it was really cold).

I think they're completely awesome things as we've got a little eel for a boy and they allow him to do his rambling round the cot without getting blankets over his head ;) Plus they stop his feet getting too far out of the bars.

There are thick and thin ones. If the temperature is over 20 he has the thin one on plus a sleepsuit and vest, if below 20, he has the thicker one, plus sleepsuit and vest. If it's below 16, you may want extra covers.

My only drawback with them is they sometimes get cold hands so mitts may also be useful on a cold night if the heating is off.

PS you can get them for a tenner in Tesco ;)

I love them. Posh ones come with a guide to what they should wear in what temperatures, and the best tog - get someone to get you one, or just have a look at the label and write it down then go buy an inexpensive one from tescos, or I saw some in H&M too recently.

A really fantastic invention, I reckon, and at almost 3, my child only came out of his sleeping bag a few months back. I've kept them all for the next one.

Just to echo other people's comments really. My little boy is just one and has been in a sleeping bag since he was big enough. The bags keep him really warm and when he gets put in the bag he knows it's time for bed. From the time he started to roll he was very wriggly in bed, sometimes does a total 180, so covers would be no use at all!

I used the supermarket ones until he was too big for them and now use Slumbersacs which are still fairly reasonably priced compared to some of the others. Not sure what other people have found, but I found that my little boy grew out of them before the guideline ages so start using them soon to make sure you get the use out of them.

0Scarlett likes hers and at 5 weeks sleeps in them often. As she was a breech baby she likes to sleep, relax and generally chill with her legs sticking up in the air so these are ideal.

Matalan are good for them and I only wear a babygrow and vest on her with mits as her wee hands get right cold even with the heating on.

I've used them with both my boys from about 6 weeks onwards til they were 2

I thought they looked a bit thin too. I first got one last autumn when baby was about a year old and I put him in it in his vest and babygro. He was far too hot and woke up sweating. I persevered but he was still too hot and didn't sleep well. Then I tried following the instructions (body suit and pyjama top only in winter) and all has been well. I'm going to get a thinner one for summer - as Mathom says they're great for stopping him getting his legs stuck out through the cot bars.

... and at almost 3, my child only came out of his sleeping bag a few months back...

Grrr, 18 months for our little escapologist. Still, they were great while they worked.

Both my niece and nephew had these from birth and they're wonderful. Both babies were very wriggly during the night and my nephew migrates all around his bed during the night, both turning over and turning round so ending up the other way round by the morning. Using a sleeping bag means that he's always covered and kept warm (and the bed clothes aren't in a position to end up over his face as he turns round in bed either because they move with him).

Our lad has got a thing right now of thrashing about until he's laying not down the length of the cot, but across the width of it, with his legs up in the air against the bars, so the bags are great for stopping his feet getting stuck!

If you have one of those Grobag Eggs (the flash, sci-fi thermometer gadgies) then they come with a guide to dressing baby for bed according to temperature.

I really really appreciate the comments guys, I feel better about using them now, seeing as most of the parenting section are giving them the thumbs up!
I knew it would be a case of trial and error as to what baby should wear underneath I think I just had a panicky moment as I am six years out of practice with babies.
Baby is due in two weeks so more than likely to be a May baby which I would say the evenings "should" be warming up by then. I am on the look out for a room thermometer and can then go by the guidelines on the instructions for the sleep bags.
Again, I really do appreciate the advice and wish all you expecting mums the best of luck xx

Babycamrat has been wearing them since about 5 weeks and they are fantastic. He moves around so much in his sleep that if he had blnkets on he'd be underneath them the wrong way round all night.

Just a quick note to all sleep bag fans, I had a catalogue through the post the other day. Bump to 3 I think it was called. Anyway, in the said catalogue was a sleep bag for older kids, I am sure that it said it could be used up to age 6. Just thought I would mention it in case it is of use to anyone.

Hiya guys and fellow parents, I've got a quick question that has been bugging me for a while now.
Has anyone used any of those baby sleeping bags and what are your opinions on them?
I have bought a couple of these sleeping bags for newborn but ummed and ahhed A LOT before I actually bought them. I just don't know if I will be comfortable putting my baby to bed with no blankets, I mean it just seems wierd, I know that they are designed so that baby wont wriggle out of blankets over night thus keep baby warm but they don't look thick enough to keep baby warm in the first place IMO.
So I would REALLY appreciate any opinions and feedback on them as I am in two minds whether to just not bother using them and sticking to what I know best.
Also what type of clothing would be worn under the sleeping bag for bed, presumably a baby gro but anything else?

I have used them since birth and think they are fab.

Emma is now 18 months old and I still use them I did try the full sleep suit but she woke up loads of time in the night cold and I had to keep going in to cover her with blankets.

As long as you have a 2.5 togg and hav little one in either a babygorw or full pj's you should be fine.

Monsterbaby loves his gro- bags.

We have them in several tog sizes as even when we went on holiday last year and it was warm he would not sleep without it.

I do have one that is quite thick and it even has arms which I can zip off if needed.

Monsterbaby is generally wearing a 1 tog gro bag with either a sleepsuit or just a long- sleeved vest.

But at the moment he is wearing the thicker one (not sure about the tog) with a sleep suit but then he does have a cold and feels a bit under the weather.

He is even mastering the art of walking with it by now :hihi:

He is even mastering the art of walking with it by now :hihi:

Heh. He'll be getting a head start in learning how to cheat in the sack race on school sports day ;)

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING i wouldn't put my little one to bed with out one xx

Heh. He'll be getting a head start in learning how to cheat in the sack race on school sports day ;)

Sorry I am replying so late, but :hihi::hihi::hihi: I can see him do that, too the cheeky baby

We used then for the 1st year and I intially worried that my little one wouldn't be warm enough. But I was proved wrong and I thought they were brilliant.