Covering babies at night

[tattoomommy03]

Ok. My heater just took a dump and dpesnt work. Gotta get people oit to fix it tomorrow. Its so cold in here right now and i have the boys wearing socks and sweat pants under their jams. I was wondering if it would be ok to put blankets on them from belly down? I know.theu say not to but ots cold... what are your thoughts on it? The dont roll over in their sleep but they are wiggle worms..

[katngary143]

I have two halo sleeping bags emma if u want me to send them to u they zip up in the front kendrick sweats at night so I dont really use them

[thirdtimemum]

Yeah its summer here in aussie now, but in winter i bought Bailey a sleeping bag, one that was sleeveless, so he would wear his own pj's underneath it, and then i knew he couldn't kick anything off and get cold. I'd say definately try using them, they're the best.

[tomorrow264]

Sleep sacks can be nice because they can't kick it off like a blanket can. I was gonna get some for Gen but all I find are the ones with the swaddle attachment.

[Flickan]

Oh, the halo sleepsack? I thought about trying one of those when Cady doesn't want to be swaddled anymore. One of the hospitals here gives one away with every baby that's born there.

[tattoomommy03]

Third, i seen them at the store today. I almost picked one up but didnt. Think i will get one tomorrow and.try it out. Sounds like a wonderful thing. Amd it was pretty heavy too.  Funny i was just about to ask about them here lol.

Now im a little dumb about seasons in other places.. is it summer there in aussie?

[thirdtimemum]

Why don't you use baby sleeping bags? Thats what i used in winter with Bailey, it's like a jumpsuit they wear but is a bag at the end. Bailey never stays under the blankets, in fact i don't even have one in the cot anymore as he turns from being up one end straight down to the other end.

[Mizzztaylor]

I didn't know you weren't supposed to use blankets? Is it a risk of suffocating? I've used blankets on my baby since the start. She was born in the winter. It was too cold not to.

[tattoomommy03]

They hate being swaddled lol. I just let them sleep with me. I will try a blanket tonight for bed. Just scares me

[katngary143]

I use blankets on kendrick all the time when he is asleep but waist down I usually wake up when he wakes up so he doesn't pull the blankets up near his face and suffocate himself but I always cover him it helps when I put him down for naps :)

[Flickan]

What if you swaddle them in it?

[tomorrow264]

I know the new guidelines are no blankets until one year old but I've always used blankets with my children. I've been using one with Gen since she was born. I think as long as you're smart about it it poses little to no risk.