What is the Best Sleep Sack for Baby?

Every mom after the first few days home with a baby just wants a good nights sleep, well what is the best sleep sack for baby that is going to make that dream come true?

Now there are plenty of different brands and types of sleep sacks out there, but let me tell you about the best sleep sack that saved my sanity and that my daughter couldn’t bust out of!

I tried the muslin cloth ones from target, I tried the more sturdy one the hospital provided and my daughter busted out of all of those swaddles.

Now it was probably user error because I just could not swaddle her the way the nurses at the hospitals could, but I mean what first time mom is a swaddle pro?!

Certainly not me!

When my daughter was about a month old and started sleeping in her own crib, I was always worried about the swaddle coming undone and the loose blanket covering her face.

I was terrified of SIDS and it kept me up most nights; I didn’t want the blanket to suffocate her.

My daughter was one of those babies who wanted her arms out of the swaddle. She did not like her arms being restrained or confined inside that blanket.

So she would wiggle and squirm her way until her arms were free but doing that resulted in the whole dang thing coming undone. 

I was losing my mind with this swaddle thing. I tried tying it together at the bottom so her legs would still be swaddled but she busted out.

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I tried swaddling her with her arms out and she would fidget to much so I was not able to get the swaddle tight enough.

Or she was just simple too big for some of these swaddles (She weighed a generous 9 pounds at birth and was almost 22 inches long).

I was about at my wits end when I came across these Halo brand Sleep Sacks.

GAME CHANGER!

They are like straight jackets for sleeping children!

I went to my local target and bought one to try it out. It was winter time so I purchased the fleece one (they have cotton ones for summer months too).

I tested during a nap time before seeing if it worked its magic at night. It was amazing!

You place the baby in this “sack” and it zips down from their mid chest to their feet (very handy especially for night diaper changes), then you use the side wraps to wrap up their arms (if your child allows) and swaddle them to sleep.

My daughter refused to have her arms tucked inside, I just wrapped the side wraps around her belly/chest for a snug “hug-like” fit and she was perfectly content!

I placed her down for a nap and she slept for a good couple hours WITHOUT busting out! I was amazed.

But the true test came at nighttime. This sleep sack definitely worked some magic because we both slept soundly through the whole night!

I will say this baby sleep sack did NOT just magically make her sleep through the night, she was already sleeping through the night by this point in time, about 2.5-3 months old.

But this swaddle helped me sleep more soundly because I was not up half the night checking the monitor to make sure she didn’t bust out and get tangled in the loose swaddle.

If you are still having issues with baby’s sleep after you feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING (including sleep sacks) then try this Baby Sleep Miracle next!

PROS:

• different size options as your child grows
• cute designs/patterns for boys, girls, or gender neutral
• fleece or cotton fabrics
• machine washable
• soft and comfortable for baby
• allows for different sleeping options (arms in or out)
• snug “hug-like” fit provides for calming sleep
• no loose pieces for baby to suffocate on providing parents for better nights sleep

CONS:

• pricey, just one sleep sack ranges from $20-$25
• if your child likes their legs tightly wrapped this may not be a good fit, the sack is looser on the bottom

Overall this product is amazing and I cannot wait to use it again with our second baby in due in February 2018.

UPDATED 2020: I again used this baby sleep sack with my second child when she was born. This time with her, it did help her sleep more soundly at nighttime and we were able to get her to sleep for longer stretches of time. Just goes to show that every baby is different, but both of mine loved this sleep sack!