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Posted: 01 January 2010 at 10:16pm |
I have checked back a few pages and found nothing so ...
Erynn has gotten REALLY good at kicking her blankets off and waking up at 4am freezing. So I am thinking grow bag/ go go bag is the way to go.
Can anyone give me advice on whether I should be going for a winter or summer weight. I had a think about the lady on Trademe who is selling them, has anyone else brought from her? What is the quality like? I am buying for twins  so keeping the cost as low as possible is important!
Thanks heaps guys!
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 7:58am |
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Our kids are in standard weight all year round (we live in Auckland), they day sleep in the summer weight, although even a summer weight is too much for Elias .. he is a hot blooded little thing!
We never needed a winter weight, so cant comment (sorrry)
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 10:49am |
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I think you'd get the most use out of a standard weight one rather than a summer one (which is just cotton, no merino) or a winter one which is padded.
There are cheaper alternatives out there which are just as good as gogo bags, I personally prefer grobags but they aren't merino.
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 2:31pm |
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thanks guys. The ones the trade me ladt sells are one layer of marino and one layer of cotton. Is that the same as a standard gogo bag??
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 2:47pm |
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thanks guys. The ones the trade me ladt sells are one layer of marino and one layer of cotton. Is that the same as a standard gogo bag?? |
It would probably depend on the weight of merino she uses, but yes, a standard gogo bag is one layer of cotton on the outer and a layer of merino on the inside.
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 4:09pm |
I just brought a 2nd hand Standard weight Go GO bag from TM for $47 :)
Now, I am renowned for over heating my kids So, just to get a little clarification on this - I wont need extra blankets on my girls? Just the Go Go bag, unless the temp drops below 18 degrees?
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Posted: 02 January 2010 at 7:27pm |
Yep no more blankets .. just the bag .. even if it gets cooler, you can just change what they have on underneath and you still shouldnt require extra blankets. 
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Posted: 03 January 2010 at 2:54pm |
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If you are wanting to keep costs down then I would get the lighter one as you can put as much on underneath as they need. We have one of each and I would reccommend one of each...however I dont have 2 babies to cater for (plus we are in the south island).
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Posted: 03 January 2010 at 10:29pm |
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woohoo! I just brought another 2nd hand go go bag from tm. This one for only $32 (needs some repair) lucky my MIL is a fantastic sewer!
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Posted: 04 January 2010 at 10:25pm |
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Go you Emiloly!
Who's the TM seller you were watching as I'm looking for a budget friendly one as well?
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Posted: 04 January 2010 at 11:16pm |
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I was just doing the usual auction stalking and then bidding at the very last minute lol. But if you were looking for new ones then the lady I was looking at is shopaholic.9
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Posted: 05 January 2010 at 9:39am |
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I've bought a couple off that seller and have been really impressed with the quality. She also makes to order, if you don't see one you like. I got a winter and summer weight one. I don't use them anymore now she's older, but they have lasted really well.
I found that my daughter sometimes got abit hot in her merino last summer (in Akld) and so I used a light weight cotton (0.5 tog) grobag for the hot nights.
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Go Go Bags summer/winter weight??
