Go go Bag
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Topic: Go go Bag
Posted By: Katep
Subject: Go go Bag
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 7:20pm
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Am looking at buys 1 or 2 of these for my winter bub, but have a few questions.
1. How long can they we worn/used for before they need to be washed? (this will help me decide between 1 or 2 bags) 2. I'm not sure whether to go for the normal weight one or heavier one? Or one of each? We have a heat pump and will be on atlease 18degrees I guess. The heavier ones are for below 18 and the lighter weight ones are for 18-30 degrees. Oh and share any other info that you think might be usefull. Thanks ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 21 March 2009 at 7:28pm
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personally I would go with 2 bags (or at least 1 gogo bag and then another sleeping bag as a back up)- very handy especially when bubs is throwing up in the middle of the night and you need to replace all the bedding (we had a cheaper 3rd as back up for those really bad nights). for winter I used the heavier weight and then had the lighter weight for summer (and then this summer we didn't use anything as it was to hot for any blankets). Ella was also a winter baby (June) and we didn't use any sleeping bags on her until she was around 5 months (I didn't see the point as she was happy being swaddled and using blankets) so she went staight into the summer weight and then we didn't buy the winter one until the following winter. hope that helps ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: *Lou*
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 2:24pm
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Go go bags are great!
Everyone I know seems to only use them from about 5 months old too. We hardly ever have to wash ours - they encourage you to just 'air' them instead of washing frequently. We alternated between a go go bag and another brand which was a heavier weight. You can always dress bub in warm pjs and throw a blanket on over top for the cooler nights though. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 4:57pm
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I agree with needing two bags, but would suggest you just start out with a standard weight Gogo bag then buy another one.
I actually found the sizing on the gogo bags rather small - my 14 month old has a 0-2 year one and it's starting to get a bit short on her (she can't stand up in it) - I doubt it will last the winter. I personally prefer Grobags to Gogo bags, and they are cheaper too. ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 7:13pm
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Is there a reason people aren't using them from newborn? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 8:09pm
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i found the sizing quite small as well, as Ella outgrew hers by around 16 months (but she is quite tall for her age). the reason we didn't use it from newborn, was because we didn't need to. Ella was in a bassinent and I think a sleeping bag would have looked too big for it, and she would have looked far too small in it (just my opinion). Also we got given a woollen cot blanket from my grandma, so that made her nice and snug. I only really started thinking about a gogo bag when Ella started kicking the covers off and rolling around the bed. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 9:21pm
Normally people wrap (swaddle) babies for at least the first 2 - 3 months as most newborns sleep better with their arms wrapped over their chests/by their sides until they outgrow the startle reflex (they fling their arms up above their heads which scares them and wakes them up - it's quite funny to watch!) Once they don't need to have their arms contained, sleeping bags are brilliant. ------------- Two little girls under 2!
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Katep wrote:Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 22 March 2009 at 9:32pm
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We have two standard and two summer. Summer ones are awesome for daysleeps year round.
We have never lived anywhere that would have required a winter bag. She usually just had merino pjs underneath her bag, if it was cooler, we would put her merino blanket that we used to swaddle her in over the top of her. I think that gogo have also introuduced a nb sleeping bag, but I dont really see the point, since most newborns are swaddled. With this one we will swaddle (in merino) and put a merino blanket over the top of him, we will move him into a sleeping bag when he looses his startle reflex (or we may do what we did with Issy, and wrap him over the top of his sleeping bag) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 6:31am
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This is off topic but when I met my midwife a couple of weeks ago she mentioned not to wrap arms in. Reason being arms should be free so that reflex thing can happen.
I KNOW NOTHING about newborn babies, so I accept being wrong. In fact I could have misunderstood? ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 8:20am
Ummm ... if you want to actually get any sleep ... I would ignore her and wrap baby 
Thing is they tend to startle themselves awake .. which is a PITA, once you actually have the baby, you will realise you will do just about ANYTHING to get them to sleep for a decent length of time  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 1:15pm
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I agree with lilfatty - wrap the baby! Some babies hate being swaddled but most sleep much better, all four of mine were wrapped.
We have 2 standard weight Mokopuna Cocoonos and I just ordered lil miss 2 winter weight Go Go Bags for when it gets cooler. When she was tiny I used to swaddle her and then put the sleep sack OVER the swaddle, that way I could put her down at 7pm when it was still warmish in just the swaddle, then add the sleep sack at her 10pm dream feed when it had gotten cooler. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 1:59pm
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Hi Kate, here is my expereince living in chch and cromwell. We started with a winter wieght and a summer weight and found both were handy. The winter weight is snuggly...but if that was in the wash we could use the summer one plus a blanket...not ideal but worked till the winter was washed.
Now we have 3 winter and 2 summer plus a cheap summer copy. The last few days I have had both boys in winter ones as we have had frosty mornings. Tom will sleep happily in his winter one at temps of 22 or less. It doesnt have to be less than 18. ANything hotter though is really uncomfy for him.
I also say wrap your newborn. Tom loved it, James hated it but was still wrapped for his night sleeps for the first 6 weeks. Now I just put him in his sleep sack and he is happy. The startle reflex is only useful if you want to startle them |
Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 23 March 2009 at 8:23pm
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Oh I loved that comment about getting sleep lilfatty. I guess midwives are all say but no do sometimes. I don;t think mine has children...hmmmmm.
thanks for the advice peeps. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: crakars
Date Posted: 27 March 2009 at 11:03pm
its a new thing - aying they shouldnt be wrapped - our baby was in the neonatal unit where they disagree with swaddling - we tried no swaddling when got home but find he slept much better in one -------------  http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 March 2009 at 8:25am
kate. thesleepstore.co.nz has them on special for a couple more days. $199 for 2 winter ones.
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 28 March 2009 at 9:51am
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thanks nzpiper....I went on to have a look. Decided to get the winter/standard combo for a bit more though...as I really wanted one that was oatmeal coloured, and I'm sure the standard one will be nice and warm for our cold summers. Looking forward to their arrival. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Mum to the Gorgeous Leah! 7 months |
Posted By: pebblegirl
Date Posted: 31 March 2009 at 4:40pm
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At our antenatal class we got told to wrap the babies but you wrap them in a different way which holds the arms down but enables the baby to get their fingers to their mouths if they want to suck on them for self-soothing. She showed us quickly last week and is meant to go more in-depth about it this week. It kind of looked like the baby was a Pharoah and the blanket left space around their front/arms but still nice and snug everywhere else. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 9:03am
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I got my girls a gogo bag each half way through summer. I did the 2 for $199 deal. They both have the winter weight which I have been using all year round. I have so far washed them once. I usually just hand them over the cot rails when not in use to air out. I only washed them because Hazel had been sick on hers.
I swear by them. Best thing I have brought so far. Although we didn't get them until the girls were around 7 months old because they kept rolling and kicking off sheets. I wouldn't think the gogo bag alone would be enough for a new born in winter. When our girls were new born they were swaddled in cotten wraps then covered with a sheet, a woolen blanket and a duvet. Plus the heater in their room hasn't been turned off since they were born -------------  
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 02 April 2009 at 9:22am
| We have had 2 frosty mornings in a row and James has been in a long sleeve bodysuit, winter gogo bag and a sheet over top...he's toasty!!! but his room hasnt dropped below 20 yet...WOW!!! insulation is amazing stuff! |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 03 April 2009 at 12:41pm
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The sleepstore has got a winter and a summer gogo for $258 now
http://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/shop/Value+packs/Standardwinter+Go+Go+Bag+Pack.html That's a pretty good deal. I managed to get a summer and winter for $199, but that was 2 yrs ago. I totally recommend them, and think you will probably need a winter one in Timaru. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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