Safety Sleeps
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Topic: Safety Sleeps
Posted By: SuziE
Subject: Safety Sleeps
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 11:47am
Wasnt sure if this fitted the product review section so please feel free to move this to there if it does 
Safety sleeps ... Im going to purchase one as the boy is rolling all over the place ... so what ones do you girl use ... pros n cons ... brands? can we name brands in the forums? The ones that have a sheet thing fitted look good ... opinions please  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 12:30pm
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I just had a normal wedge for the first few weeks or so. So cant really help. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 12:33pm
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I'm planning on getting a safe T sleep as I have a friend that swears by them. they used them on their twins and even claim it has stopped the boys getting up in the middle of the night and climbing into their beds.....maybe they were just lucky. I like the idea because we will be travelling Chch- Akl a lot to visit grandparents.
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 1:00pm
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We have a safe T sleep I found it great I had to take it of to wash today and James has been taking longer to go to sleep without it it also gives me piece of mind as he know is in his own room as I know he can't slip under the blankets as it keeps him in the one spot. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: SuziE
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 1:14pm
I used nothing with my first two all those years ago .. they ended up all over their cots in some pretty far out positions and still managed to sleep ... I did used to get up and have to reposition them abit though ... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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SMoody wrote:Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 1:43pm
| We have the SafeTsleep wrap (the one that goes around the matress) and is definitely one of the best items we purchased. Alyssa has been sleeping in it since she first came home right up to now (almost 8 months). I will continue to use it until she isn't happy with it, as it has always worked well keeping her in place so she doesn't roll. |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 1:44pm
| Wouldn't be without ours - Joshua is impossible to get to sleep without it. We are planning on weaning him off it soon - better for him, but not looking forward to a 'climbing out of the cot boy"!! |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 1:53pm
We have both a safety sleep with the bit that velcroes around the middle, and a sleep sack that has a fabric band sewn into it that snaps to fit around the mattress, like so:
I know it looks a little odd without arm holes, but this doesn't seem to bother her - and keeps her nice and snuggly too. I have discovered that she can roll inside the safety sleep now anyway, I had to wash the sleep sack and put the SS on in the meantime, and after the one sleep with it on I discovered her on her tummy and turned 90 degrees !  Was good when she was a bit smaller though.
------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
Love many, trust few, harm none. ~Anon~ |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 2:12pm
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There is another trick you can use. I use to put McKayla (okay in the wedge) but her feet was touching the end of the cot. Then the blankets gets on top but the end of it gets tucked under the mattrass. So the top part only reaches her neck. So she cant slip under her blankets and she wont have the strength to pull it over her head.
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 3:43pm
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All three of my girls have had safety sleeps, the gremlins are still in theirs, and I would't be without them. When we go visiting I take them with me and put them round a single bed and the girls nap there just as well as they would in their own cots. I have to wash them on a day when we are out and about as they won't sleep without them.
They are great peace of mind, I used Maya's one with her till she was well over 1, altho from about 8 or 9 mths I had to safety pin it closed so she didn't get out of it. -------------  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: Gracielou
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 8:48pm
I'm using a safe T sleep, Steph kept rolling onto her tummy and complaining because she wanted to be on her back. I've been using it for a week now and it does a great job of helping stay put. Also great when traveling as its definitely a lot smaller than a portacot.------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:02pm
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I used a wedge after we were told off about Tyrell's falt head.... Anyway we were given a Go Go bag (sleeping bag thing!) We find it to be fantastic! It is made of Merino wool and cotton. So warm in winter and cool in summer. |
Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 15 March 2007 at 10:15pm
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I loved using my saftey sleep, they were not only good to "settle" but also as a piece of mind. I was very consious of Olivia's fontanelle and was rather worried about her crashing into the cot bars. As she has grown she has just learnt to take them off herself and is now completely weaned off them. I just had the ones that have the bit that goes around the tummy. High recommendations here!! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 10:14am
Mercedes has a flat head too  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
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: Guests
Date Posted: 16 March 2007 at 3:59pm
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I have a safety sleep and to be honest its not gonna be on Ellas bed for much longer she rolls and twists in it and gets in a right mess and then screams her head off coz she gets on her tummy and doesnt like to sleep like that. Otherwise it was awesome when she was little
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