Sleeping bags for newborns are a very practical replacement for a blanket. The sleeping bag will warm you on a cool night. The child will not be able to undress in a dream. Convenient spacious forms will allow the baby to take the usual sleep position. There are models with straps on the shoulders and with sleeves. Various options and materials allow you to use a sleeping bag for a newborn both in the summer and in the winter.
Each mother herself decides whether to use a sleeping bag or whether you can do without it. After all, all kids react differently to dressing in a sleeping bag. This type of bed linen has its pros and cons. Here is a complete list of all the pros and cons.
Positive sides:
- A child will be able to accidentally throw off a blanket, especially if he often moves around the bed during sleep. The sleeping bag is fastened so that it does not hold down the baby, but holds it tightly.
- To feed a child, you do not need to undress him. And the child will not be cold in the arms of her mother at night.
- Unlike a classic blanket, sleeping bags for newborns will not allow the baby to cover up with his head, or get entangled in it and suffocate. This is a great safe way to warm your baby.
- Being in a sleeping bag reminds the child of his sensations in the perinatal period. This contributes to the calm sleep of the baby, gives him a sense of security.
Negative sides:
- If a child is not accustomed to falling asleep in a sleeping bag from birth, the process of getting used to can be difficult and lengthy. It will take a long time to teach a kid protesting against the restriction of his freedom. It is advisable to start using this type of bedding as early as possible, when the baby is not yet able to independently move around the bed.
- Sleeping bags for newborns get wet if the baby is without a diaper. They can only be used in conjunction with waterproof diapers, disposable or reusable.
- It is almost impossible to change diapers in a sleeping bag and not awaken the baby. To change clothes, you need to remove the child from the sleeping bag. Although this can be done during the hours of night feeding, when there is a need to wake the baby.
Sleeping bags: buy or do-it-yourself?
In children's goods stores there is a huge selection of different sleeping bags. You can purchase a lightweight bag with straps with buttons for the warm season. Or pick up a warm, possibly furry sleeping bag in case of interruptions in heating in the winter. Colors and shapes will delight even very picky mothers. There are sleeping bags that look more like New Year's plush costumes in the form of bananas, chickens, gnomes, flowers, pea pods, deer, etc. Moreover, these types of bedding do not lose their convenience for direct use.
Recently it has become fashionable to give a sleeping bag in a dowry for a newborn. Perhaps someone from family or friends of the family has creative abilities and craftsmanship. Then there is a chance to get a handmade knitted or sewn sleeping bag with a unique decor as a gift. In such a thing, the baby will look very touching. Moms can make sleeping bags for newborns with their own hands. It is so simple that the result will not be long in coming, and you will definitely be satisfied with your creation.
Simple pattern of a model of a sleeping bag for a baby
Choose the right material for the sleeping bag: cotton fabric, wool, knitwear of good quality. Draw a pattern on a large piece of paper. Keep in mind that the length of the sleeping bag should be 15-20 cm greater than the height of the child. The width can be increased if necessary.
Open the fabric according to the pattern in the picture. The bag can be either one-piece (the pattern of the top and bottom is connected into a single canvas), and with patch shelves (separately, as on the pattern). Leave allowances of 1.5-2 cm for seams. Sew a zipper at the bottom of the sleeping bag. For fasteners on shoulders it is possible to take buttons, buttons, flypapers.
Decorate sleeping bags for newborns with separate overhead elements (flowers, cars, animals), embroideries, ribbons. The fantasy of decoration is endless. Let your baby feel the warmth of her mother’s love even at night in a unique sleeping bag.