Just wanted to share how I achieved the best night sleep I've had since having my baby.

I know every baby is different so this might not work for everyone. Or maybe others are doing the same and I am late figuring it out. So I have been using baby sleeping bags. I don't know how other people's fit their baby, but there was a bit of room either side of her body for my baby. Last night I put a new one on that was so tight that she couldn't move her legs side to side. It has room in the bottom for her to grow though. But I put her in it and she tried to wriggle her legs and found she couldn't. Her body seemed to relax and she spit her dummy out. I waited for her to fuss because she didn't have her dummy (she always has to sleep with a dummy or she'll wake up) but she went to sleep and didn't stir once all night. I checked on her a few times to make sure she was breathing but she was fine. I woke up this morning and found her in the same position she fell asleep in, no dummy, no fussing or thrashing around or making weird little noises. I would highly recommend buying a really tight sleeping bag for anyone who hasn't yet. She slept 12 hours (although some of this was downstairs with us before we went to bed) She is a good sleeper already because she doesn't wake for milk but the dummy situation has been driving me crazy, she spits it out in the night and won't settle until I find it for her again. Sometimes it's twice every hour. Hope this helps someone else.

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Where did you get the sleeping bag?

Thank you 😊

This is amazing! My little boy sleeps through too but stirs for his dummy from about 4ish. Drives me mad as I’d rather be just wake for a feed and go back to sleep 🤣 xx

dummies are a blessing and a curse aren't they. She's been so reliant on it that I was starting to worry what was going to happen when I eventually have to wean her off it x

thanks for the recommendation! I was just thinking I definitely want to buy some more tightly fitting ones now so that's really helpful x

We put our Bae in a bag two days ago and he’s slept like a dream!!! Defo recommend I think ours is also warmer cos he always used to kick off his blankets

sorry I’m confused (it doesn’t take much!) what attachment is it in the picture that wraps baby in tighter? Xx

you’re welcome! I bought a set of 3 on Vinted for like £10! Xx

no worries I didn't realise what it was at first. You see the bit that sticks out the side underneath the right arm strap? It's just a small attachment that clips around the back and makes it a tiny bit tighter on the chest. Hope that makes sense x

omg no way!! I have these sleeping bags that have those attachments and I didn’t realise that’s what it’s for! Baby brain is still present clearly 🤣 thank you for that xxx

Hmmmm interesting.... I will try this.

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