5 week old

Can I use sleeping bags for my 5 week old? She’s a wriggly baby when she’s settling for sleep & was wondering if sleeping bag is an option? She manages to move her blanket even when tucked in tight . Any advice?

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I’ve been using one since around 3 weeks old hes a month today I just got 0-3 month sleeping bag x

my 5 week old is the exact same he manages to do full 360s in the next to me every night so haven’t been using a blanket. Trying a sleeping bag for the first time tonight it’s 0-6 month that’s all i could find but he’s 11lb and pretty long so i think it’s ok x

My little one is 4 weeks tomorrow and as of 3 days ago I started using sleeping bags. She used to immediately wake up when I transferred her from me to the crib so the sleeping bags helps to retain her body heat in the swap over… it’s worked so far and had no issues!xx

They usually have a minimum weight on them with the age so check that! ☺️.

We were using a sleeping bag from 1 week old! He wriggled out of swaddles and blankets so it’s been sleeping bag since then for him 😂

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