Halo swaddle

Thread: "What swaddles are actually good for a newborn?"

Halo sleep sack swaddles are the best!

Thread: "Swaddles that actually work?"

I like the Halo swaddles. We have some fleece ones for colder weather that work well!

Thread: "Swaddle or Sleep sack"

The Halo swaddles are the best of both worlds they zip up like a sleep sack and then have Velcro flaps that cover their arms to “swaddle” them. And then when they start to roll over (or if they just had being swaddled like my son) you can warp the Velcro around their belly and keep their arms out. Bonus points for the fleece ones in the winter.

Thread: "Best Velcro swaddle?"

Based on our limited 1-child experience: Velcro swaddle: Halo Arms up: Love to Dream Combo (velcro, arms up, transition): Nested Bean Zen One (more bang for buck)

Thread: "Which swaddles to buy?"

The Halo ones worked well for us. You only need a couple, really, unless your baby is super spitty, but it's most convenient to have 3-5. I'd start with a couple and see if your baby likes it before buying more. I never got very good at wrapping a muslin swaddle but we were gifted a Miracle Blanket swaddle that I found quite foolproof!

Thread: "Huge PSA to Parents who swaddle (Just had a really big scare!)"

The halo one worked great for me as well, I'll throw another recommendation out for it.

Thread: "What are your thoughts on swaddles?"

I also thought it was a pretty uncontroversial opinion that babies like being swaddled until I saw people yelling about it online! As far as I understand it, it can help them feel calmer and keep them from startling and waking themselves up by flailing their arms. We plan to try it. We have some blankets (hoping my mom can show me how to make a nice tight burrito since she’s a nurse) and some Halo swaddles, because that’s the brand my SIL swears by.

Thread: "Need advice on baby sleepwear and swaddles"

Ok this may be unpopular, but I hated the Halo swaddles. Cheap, itchy material that was crap. Our favorite swaddles were either the Ollie or the Kyte brand. We tried the love to dream swaddle but he never took to it. After the swaddle stage we went to the woolino sleep sacks and they’re fantastic.

Thread: "Best Newborn swaddle sacks"

Halo velcro swaddle hands down. So glad we packed it in our hospital bag. It has a long strip of velcro unlike other velcro swaddles which we could never get tight enough to keep baby's arms in. Swaddling isn't that hard though. You just need a really big blanket. We started doing that when we got home.

Thread: "Swaddles that actually work?"

The halo ones worked the best for my baby because he hated having his arms wrapped, but wanted everything else wrapped. It was the easiest little "sleep sack" ever to use. Especially because it turns out I can't swaddle a potato.

Thread: "Transitioning out of a swaddle not going well.... Help!"

I was SO scared to transition LO out of the swaddle too. He started rolling so we didn’t have much choice and just had to bite the bullet and do it. It was a couple rough nights but honestly once you rip that bandaid off you’re going to be so happy that it’s behind you! We didn’t do anything groundbreaking but I’ll share what tips we used! We had been using the Ollie and the halo interchangeably. We did one arm out for a few nights (maybe a week?), once he got used to that we tried two arms out for a while, then both arms out with the swaddle still snug around his torso. Finally we transitioned to a sleep sack. We chose the nested bean zen sack because it seemed to offer some of the comforts of a swaddle with the safety of a sleep sack for a rolling baby. This is the tip that was most helpful to me: start at nighttime, not nap time. The drive to sleep is higher at night! Just stay consistent and you’ll cruise through this transition! Good luck ☺️

Thread: "Favorite lightweight swaddles/sleep sacks?"

My thought is definitely use a swaddle. The halo Velcro ones are cotton. A lot of people love the Ollie swaddle (just 1 layer) but they are pricey. I would dress baby in a onesie with no sleeves and no legs if you are worried about them being too warm. I wouldn't sacrifice a swaddle, I'd sacrifice footie pjs. I'm in TN so it gets pretty swampy here too.

Thread: "For those of you who have used multiple brands of swaddles"

Halo sleep sack swaddle. Hands down the best

Thread: "Halo Swaddle Warning"

We used the Halo swaddles and sleep sacks exclusively for my baby up until like a month ago (she is 12mo). For the swaddles, you need to make sure that you Velcro it relatively low on their torso and make it super tight! If it is up over their face, you probably didn’t do it tight enough. I liked the halo swaddles because you can train them to have one arm out to get used to being in the sleep sack.

Thread: "Sleep sacks"

So I can't speak to that reviewer since I didn't see it, but honestly my first thought is that they may have been using the wrong size, TOG, baby may have aged out, etc. Legit not trying to diminish them, but trying to find a logical explanation as to why that happened, if that makes sense! I loved all of my Halo swaddles and I plan on using them with my second (currently 29 weeks along). They have specific ages and TOGs, so you need to be sure to pay attention to that. I never had an issue with my first with any wiggling out or rearranging themselves. You could try one during nap time (when you're awake and can watch them) and see how baby fares, if they like it then use it at night as well!

Thread: "Huge PSA to Parents who swaddle (Just had a really big scare!)"

Love the Zipadee Zip! My twins sleep so well in these!!

Thread: "Sleep Sacks For Newborns"

It’s typically reflex at that age and they grow out of it (it freaked me out when my son did that but ped assured us it was fine) but we used the halo sleep sack swaddles because you can swaddle arms in, arms out or hands to face and since my son hated having his arms in that was like the best of both worlds for us.

Thread: "For those of you who have used multiple brands of swaddles"

Halo swaddles were my go to. It’s a great transition swaddle as well!

Thread: "Best Velcro swaddle?"

For the price, you can't beat the halo swaddle. Plus you can use it as a sleep sack later when you're ready to transition. Also has various TOG options to keep baby as warm as needed but even the lowest TOG isn't great if you live somewhere really warm though.

Thread: "Huge PSA to Parents who swaddle (Just had a really big scare!)"

Another plus 1 for the zippadee zip— I like that it’s safe to continue using even after rolling starts, and it still does a good job of dialing down Moro reflex

Thread: "What swaddles are actually good for a newborn?"

These were a lifesaver! Only did a traditional swaddle in the hospital. Once baby grew out of these we just switched to a regular sleep sack.

Thread: "Trying to break out of the swaddle - what are our options?"

We started having some swaddle issues at that age. My daughter could get out of the Halo swaddle in 15 seconds. As I was looking around at options I can across this video of a blanket swaddle. It solved all of our issues. I dont know if this is the kind of answer you were looking for. But it stopped my kid from trying because its a tight swaddle. And I liked that I didn't need to keep buying new products/sizes. https://www.reddit.com/r/beyondthebump/comments/ddkd6n/how_did_i_not_know_about_this_this_swaddle_is/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Thread: "newborn hates being swaddled "

Second these. My LO also couldn’t stand being swaddled, but we used these and either put his hands by his face or let his arms/hands be totally free. I think the Velcro around the torso helped him feel more snug even when his arms were out. Sadly he is very long and outgrew them around 4 weeks 😂

Thread: "Need advice on baby sleepwear and swaddles"

Same! We had the halo one for the first two weeks but he was fighting it. Same with my daughter. We got the Amazon dupe of this swaddle which will save you $10 per which matters because you’ll want at least two of each size.

Thread: "When to transition to arms out?"

If you’re considering a transition, the Halo swaddle was a great step for us (our LO was too small for the Love to Dream version with removable arms when we had to get her arms free). We just did arms out with some compression on her chest for a bit and eventually loosened the Velcro part up so it was basically acting as a sleep sack. Then when it was time to size up, we switched to a regular sleep sack.

Thread: "I’ve spent so much money on swaddles/sleep sacks…what works?"

Agreed on transitional swaddle! We use halo. Very adaptable.

Thread: "When buying a swaddle, what did you prioritize the most?"

I second this! The halo swaddles were a life saver for us. Our daughter kept getting her hands free from the Velcro ones !

Thread: "What swaddle worked for you?"

I loved the halos! They get zippered in and the zippers open from the bottom and they have these wings that are velcro so you can just unzip the bottom if u want and change and their still swaddled up top. We tried some other ones but the halos worked the best for us.

Thread: "Which swaddles to buy?"

I think the Halo Sleep Sack Swaddle is the best option! It has the Velcro wrap so your baby can be swaddled with arms in if they like it, and if they don’t like being swaddled you can still use it with their arms out! If they do like being swaddled in the beginning, it also allows one arm out to help transition out of the swaddle when the time comes. I bought so many different types of swaddles before my baby was born and it turns out she hated being swaddled, it was such a waste of money. The Halo was the only one we actually used because it was allowed multiple use options. We had two in each size, so if one for dirty we could toss it in the wash and use the other one.

Thread: "Best swaddle for small newborns?"

My daughter was 6lb 4 oz at birth and we used the halo sleepsack swaddle. We also loved the Love to Dream arms up swaddle and it’s what we’re using now with my son.

Thread: "When buying a swaddle, what did you prioritize the most?"

Try the Halo swaddle - Velcro and has three different ways to wear!

Thread: "What swaddle worked for you?"

When they’re really small I find blankets work best; we have a bunch of big muslin blankets, and with our kids we just did the double swaddle they showed us at the hospital for the first month or two, then switched to the halo sleep sack swaddles once they got big enough to not swim in them. They were both out of the swaddle by 4 months.

Thread: "Sleep Sacks For Newborns"

I like the halo swaddle for this age and just wrap the Velcro fabric under their arms/leave their arms out. Still gives them that snug feeling without keeping their arms restrained.

Thread: "Halo Swaddle Warning"

Same! LOs nickname was Houdini for the first month because he managed to get out of even the most complex and tight swaddles, even the zipper kind.

Thread: "What is safest for newborn: sleep sack, swaddle, or onesie?"

This is the way! We loved the Halo swaddles

Thread: "Best Newborn swaddle sacks"

Second these! They are amazing and also easy to leave one arm out when you need to start weaning off the swaddle.

Thread: "For those of you who have used multiple brands of swaddles"

Halo and Kyte for us too! We used Halo for sleep sacks as well so we didn’t use Woolino but we are also in New England so Kyte was great in the winter

Thread: "F*** Swaddling"

The halo swaddles! My hospital gave me one then we went and bought more. I think it’ll become a baby shower gift staple for me. They’re amazing, just expensive

Thread: "Sleep sacks"

We started with the Halo sleep sack swaddles. He started busting an arm out so he could sleep like a Roman senator (seriously, he looked like he was wearing a toga). When he started to roll we just wrapped the swaddle part loosely under his armpits. We also have a couple of the Burts Bees cotton sleep sacks that I really like so far. I recently got one of Kyte sleep sacks on sale but I haven’t tried it yet. It does annoy me that it can’t go in the dryer and it’s thicker than I expected.

Thread: "Huge PSA to Parents who swaddle (Just had a really big scare!)"

This is where we are. Ours is five days old and doesn't mind swaddling, but will fight like a bear to have his arms out, so we just gave up and leave his them out (also a Halo sleepsack swaddle).

Thread: "Arms up swaddles experiences?"

Been using the Halo sleep swaddles. Tried swaddling with blankets but my LO would just get out of them constantly. It did seem like she didn’t like to have her arms down but she sleeps way better when they are down and she’s in a tight little straight jacket 😂 Once she rolls we can leave her arms out of the Velcro.

Thread: "Swaddles vs sleep sacks"

We had a halo swaddle to use when we came home from the hospital and he tolerated it for a few days and then decided he didn’t like it. Then we used the hospital blanket for a few days and then he was over that one! We ended up getting a fleece newborn Halo sleep sack and used that until he grew out of it. He slept with his arms up like a football goal post 😂 made it much easier that we didn’t have to transition him out of a swaddle! Halo and Burt’s bees are my faves.

Thread: "Need advice on baby sleepwear and swaddles"

I second the no fleece suggestion. Our daughter also overheated in them. The cotton halo swaddles worked great for both of my babies though. They grew out of them pretty quickly (around 2 months), but by then their startle reflex was mostly gone, so we just switched them to the Burt's bees beekeeper sleep sack, which worked great.

Thread: "How do people transition their babies out of a swaddle?"

You are not alone! Haha we liked the Merlin because does help with the startle but we only got a few weeks use out of it before she starting showing signs of rolling and that’s when you are supposed to stop using it but during the time she slept well in it! I liked to use that halo one after it since it has arms like the Merlin did but they are able to move around freely in the halo. We are still using it at 5 months!

Thread: "swaddles that baby can't break out of?"

The halo sleep sack swaddle is the only one my LO hasn’t wriggled out of. Pricey but I hope they fit him for a while and we’ll use with arms out as well.

Thread: "What swaddles are actually good for a newborn?"

I just used the hospital blankets until she grew out of swaddles at 3 months. I had a Halo, some Velcro one, etc. and none was better than a simple hospital blanket.

Thread: "Am I in the minority when I say Halo sleep sacks are terrible?"

Our hospital gave us a halo swaddle and I hated it. I was so stressed out in the hospital because no matter who put my baby in it, it always ended up covering her mouth/getting close to her nose. It gave me so much anxiety in the hospital I didn’t sleep at all and couldn’t relax until my husband went home and got a different one for me.

Thread: "Need advice on baby sleepwear and swaddles"

We loved the Ollie too. x3 kids Halo swaddles weren't snug enough for my kids to feel secure. They would wiggle and break their arms out/undo the swaddle in the middle of the night.

Thread: "What swaddles are actually good for a newborn?"

I agree. It's a little pricier than other swaddles but I think it's worth it. I tried different brands and types of swaddles, like Love to Dream, SwaddleMe pod, Aden and Anais,.etc, and found Halo to work the best with my newborn.

Thread: "Swaddles that actually work?"

Great suggestions! Also Halo ones would ride up and cover my baby’s mouth and even nose so I didn’t feel like they were safe.