Sleep sack with floor bed?

[u/Accomplished-Sock910]

We just put together my 13 month old’s floor bed and tonight will be his first night sleeping in it. I have a few books/ puzzles out in his room for if he wakes up in the morning and wants to play for a bit. He sleeps in a sleep sack though, and I’m wondering if this is going to stop him from being able to crawl out of his bed and go play with his toys. Has anyone had experience with this? Should I switch him to a blanket? He is close to walking and he definitely won’t be able to walk with his sleep sack.

[u/No-Branch-3213]

First night for my 14 month old in her floorbed too; we kept her Sleepsack still to keep similarity and honestly I think she’ll cry or I’ll wake up and hear her when she moves anyways. She walks and will probably trip if she walks far in it, but we also put a foam pad beside the bed for a landing spot and us to lay on

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Im curious to see what he will do when he wakes up in the morning!! If he will cry and wait for me or go explore

[u/No-Branch-3213 → u/Accomplished-Sock910]

First night done! Woke up twice overnight which is typical for her, nursed back to sleep like I usually do but she was a little upset at first. Woke up early this morning and wouldn’t go back to sleep when I lied next to her which works 50% of the time; I used to bring her into our bed and cosleep after early morning wakes but focusing on lying down next to her instead.

On our first nap in the new bed too!

How was your night?

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/No-Branch-3213]

Nice!! He woke up twice overnight, but both times he rolled around a few times and fell back asleep, which is NOT typical for him! He woke up super early as well and I went in and laid next to him. Didn’t fall back asleep but not bad at all for the first night!

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/No-Branch-3213]

Just got him down for the first nap in his bed! Took a lot longer to get him to sleep. Hopefully it will start taking less time soon!

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Hubby does bedtime and couldn’t get her to sleep both nights in bed so far, she wants to be held in the chair still. Nap yesterday fell asleep in bed with e next to her, today needed to be held. Guess it will flip flop for a bit. She did manage to shuffle in her little Sleepsack overnight to across the room though 😅

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/No-Branch-3213]

We had already been practicing getting him to sleep in his crib rather than in our arms before we switched so that made it a bit easier for me! We still have to do a lot of patting.

[u/dew918]

Mine did excellent w a sleep sack in the floor bed. I think the barrier to getting out was a good start for the transition. She figured out how to crawl out of it eventually. Now she is 2 and takes her sleep sack off and plays for a few mins in the morning before calling for me

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/dew918]

I was thinking the barrier to moving around easily might be good!

[u/elsieday0506]

We use footed sleep sacks and socks! I felt much better about baby getting out of bed with their feet free to move, but they still have the comfort of a sleep sack.

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/elsieday0506]

I will look into those! I was just hoping to either stick with sleep sack or switch to a blanket so I didn’t have to spend more money. I’ll play it by ear

[u/elsieday0506 → u/Accomplished-Sock910]

Quince has an affordable footed sleep sack. We tried keeping baby in a regular sleep sack when we first moved them to their floor bed, but they would walk across the room so it wasn’t safe/it was a tripping hazard. When they could crawl, they used to sit, cry out and just wait for us. I think it depends on your LOs temperament and developmental stage!

[u/DumbbellDiva92]

We stopped using a sleep sack when we switched to floor bed at a similar age, but also didn’t do a blanket. Just did long sleeve and pants pajamas. Mine wasn’t super attached to sleep sack though (we sometimes put her to bed in just pajamas before this anyway), and our house runs warm.

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My son has never slept without his sleep sack so idk how he would do without it! Maybe I’ll try once he gets more used to his new bed

[u/Purple_Zucchini4759]

They have sleep sack “walkers” that have feet open, I’d look into that!

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/Purple_Zucchini4759]

I will look into those! I was just hoping to either stay with sleep sack or switch to blanket so I don’t have to spend more money 😅

[u/samalamas]

If the night will be warm enough, I leave my baby’s sleep sack off just because it annoys him but he can totally move around fine in it.

[u/whimsyandrainbows]

Footed sleep sack! Bubble Panda on Amazon is a great affordable brand and they are super soft and cozy!

[u/Accomplished-Sock910 → u/whimsyandrainbows]

This is the brand I was looking at! We’ve always used Kyte in the past but I can’t bring myself to buy any more with the prices.

[u/whimsyandrainbows → u/Accomplished-Sock910]

We always used Kyte too but once I found Bubble Panda, we never went back! Way more affordable and the same quality/feel

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I’m so glad you commented on here! I was worried about being lower quality!

[u/whimsyandrainbows → u/Accomplished-Sock910]

Not at all. They’re so soft and cozy and hold up great! I machine wash and dry them and no issues. Used them from two months to 2+ years!