Grobag Baby Sleeping Bags
As parents of a 2 year old we’re often the source of advice for friends who are expecting a baby or who’ve just become new parents. One question I get asked is, “What product would you recommend for our new baby?” And my answer is always Grobag Baby Sleeping Bags.
Grobags are little sleeping bags that allow babies to move their arms which keeping their bodies and legs snug and come recommended by the British foundation for prevention of SIDS- sudden infant death syndrome. They come in sizes from 0-6 months (7lbs-or 3.5kg) up to 3 years, with loads of funky designs and colours. During those first few months grobags kept our son at a consistent temperature – so no need to wake him up in the night to check he is wasn’t too hot or too cold (yes, new parents really do this)! It also meant that he couldn’t kick off his blankets in the night, solving many of the problems usually associated with sleeping away from home, not to mention the trauma of moving from a bassinet or moses basket to a bigger cot. When used as part of a night time routine they can help your baby establish the difference between day and night, helping with any “sleeping through the night” problems you may have. And one more plus – want to keep using a Grobag Baby Sleeping Bag even as your baby gets a little older? No problem! They can’t climb out of the cot in one, so no need to move them to a bed until you really need to!
Welcome to our blog! And that’s such a good point about preventing the baby/toddler from climbing out of the crib. Someone was just telling me that their kid kept doing that (can’t remember who…). Anyways, Hila has a few sleeping bags like the grobag (diff brands) and she sleeps in one everynight. I love them too. 🙂
I have the exact same one as pictured! It’s better than any of the other brands because it has a special flap in the back so you can thread straps through e.g. if you want them to sleep in their pushchair or carseat in their sleeping bag. Also after you do the front zip up there is another flap that closes over the end of the zip so that your baby can’t unzip it themselves. Well, a wiley toddler might work it out, but mine hasn’t bothered yet. And yes, she has just turned two and not climbed out of her cot yet – thank G’d!!
British Liz x
hey british people,
what’s the difference between a pushchair and a buggy?
Well I used to think that pushchair was what British people called a chair you push and buggy was just a soppy Americanism. But I did some research on this and apparently not – they are in fact technical terms for slightly different things. I refer you to this website as I am too confused to paraphrase it:
http://www.thinkbaby.co.uk/news/article/mps/uan/1931
From this, I think pushchair is possibly the better terminology as it is an umbrella term whereas buggy seems to be a specific type of pushchair.
On another note, I think the American word for nappies, i.e. ‘diaper’ makes no sense and it is not even obvious how to pronounce it when you only see it written and never hear it said 😉
Nappy is short for napkin which was the traditional thing tied round a baby’s bum. But where on earth does the word diaper come from??
Liz
Third Generation Brit
🙂
according to the mothercare website buggies and strollers mean the lightweight, umbrella fold ones, like maclaren etc, whereas pushchairs mean the sturdier, from birth type, like peg perego, bugaboo, etc. Pushchair is also the all inclusive British term for anything you push a baby in, so prams, buggies etc, are all different types of pushchairs. Clearer?