Baby Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit Cotton

es muy bueno, muy calientito para los bebes aunque no es barato, la calidad es excelente...

For our second baby, I was so hesitant to buy this because it would be another product we may or may not use for a short time (aka waste money) but my friend kept insisting I buy it because we weren’t getting any sleep during the night. I finally caved after 2 weeks of broken sleep and the first night we used it, he only woke up once in the night rather than every hour. He’s 5 months now (have been using for a month) and I love it even more because he just started rolling! The sleep sack stops him from rolling at night and he just goes to sleep. During one of his day nights, it was dirty so I used the kyte sleep sack and he kept rolling in it but finally when I put him in the Merlin he stopped and went to bed.

My six month old started having trouble with both naps and overnight sleep out of nowhere. We had already transitioned from the swaddle to the Love to Dream Sleepsack. Teething, growth spurt, leap, separation anxiety…God knows. We love a good contact nap and I am okay with occasional co-sleeping, but I’m also a working mom so something had to give. And I wanted my sweet girl to get the sleep she needs. The price tag on these was a little alarming, but as others have said in their reviews, you can’t put a price tag on your sanity. I tried it during nap time first to see if one nap a day could be in the crib. I kept our same calming routine: nursery, book, sound machine, snuggle and rocking. Um, magic. I was able to put her down awake and she fell asleep on her own! I think the way the fabric envelops her body and keeps her just the right amount of warm and held is the ticket. She slept 1.5hrs without waking up enough to need soothing. I was concerned at first about the thickness, but the cotton and breathable inner layer aren’t that hot on my girl. Like practically all babies I know, she hates being cold and loves her snuggles. I think this is helping her stay cozy without overheating. I do run the ceiling fan and a tower fan constantly in her room to keep it cool. So I tried it again that same night. Magic again! She slept overnight, again stirring a couple times but easily able to get back to sleep. This mama is rested and happy now that her baby can sleep! Baby girl has met the rolling over milestone, but has not tried to roll in her sleep, even in the other sleep sack. We’ll be using this one until she tries to roll over on her belly while wearing it. She’s petite, in the 30th percentile for weight, but 67th for length so the 6-9 month suit fits her perfectly. Her feet stick out so I put socks on them for comfort. Bonus, they look absolutely adorable in these things. I got the sleep deprived giggles the first time I put her in it!

First of all, every baby is different, so this may not work for everyone. I am giving it 4 stars only because of the incredible shrink factor. It is 100% cotton and will shrink badly if placed in the dryer, even on the lowest setting. I learned that the hard way with the first one. I had to purchase a second one because line drying this little sucker takes TIME - and I live in a very dry climate. I can't imagine how long it would take to dry if I lived somewhere humid. I find I wash the suit daily when my daughter is on the cusp of a new diaper size. Now onto the good stuff: this was recommended by our pediatrician because my daughter likes to be swaddled, but she doesn't, if that makes any sense. She is happiest with her hands close to her face and I couldn't get a good swaddle with her hands near her face without her breaking out (and then waking up crying). We tried putting her down in a sleep sack with arms out and also in just a sleeper and the arms are an issue for her. This was recommended as a transition out of the swaddle. I watched lots of online videos, read lots of reviews, and finally decided to spring for it, even with the hefty price tag. She immediately slept comfortably as if she was swaddled and the best part is, it's not so restrictive that she can't get her hands to her face. It muffles jerky movements from sleep starts that wake most babies. Using the sleepsuit has also reduced the use of a pacifier, since she can self-soothe with her hands. For my baby, this is a total win. We started using it when she was about 4 months old. She is now 5 months and I will most likely be purchasing the 6-9 month version because she doesn't show any signs of rolling over any time soon; when she does, we will have to stop using it all together. I am concerned about the next step after this and transitioning her out of the suit, especially since my mom, who takes care of her during the week, says she won't nap without a swaddle (or this suit at home). But for now, it's been a great way to transition her. One more thing I like about this suit: it is pretty low cut in the front and doesn't cover her face at all. That was another concern I had about the swaddle. I woke her in the morning a couple of times to see the swaddle covering her mouth. I usually dress her in something when she's in the suit because her chest would be partially exposed if I didn't. For warmer days, I dress her in a short sleeved onesie and socks and for nights I dress her in a cotton sleeper. Her room gets pretty cold when the temperature really dips and on those occasions I will dress her in a fleece sleeper. This seems to keep her plenty warm and I can't imagine needing the fleece suit.

I LOVE this thing! It has been magical for our baby. She was 4 months old when I got it and I needed to stop swaddling her but was dreading the transition. She was dependent on me to get to sleep. I would swaddle her, rock her totally to sleep (I know you’re not supposed to do this but she’d cry when I didn’t) and give her the pacifier. I knew that she’d struggle without the swaddle and without it I wouldn’t be able to rock her to sleep so she’d be transitioning from both being rocked to sleep and the swaddle at once. And likely in her crying she’d spit out the pacifier. I had resolved to try a cry it out method thinking I had no other option but had been dreading it for weeks. I bought this because of the good ratings and decided to test it during naps two days before I was going to start CIO. The first time I put her in it I tried to rock her to sleep but she fussed because the suit was so puffy she couldn’t get comfortable on me so I laid her in the crib to decide what to do and she just fell asleep on her own! She did it again and again for each nap. I didn’t have to rock her she just got calm and fell asleep. Normally when I lay her down awake she’d scream immediately. So two nights later I tried it at night. Expecting to have to let her scream for hours on end I put her in the sleep suit and just like at naps she put herself to sleep. She’d fuss a little and move around for about ten minutes then just fall asleep. It’s magic! Another challenge we had is once she fell asleep she’d have 3-7 times per night she’d moan until I got up to put the pacifier back in her mouth. With This suit she stopped doing that completely. And the big victory...On the fourth night I used it she slept through the night for the first time! Normally she goes down at 7:30 gets up between 12-2 am and then sleeps til 7:30-8 am. She just never woke up! I have a friend who said that this suit didn’t work for her so it doesn’t work for everyone but it’s been truly magical for us. I’m so relieved. I recommend trying it.