Let’s talk about the logistics of your baby or toddler’s sleeping environment for a moment, shall we? Specifically, I want to talk about what your options are for keeping your child sufficiently covered and warm, and more importantly, SAFE.
My two children have been VERY different. My oldest was fully swaddled (arms and everything!) until she was 7 months old, and then had her legs swaddled until around 18 months. The swaddle was her jam, people. So she never really got into the sleepsack thing since she wanted to be very snug, and by the time she finally outgrew the swaddle, she was running around everywhere, and those footless sleepsacks were pointless for her.
Layah, on the other hand, outgrew the swaddle by 4 months. We started using HALO SleepSacks at that point and had great success with them. They are so much safer than blankets as they create a warm and cosy environment without posing a suffocation risk. They are basically like a wearable blanket! The material won’t bunch up around the face and the zipper unzips from the bottom so that even curious babies and toddlers can’t get themselves out of it.
So anyway, the HALO SleepSack was the optimal choice for Layah. That is, until she started standing up all the time, and then walking (she was walking by 9 months, which was totally NOT cool!). Since the SleepSacks don’t have cut outs for the feet, they are very frustrating to babies who want to move.
Just as this was becoming a real problem and we were about to retire the SleepSacks altogether, HALO introduced the SleepSack Early Walker! This is a SleepSack in a lightweight-knit fabric (shown below), and it is also available in Micro-fleece and Comfort Mesh fabrics. Check out what it looks like!
FYI, the pink long sleeves are part of a onesie, not part of the SleepSack. If you are familiar with SleepSacks, then you are probably thinking that this looks just like any other SleepSack. But here’s what makes it so special:
This SleepSack has cut outs for the feet. They are snug enough so that the feet won’t come out of them, but not so tight as to be uncomfortable. And there’s still that blanket-like feel to the product. Layah sleeps, well, like a baby in this! And she can walk around in it, too!
In addition to the SleepSack Early Walker, HALO also has a Big Kids Toddler SleepSack line. All are available for purchase on Amazon. We absolutely adore our SleepSack Early Walker, and when Layah starts to wear size 2T, we will invest in a SleepSack Big Kids! The Early Walker, by the way, is on sale at Amazon right now for just $18 (regularly $24.99!).
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Britney says
I prefer the early walker
kris m says
i like the early walker
christine marie says
early walker please 🙂
christine marie says
early walker thanks for the giveaway!
Keara B. says
I’d prefer the Big Kids Sleep Sack!
Elena says
I prefer the Early Walker
liz l says
Big Kids sleep sack
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
big kids bag
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Kari Flores says
I prefer the Early Walker.
Heather Johnson says
Big kid sleep sack. My toddler is a big girl now!
Cassandra S says
I would love the Big Kid Sleep Walker.
Mercedes says
I’d prefer the early walker. These are just darling. 🙂
Charity L. says
Early walker!
michele p says
I would love the early walker!
Tara says
I would like the Big Kids Sleepsack as I can’t keep blankets on my 2-year-old and this is the perfect solution.
Breanne says
Early walker
Saver Sara says
I’d like the Early Walker
brandi hawn says
i would want the early walker b/c my youngest son is just about to start walking 🙂
Jennifer Rogers says
I prefer the Big Kids Sleep Sack!
Jen H says
I’d prefer the sleep sack big kids!
Jennifer G says
EARLY WALKER
erum shaukat says
early walker please!
nikki c says
I would love the big kids sleep sack!!
desiree says
big kid we sued to have these when i was younger but little differnt
Dana West says
Sleepsack Early Walker! These are great!
meaghan mcd says
I think I would get the big kid sleep sack, my son sometimes likes to sleep in his robe, lol
joanne gentry says
I would love to win the Early Walker.
Marianna says
Big kids
amy says
early walker
Stephenie P says
I would love to try an Early Walker sleep sack!
Katherine H says
I would prefer the Big Kids sleep sack!
Jessica Peeling says
Probably the big kid one but either would work! jessicapeeling@yahoo.com
Dana says
Probably the Big Kid one
Jessica says
The Early Walker.
Brandy Fisk says
Big kids!
Erika P. says
The Early Walker Sleep Sack
Amy Wels says
Early walker….I have an almost 6 month old
Rebecca says
Early walker.
Jen S says
Big Kids – then my son can’t complain he’s cold even when covered with blankets!
fancygrlnancy (Nancy Partin) says
Early Walker
renee says
I like the Big Kids sack because my baby thinks she is too good to be put down so I doubt she will be doing any early walking 😉
Carol says
I’d like the early walker.
Malea Cooper says
How cool is this?? I had no idea these were made for toddlers, too! I would love to have the big kid version for my son.
danielle lima says
The Big Kids
Meriane says
The early walker is really cute!
polly says
I would like the early walker
Lindsay @ youaretheroots.com says
This is AWESOME! I have wished, wished, wished for the longest time something like this existed, and I had no idea it did! We’d prefer the Big Kids Toddler option, because my toddler is one big kid! Haha. He was swaddled until 7 months and now at almost 2, I don’t put a blankie in his crib and always worry he’s too chilly at nighttime. So perfect!
Vicki Wurgler says
Big Kids sleep sack
Addison Kat says
big kids because my 10 month old is already wearing a size 2t
Nichol Tone says
I think big kids
Beth says
I’d like the early walker!
Sunnie says
Id like the sleep sack.
D SCHMIDT says
I prefer the Big Kid sack!
Lacey says
Early walker
stephanie hodges says
Big Kids sleep sack
Tamar says
I can’t believe she is walking!!!!! Sarah isn’t even standing yet.
I like the early walker. 🙂
shannon Baas says
I would like the early walker.
Theresa J says
I would love to love the early walker
Jamie Knupp says
I would prefer the early walker. what a nifty idea!
Rochel S says
I like the Early Walker