Halo swaddle sleep sacks are our favorite since Preemie Princess is so small the long strips of Velcro can adjust to her tiny body while keeping a tight swaddle. Swaddle Mes and other brands of swaddle sacks only have small bits of Velcro and a designated place for them that didn't work for Princess. She broke free easily, and when that happens sleepy time is over :(. I also like that I can swaddle half of Princess's pacifier so it stays in her mouth while she's trying to fall asleep. Otherwise, I would be in her room every couple of minutes to replace the paci. I can't wait until she can put her own paci in her mouth! Princess also loves the Halo sacks because she likes to burrow down in them (I'm sure on purpose to give me a SIDS heart attack hehe).
Living in Ohio the winters get cold so the microfleece sacks definitely keep Princess warm. They were especially great when Princess was in the NICU and after she was discharged when her body still wasn't 100% able to regulate it's own temperature. Now that Princess can regulate her own temperature (yay!) she can get really warm in them at night. So much so that I only dress her in a short-sleeve onesie for bed. I actually need to go and buy her some cotton swaddle sacks so she doesn't overheat as she continues to grow.
I will say finding the swaddle sleep sacks are increasingly harder to find in sizes bigger than newborn in stores. However, they are available online. This is frustrating since Princess likes to have them a little larger than her size (which isn't newborn anymore). Also, the fleece swaddle sacks are also much more prevalent than the cotton ones (at least here in Dayton).
Another nice thing about them is that when you are trying to transition baby out of swaddling they can still be used as sleep sacks just by velcroing the swaddle part under baby's arms.
*Please note I am not compensated by Halo for this review, and this only reflects my personal view on the items mentioned here.
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