HALO SleepSack, and the company itself, was created as a matter of necessity. While I love the mom-preneurs out there, I should give some credit to the many fathers who also see something that can be improved upon, or find products and ways to make lives easier for all parents. It is with a heavy heart that I share how the HALO SleepSack came to be. Creator Bill Schmid lost a daughter to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in 1991, and set forth to create products that encourage healthier sleep habits and peace of mind for parents.
The Halo SleepSack is essentially a wearable blanket. Research has shown that a baby left unattended to sleep with blankets is at risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, because blankets can come loose. What are parents to do? We need to keep our babies warm, worry about overheating at the same time so we can’t keep them too warm, yet blankets seem to be out of question. The Halo SleepSack safely covers baby by keeping them inside the sack, zipped up safe and secure, while not overheating.
There are now more choice than ever before in the fabrics available for the Halo SleepSacks. Parents can choose from 100% organic cotton, micro-fleece, 100% cotton, deluxe velboa, and 100% polyester. Sizes range from preemie (newborn) to extra-large (12-18 months) depending on the fabric.
Halo also makes other safe sleeping products including swaddle blankets (a sleep sack with a swaddle feature, 2-in-1), Big Kids SleepSack wearable blankets (up to 5T), apparel with Coolmax® fabric, 100% cotton clothing, and more.
We were so fortunate to be able to review a fleece SleepSack in size Large (12-18 months) in the Daisy Print. We have used SleepSacks in the past, but the other one I had wasn’t fleece and living in the Canadian prairies in the winter months, I felt I needed something warmer. I do use blankets in the crib now and it worries me, so I switch back and forth. Now that we have the fleece SleepSack from Halo, everyone is happy.
The only concern I had about the SleepSack in general once my daughter was mobile, was that while she rolled over (and over, and over) at night she might get tangled in it. I realized though, that it’s the same as a blanket, if she had a blanket on her she would get tangled up too, though the result could be far more dangerous.
There’s so much debate and discussion out there on mommy boards, mommy blogs, and at the coffee shop about what is and is not the right thing to do as a parent. I make no distinctions here. If having the Halo SleepSack Wearable Blanket makes a parent sleep better at night (and baby too) then this is a good thing. We’re actually part time co-sleepers (which I know is up for debate as far as risk goes, not a debate I want to have here but wanted to put that out there), so I can see the usefulness of a SleepSack but we do not use it once my daughter is in our bed.
The Halo SleepSack website has some great information and great links for further information on how to keep your baby safe, what their experts say, etc. If you are interested in learning more, definitely grab a coffee and sit down for awhile to read.
Halo is offering one of my readers the Halo SleepSack Wearable Blanket in the size of the winner’s choice (18-24 being the largest). To enter, simply go to the Halo website and tell me one thing you’ve learned while there (could be about their products, the company, etc.)
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