Sleeping bag guide

For a pleasant feel-good experience of our babies in the sleeping bags, it is of enormous relevance to choose a suitable size. On the one hand, this allows the heat to be optimally regulated and, on the other hand, prevents the infants from cooling down. If using sleeping bags of inappropriate size, the function of the sleeping bags is reduced. Using the following rule, an optimal size calculation can be undertaken:

Rule of thumb: "body height + 10cm margin to grow"

Please note, when calculating the size, subtract neck & head length from the total body size; this gives the required length of the sleeping bag.

The fitted sleeping bag mimics the baby's feeling of being in the womb, making them comfortable. Newborns can keep the skin contact of their little legs and feet in the romper bag, which creates a secure feeling in the child. In the next size (60 cm), the little ones can also do their romping exercises during the day.

With the beginning of the third month, the size 70 cm is generally needed. These sleeping bags are designed for the functionality of frequent diapering, i.e. the feeding of a solid meal generally begins here, which means a change for the intestines.

From the ninth month, you go to the normal sleeping bag size of 90 or 110 cm.

Our tips:

It should be noted that the child should always be placed in the sleeping bag to sleep, only this can create a routine going to bed and falling asleep.

Please also note that we generally do not carry sleeping bags with sleeves in our range. As a rule, a long-sleeved body under the sleeping bag is perfectly sufficient.

You can easily determine whether your child is cold or sweating by placing your hand between the shoulder blades of your child. If it is sweaty between the shoulder blades, then he is too warm, if it is cold, then your child is freezing.

What young parents need to know:

Since recent studies suggest that heat accumulation triggers sudden respiratory arrest in newborns, SIDS researcher Professor Christian Poets, Tübingen (DMW, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 2004) has compiled the most important advice that young parents should know.

• If possible, let the baby sleep in the optimal supine position, not on its stomach.
• The child should sleep in the parental bedroom - but in its own bed.
• There should be no smoking in the home.
• A cool room temperature of 16 to 18 degrees is important. For covering, a thinner blanket is usually sufficient (better: a baby sleeping bag). When the skin between the shoulder blades feels warm but not sweaty, the baby is at its best.
• Make sure that the baby cannot pull the blanket over its head.

Please also refer to the new medical information sheet on sudden infant death syndrome.