If you haven’t heard of Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit let me tell you that this WILL become your best friend if you have a baby who is transitioning from sleeping swaddled.
My husband and I have had a lot of luck with swaddling our son, it has permitted us to have fairly decent sleeps since he was about a month old. The problem is that he’s really too old (at 6.5 months) to still be swaddled. We’ve had a fear that unswaddling will lead to sleepless nights but we are also aware that if we don’t do the transition soon we could be facing a 16 year old who needs to be wrapped up to sleep in the future.
To help with this we recently started using the Sleepsuit and have been pleased with the results! The first day we used it, we had prepared ourselves for the possibility of being woken up multiple times that night – but were pleasantly surprised that on our first try of using the suit our son’s sleep pattern didn’t change and we got just as much sleep as we did with the swaddle.
The suit was designed by mother of four and pediatric physical therapist, Maureen. The Magic Sleepsuit is designed to be introduced at approximately three months of age when most babies are growing out of swaddling and transitioning into larger more spacious cribs from smaller sleep environments (cradles, bassinets, etc.). The Magic Sleepsuit provides babies with the comfort they need by muffling those twitches and startle-type movements that can wake them prematurely, and by keeping them cozy and secure making it easier to go to sleep on their own or fall back asleep if woken. The suit is designed to aide the baby’s sleep patterns, but also gives the parents and/or caregivers peace of mind that their baby is getting adequate rest necessary for appropriate growth and development.
The Magic Sleepsuit is currently available in three colors (pink, blue, and yellow) and two sizes (small and large). The small is designed for babies approximately 3 to 6 months of age (12-18 lbs) and the large is designed for babies approximately 6-9 months (18-21 lbs). The Magic Sleepsuit has a cozy micro fleece outer layer, a soft cotton inner layer against the baby’s skin, and a layer of poly-fil in between for just enough warmth and comfort. My son looks a little bit like The Stay Puft Man in it (which we think is adorable), and he seems to love it!
It is recommended that babies transition out of the Magic Sleepsuit by approximately 9 months of age, the age when babies are sitting, crawling and starting to pull to standing independently. This is also an age when good sleep patterns should be established.
In our opinion Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit is the perfect baby shower or new baby gift!
GIVEAWAY: Maureen and Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit are offering ONE Growing Your Baby reader the opportunity to win a Sleepsuit in whichever size or color is desired. (Valued at $39.95)
Congratulations to our winner: Christine L.
*Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleep Suit was provided to us for testing – Thank you!*
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I wish I had had a baby Merlin’s sleep suit when my son was around 5 mths of age, that’s when he started his bad sleeping habits lol. He still wakes at least twice per night. Maybe for the next one! 🙂
Our baby is just transitioning out of swaddling and sleep training at the same time. If this works and would ease the pains and tears, we would love it!! 🙂
I would like to win this for our grand daughter- I know her parents will appreciate all the sleep they can all get!
I’d love to win this for my cousin who just gave birth to a baby girl!
My best friend is pregnant. If I won I would love to give it to her. It’s her 1st baby so she needs everything!
My son is 3 months old and only naps for 30 minutes (he should be napping for 1-2 hours). I hope this magic sleepsuit will extend his naps and perhaps reduce the amount of night awakenings. I hope I win!
I want one to give to my new granchild.
This would be great for my sister’s new baby who is coming in a few weeks. It would keep him so nice and warm this winter.
I’d like one for myself; my daughter is almost 2 months. Between her and my other daughter who is in school, I feel like I could use some extra sleep..lol I also have 2 friends and a cousin who are expecting and I may just purchase them one (if it works)as I prefer to do most of my shopping online. 🙂 ZZZZZZZZ….
I wish I had the Baby-Merlin’s-Magic-Sleepsuit,our 6 month old is still sleeping poorly (I was up every 2hr last night) and am desperate to try anything!
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I would love to win this for my new little grandson. This might help his sleeping habits!
Id like to win it for my brand new baby niece.
Thanks for the chance.
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I would love this! We are still swaddling our daughter and have been dreading the day we’ll have to stop. This is just what we need!
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I am expecting a new baby and would love to try this sleep suit for his ultimate comfort 🙂
The Baby Merlin Magic Sleep Suit sounds like the perfect thing for my grandaughter. She just graduated from the cradle to her crib. Our color choice – pink, of course!
I would love to give this to a friend that just had a baby. What a great product.
I WOULD LIKE TO WIN BECAUSE I AM PREGNANT W/MY FIRST CHILD AND DUE IN THE SPRING..AND, THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR WHEN IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE COLDER 🙂
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my sisters just about to have a baby!
I would love to win the Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit because not only would it ease my mind about loose blankets and Sids but it’s really stinkin’ cute too!
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I’d like to win because this looks like a great product to make the transition from swaddling easier withought increasing the risk of SIDS.
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Oh, I would LOVE to try this with my son! He’s always had trouble staying asleep, he really needs the feeling of something holding or cuddling him and he startles easily. Swaddling helped for a while but he’s like a baby Houdini, I swear!
I’d love to have the help of something to help my baby not wake himself up!
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I would like to win the sleepsuit for my 3 month old grandson who is a restless sleeper.
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i want to win it to give to my best friend who is expecting her first baby any day now!
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I’ve watched my 4 month old granddaughter still startling herself awake shortly after her nap or sleep begins, and think the Baby Merlin is just the best idea! And thank you to the Sleep Lady for her great tips too! I’ll tweet about this!
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my daughter is cranky and fussy all the time, due to her teething.. she cant find a good position to sleep and sit still… if this works, I’ll be your biggest fan!!!
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I’d love to try this b/c I am about to give birth to my second son and the weather is going to be cold…I’d rather him wear a comfy sleep suit than risk him getting tangled in covers. Thanks for the contest! codisweepstakes2 (@) gmail(dot)com
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it would be perfect for my little cousin – always looking for gifts
I would give this to my cutie of a goddaughter, Grace.
I would love to win the Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit to help my 4-month old baby cosy and sleep better in comfort!
I’d love to win because I swore by swaddling for my daughter, and I’m due with my 2nd in 2 months and would like the transition from swaddling to no swaddling to be easier
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would look so comfortable for my daughter
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I’d like to win because this would be a great gift to give to a family with a new baby.
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I would love this for our new bundle of joy! Thank you for the lovely giveaway.
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I would like this for a family friend. Thank you
I would love to win one for my sister, who lives far away from all of us–and is about to have her first baby–she is gonna need all the help she can get.
I would love to win this for my sister. She has a hard time getting her baby to sleep so maybe this would help?
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My daughter is expecting her second child this December and I know she swaddled the first so I would like to win this for her
I am really impressed at how warm this suit looks. Hope that I get a chance to experience giving this to a friend of mind who just had a baby.
I would love to win this for our new baby, due in Feb!!
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I would like to win this for my baby daughter it would keep her toasty warm in the winter months
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I want to win Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit to give to my grand baby.
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This is a great next step from swaddling- plus nice and warm which I always worry about with the no blanket rule of SIDS.
I want to win for my niece who is expecting her first.
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I’d like to win this because I like that the magic sleepsuit makes it easier to go to sleep on their own or fall back asleep if woken.
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i would love to win this for my friend who is expecting
I am expecting my first baby this winter, so I would love to win this.
My son and daughter-in-law are expecting their first child in the middle of winter in D.C., that is why I would like to win.
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because i’m expecting my first baby and could definitely use this
I would love to win this for my friend’s baby…We live in Minnesota and it gets really cold in the Winter time..This looks like a very warm sleeper!
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I want to win this for my friend who is expecting her first baby.
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I’d love it for my next baby 🙂
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