Merlin Magic Sleep Suits

Alexis and Amelia loved to be swaddled. It was the only way they slept for more than 6 months. When they started rolling over from back to front (around 3 months adjusted age), we knew we were in trouble, because we'd have to give up the swaddle soon. We tried swaddling them with one arm in and one arm out as a transition - it worked okay, but they didn't sleep great and we also weren't sure it would give them enough freedom to flip back over if they managed to get onto their tummy.

Luckily for us, one of my friends from a facebook mother's group recommended the "Merlin Magic Sleep Suit," and even sent us two of them that she wasn't using anymore.  They look like giant snow suits, so at first it was too hot to use them. But when the weather cooled down, we tried them out and immediately understood the name. They are MAGIC.

At night, our over-tired, fussy babies would cry at every little thing. And then we put them onto their new sleep suits and they both immediately stopped fussing... before the suits were even fully on! By the time we got them on, both babies were grinning from ear to ear. It was SO WEIRD.  That doesn't happen every night, but it happens a lot. They really really love them. I always say it must feel like they are laying on a cloud or something.

Look at how much they love them (note that this photo was taken at a time of night that you don't normally get many smiles!)

In the mornings when they wake up, they are so happy and just love to play in their suits.  They also love to play with each other, and the suits prevent them from injuring each other.  Look at them ooh and ahhh over the pretty girl looking back at them: