My little peanut was constantly moving her arms and startling herself awake. She loved to be swaddled with arms in but of course as she began to show signs of rolling we needed to figure out another option. This was the perfect transition swaddle to keep her feeling snug and secure but also allowing her arms to be free. It gave us so much peace of mind!
Our little one could roll and needed his arms out for sleeping. Other sleep sacks he has tried allowed his arms to move too much, causing him to wake up. The swaddle sleeves on Two Bears is the answer we have been looking for! The swaddle sleeves allow full movement for rolling, but the padding slows down his arm movements and makes transferring a sleeping baby to the crib lots easier. We have already purchased 2 more sleep products with a variety of zip sleeves. It worked for our baby, hopefully it helps your baby! 10/10 recommend.
My baby recently started to roll over so we had to stop swaddling her and it made putting her down in her crib impossible because her little arms would flail and wake her. We tried EVERYTHING I spent SO much money on different arms out swaddles and sleep sacks. The baby Merlin one was the worst. We live in Arizona where it's very hot and needed something light on her body that still held her arms pretty decently still. Thank god we found this swaddle! The extra hug from the inside pod helps her feel secure. The first night she wore it she slept 6 hours straight! It's so light we don't feel like it's too warm. We love it
I was so nervous about transitioning out of the swaddle and didn’t want to use a big heavy bodysuit like the Merlin because it’s way too hot where I live for that. I was SO grateful to have found this product! It doesn’t restrict my kiddo at all, he can still get his fingers to his mouth easily, but it helps him sleep better without being woken by the startle reflex. Highly recommend!
My baby has a very strong startle reflex and At 6 weeks I started researching swaddle transition products dreading having to transition him out of his swaddle at 3 months. I thought that trying this out earlier may go smoother and I was right! I love how he is free to move his arms but still feels secure enough where he doesn’t startle himself awake. Our room gets pretty hot so the thinner sleep sack material is also a plus. He is now 10 weeks old and has successfully been using this a few weeks and I feel like he doesn’t miss being swaddled at all!
I purchased the sleep sack with the swaddle sleeves because my little one started rolling early and I needed to transition out of the Merlin Magic Sleep Suit. I love that this sleep sack is safe for rolling babies and I can use for a long time. It was a struggle to transition into and took about a week. But it’s better than going cold turkey from the sleep suit to nothing. The sleeves do seem to help with the lingering Moro reflex. My baby hates putting it on; getting her arms in is a little tricky. And the price is very steep. However, it seems to work and she slept through the night a week after using. Also, the peace of mind knowing she is safe if she rolls is worth it.
Hi Ashley! Thank you for your review.
Pro-tip for the sleeves: put your hand inside the sleeves throigh the mitten cuff, and gently guide your baby's arm through until it reaches the bottom of the sleeve. Hope this helps!
My little man is 3 months and ready to roll over. We were very worried about taking him out of the sleep sack because he is such a wiggle butt. He didn’t skip a beat with the swaddle sleeves and has kept he same sleep pattern as before. He has even slept through the night a few times!
I wish I bought this sooner. My little girl loves sleeping in her sleep sack. I bought this and the Merlin sleep suit desperately and the Merlin sleep suit doesn’t even come close to the magic and comfort the Baby Bears one brings. I love how my little girl’s legs are free and she can kick and hold them apart or together unlike other sacks. Highly recommend to all mamas whose babies are going through the thick of the traditional swaddle to free sleep transition
We purchased two different sleeve sets plus a sleep sack and the footie pajamas. We mixed and matched, primarily using the swaddle sleeves with the sleep sack (so this review is for a mixture of a few different products).
First off, the process of purchasing and determining what we would need was way too complicated and challenging. I took the quiz and scoured the website trying to figure out what would work best for us, and we still did not get that right. I do have a PhD, and I conduct research for a living, so I feel somewhat confident in my abilities to assess information--and I found the website very challenging to use. I wish I'd started out by getting the sleep pod instead of sack or footie pajamas. The website should be more clearly organized to guide parents to the products they need. Next, the quality of these products is really good. They are super well made and I love putting my son in them because the material is great. Soft and a little stretchy. Again, clearly high quality.
Unfortunately, however, the swaddle sleeves were not the solution for us. We needed to transition out of the swaddle (which our son loved!) at about 10 weeks, and I was hoping this would be the fix. He was a fantastic sleeper in the swaddle, but the swaddle sleeves (+sleep sack) didn't seem to help his transition very much. I don't think they hurt, and he didn't seem to mind them per se, but they also didn't seem to help at all either. In fact, his second night transitioning out of the swaddle we had our worst night of sleep ever since he was born :( I don't know that the sleeves were any better than going straight to a regular sleep sack would have been. Our fourth night of transition, we put him down without any sleeves or sleep sack (because they were still in the dryer!) and he ended up sleeping his longest stretch yet out of the swaddle. The footie pajamas themselves are great quality and I'm glad we can use them (and the sleep sack) even if we don't need the sleeves. But that's an expensive footie pajama and sleep sack. I am sure this is a case where every baby is different, so your mileage may vary. We ordered a sleep pod + star sleeves when we realized the swaddle sleeves + sleep sack/footie pajamas were not going to cut it, but unfortunately the shipping takes so long that we are still waiting for the pod and new sleeves to arrive. Which leads me to my last point...
A big downside to these products is that the shipping times take SO LONG. While I appreciate free shipping, you do need to be prepared to wait a week or more for these to arrive, which is an eternity when you're in newborn/infant sleep land. When you're trying to transition and in need of a sleep product, that time frame is unfortunately just very unrealistic. I planned ahead for our transition and still found myself waiting for the products to arrive. There is also no room for error/experimentation, because once they arrived and we realized that the swaddle sleeves, half up sleeves, sleep sack and footie pajamas were not going to be our solution (despite the quiz telling me so!), we wanted to try the sleep pod and another set of sleeves. I ordered those five days ago and am still waiting for them to arrive. At this point, however, we have effectively transitioned out of the swaddle (after a few very tough nights!), so the sleep pod will be of little use to us. I am disappointed to have spent so much money on something that we already don't need before it has even arrived, but hey, I guess we'll be ready for hypothetical kid #2. (And the company is up front that shipping takes awhile. But if you think, "sure, they say it takes that many days, but maybe it won't actually take that long"--it does. It does take that long, and sometimes even longer. We purchased first to the west coast, and then a few weeks later to the east coast after moving. It took a long time either way. Maybe if you live in the midwest it's faster?).
Bonus: he does look absolutely adorable in the sleeves!
My baby went from 30 minute naps to 1-4 hour naps!! I got the onesie option as I was nervous to spend the money for the sleep sack, but I wish I would have as she does get a little fussy having to get fully changed before a nap. So if your on the fence, go for the swaddle or sleep sack! It is nice though being able to use the swaddle she was used to already. A great way to transition to arms out! Baby is so comfy!
We tried just dropping the swaddle cold turkey at 3 months because our baby was breaking out of it and waking himself up anyways. We were up every 3 hours so I ended up buying this in the middle of the night out of desperation and it works perfectly!! He fusses getting it on because we’re not very graceful getting his arms into the sleeves, but he sleeps just as well in this as he did when he was swaddled!! Life saver!
The swaddles are nice and comfortable. The zipper stays down. The swaddle is safe for rolling. My baby has slept better in the swaddle. I really wish y’all would work with Nanit sleep sacks. Just an idea. The star sleeves have mild resistance that while asleep detours my 5 month old from attacking hands in sleep. I am going to purchase another one for the other twin and continue to buy as they age.
This was a wonderful purchase! The sleeves really help my baby not startle herself!
This may be the best product out there for sleep. I was able to put my 3 month old down awake and she put herself right to sleep with no tears or pacifier and has slept through the night since we’ve had it. Up until we received the swaddle sleeves she has been swaddled with her arms down but kept escaping and waking herself. We didn’t have to transition her to one arm out a time. She took right to it.
My girl has been sleeping in the onesie with the swaddle sleeves since she was 3 months old. She sleeps 10-12 hours a night and I was terrified to transition. I didn’t want to mess anything. She just turned 6mo and a few weeks ago I bit the bullet. Luckily, the mitten sleeves make it easy peasy! She didn’t even notice a difference! I imagine going to a regular onesies will be a breeze from here! Thank you for making an easy plan for transitioning!
On a side note: her arm got broken in a daycare accident around 4 months and being able to unzip the sleeve to keep her bad arm pinned underneath with the sleep sack was a life saver!
The material is so soft and stretchy. And the sleeves seem very breathable and comfortable. I just got the product today and she put herself right to sleep as soon as I swaddled her for her nap. And that was a miracle. It’s escape proof and that has been a big struggle with her other swaddles. Im hoping the sleeves make the transition to arms out seamless. I’m very excited to have happened upon this small company.
Our 10 week old daughter started to break out of her Halo swaddle and sleep with her arms up by her ears. She still has strong Moro reflex so it was clear she couldn’t move right into a sleep sack. I ordered a few different brands online and am very happy with the Half-Up Sleeves Sack. It’s soft, warm but ideal for nighttime with a pj onesie underneath, and allows her to sleep in her desired position while tempering her reflex. I like that the arms are semi flexible though as it allows her to move around more naturally. It’s been a great transition product for us.
Thank you for your glowing review! I’m so happy to hear our Half-Up Sleeves are working so well for your sweet baby.
Wonderful product and wonderful customer service. My little guy had a hard time coming out of the swaddle, especially with his reflex still. This settles his arms but still lets him go to his side and roll on belly if he wants to! Thank you for sharing your story and making a wonderful product to help families!
My daughter loved this product right away. As soon as I put it on her she fell asleep in minutes. It has completely taken out those horrible nights of sleep. And while it is not a total cure of the Moro reflex it does muffle it so my daughter isn’t flopping back and forth all night. (Also, my daughter does not sleep in my bed, it is just showing an example of how she easily sleeps anywhere in her swaddle sleeves)
We have a very happy baby in her swaddle sleeves!! I began sleep training with this sleep sack and it has been a huge success! I upgraded to the 2.5 tog because my house tends to be colder in the wintertime and my baby is so warm and comfortable. Highly recommend as a transition from swaddle to sleep sack!
She sleeps great in her sleep sack, and the mitten sleeves keep her arms and hands warm. We love it!
I couldn't recommend the swaddle sleeves highly enough! I wish I'd had this product for my first born - he loved being swaddled and the transition was a nightmare. We go the swaddle sleeves for our newest arrival, who also loved to be swaddled, and it was a complete different experience. He was able to self settle much more easily and slept through the night as per usual. Thanks umma for such a wonderful product!
We love our swaddle sleeves body suit- at first I was a little skeptical because I’ve tried so many other products from different brands already and nothing helped. My son was reliant to the swaddle and this is the only thing that has allowed us to get more than an hour asleep at a time since starting the transition out of the swaddle. We paired it with a preferred sleep sack because I already had it, rather than the footie as well because he is so much longer in length, I knew this would last longer before needed to size up!
I’ve been on the hunt for the best transition from the swaddle. Something that gave my little boy freedom of his arms and legs but wouldn’t allow to wake himself up. The star fish swaddle gave us that! Also it keeps his hands warm unlike sleeveless sleep sacks.
Our little guy could no longer be swaddled but he was struggling with the transition to a sac. We didn’t want to do a weighted sac and a bit nervous using this one with the thicker sleeves but glad we gave it a shot. He started sleeping longer hours at night and kept from allowing him to wake himself up multiple times a night! Our little Michelin man appreciates this as much as we do!
