Safe T Sleepwrap

I'd imagine most all parents are overly paranoid about SIDS. When I was younger my family was very close with a family who lost a 5 month old daughter to SIDS. It was devastating. 

When I knew I was going to be a parent, I'd accepted the fact that there might not be ways to entirely prevent that unimaginable horror, but I knew that I'd do everything possible to decrease the odds.

To start, we do use a sensor pad (SIDS monitor) under the mattress (which reviewed here).

When our little guy got old enough to roll over, he was removing himself from the monitor's range of detection and it was sounding all the time. The thought of not using the sensor just wasn't an option in my mind yet. 

So we found this Safe T Sleepwrap:

I know, it might be a little odd to think of basically strapping your baby to the bed, but I give it 5 stars and say it's a fantastic item to use.

This is a two piece wrap that velcros together around the mattress. It has little flaps sewed to it that hug your baby in place. The fabric is soft enough, and the flaps that wrap your baby also have velcro to keep them in place.

It wraps around your baby's abdominal area, starting just below their underarms. There's a flap that comes up between the legs to prevent rolling over, too. 

This also helped my piece of mind knowing my baby wasn't going to roll over onto his stomach in the night. I know that once they start rolling at night most doctors will tell you to let them, and say they're strong enough to adjust themselves. But, truth is, you just never really know. 

I think this could contribute to weaning off the swaddle too, since they'll still have the hugging feeling from the wrap.

Another perk is the that the velcro placements on the wrap make it very adjustable. We've used it during travel with twin sized beds and once around a couch cushion.

I recommend it! Especially if you're at the stage of a baby consistently moving off of a sensor pad. I purchased mine from Amazon for $99.99 (here).