Babies and toddlers toss and turn during their sleep. You place a blanket nicely over them when doze off to keep them warm and cozy. The next minute, the blanket is dragged to side or under their feet. Everywhere except covering their body. That is why baby sleeping sack is ever so useful. I’ve been using one ever since baby Clarisse was born. She is now one and a half years old and outgrew the length of the baby sack. Even so, I would like to keep using a baby sleep sack as long as she’s willing to. It’s time for a bigger one.

My mom offered to help me make a simple baby sleep sack. A bigger one to fit baby Clarisse. Last week I went out and bought a piece of cloth to make a bigger baby sleeping sack. I know you can simply buy a baby sleep sack from the store, but it is way overpriced and is often meant for babies below 18 months and to a certain height. Also the ones I’ve seen locally are made with fabrics that are simply too thick for tropical climate.

So we ended up making one from a thin, light, comfortable and most of all cool fabric. We try not to sleep with the air-conditioner switched on if possible. With a cooler baby sleep sack, we are more likely to sleep without the air-conditioner when a fan is sufficient to keep the air inside the bedroom cool enough. It has long sleeves and the length is exaggerated so that baby Clarisse won’t outgrow this home made baby sleep sack in a short time. I guess baby Clarisse can use it till she’s three. We also ditched the zipper and used buttons instead. Didn’t want the hassle of sewing a zipper when buttons are sufficient.

The previous baby sleep sack cost me RM69. This DIY home made baby sleep sack cost only a fraction. The piece of cloth is less than RM10 and an hour or two of cutting and sewing. It may look cheap and shabby, but its a baby sleep sack no less. Thanks mom!