Soccer Mom Favorite: Baby Sleep Product
Annabelle recently celebrated her first birthday, so I thought that I would do a series on some of my favorite items that got us through this year. These are the things that I discovered through trial and error, but hopefully by sharing them, other parents won’t have to do the same!
This post is dedicated to my favorite baby sleep product, which is hands-down the Zipadee-Zip Slumber Sack by Sleeping Baby. It’s been nearly six months since I first wrote about the Zipadee-Zip. It was a completely unsponsored review — the “Zippy,” as we affectionately call it, was such a lifesaver for us during (and after) the swaddle transition that I thought every new parent should know!
Even though she is now entering the toddler stage, Annabelle still wears her Zippy every night and for every nap. She knows that it means “night-night” time and she goes right to sleep.
What makes the Zipadee-Zip so amazing?
- They’re super easy to use! Just lay your baby on the open Zipadee-Zip, tuck their arms and legs into the points of the “starfish” (another nickname we gave it), and zip!
- They fit babies of all shapes and sizes! We never could use traditional one-piece footed PJs with Annabelle– she had chubby thighs so they wouldn’t fasten. The Zipadee-Zip is roomy enough for any baby and has three sizes so even as your baby grows, there will be a Zippy that fits.
- They’re durable! Slobber and spit up come with the territory, so baby clothes need to be cleaned often. We’ve tossed our Zippys in the washing machine over and over and over and they’re still in great shape.
Of course my first ever giveaway on The Soccer Mom Blog had to be a Zipadee-Zip! If you’ve already discovered the amazing-ness that is the Zippy, then you know you can never have too many! If you haven’t tried it yet, this is your chance! Even if you don’t win, you can still save on a future purchase: just use the code SLEEP at checkout to save $2 on your order from SleepingBaby.com. So what are you waiting for? 🙂
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Disclaimer: I was sent a Zipadee-Zip in exchange for an honest review — all opinions are my own. Read my full disclosure policy here.
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We don’t have a Zipadee-Zip yet…but have heard many rave reviews about it. I think my favorite would have to be “Good Night Moon”. Then if we decide to have another little one, it could be for a boy too. PLUS, it’s just adorable. DD is 4 months old and is outgrowing her swaddle FAST. She is just so squirmy and always seems to break free from it. First, this would be a great transition for us to get her out of the swaddle. Second, because she is so squirmy – it would put our minds at ease knowing that if she rolled over in her sleep, she had her arms free to roll back instead of being stuck and not able to breath. Third, we are going on a 2,000 mile road trip this summer and I think this would really help her sleep sound in her carseat. All my friends on facebook recommends the Zipadeezip and we would really love to try one and see if they are as FABULOUS as everyone raves about.
Wow you are brave! I don’t think we’ve gone much longer than an hour in the car with Annabelle, though we have done a full day of flying. Good luck!! 🙂
ya I am hoping she does well. I got my fingers crossed — its gonna be a LoNg drive!!!
We love our Zippies… We just got two new ones in the mail yesterday, and would love more, especially if I can win one!!!
Yay for new Zippys! Good luck! 🙂
Best baby product ever!!!
Yes– they are definitely worth every penny! 🙂
I love my zippy because my baby is so happy and adorable in it! It keeps him safe and warm at night! We love beach baby too and goodnight moon! It’s very hard to choose just one:)
They ARE so cute in their Zippys aren’t they? 🙂
I love the Totally Teal. We have one zippy; the pattern isn’t on the site anymore but it’s got monsters on it. Our son is just under 3 months and we started using it a little early. I couldn’t for the life of me keep him swaddled in a blanket, and he kept busting out of the SwaddleMe swaddle wraps, but if I left him unswaddled, he woke up constantly. We had ordered our zippy before he was even born, so I decided to give it a try a little early, and it’s amazing! He isn’t waking up 6+ times a night anymore 🙂
Annabelle was an early roller– I don’t think we even made 4 months of swaddling. I can’t exactly remember, probably from the sleep deprivation 😉 It really was amazing what a difference the Zippy made!
I really want to try one of these. My son is starting to break out his swaddles and not sleep as long at night.
I remember how bummed I was when Annabelle started doing the same thing! We tried so many other sleep sacks but the Zipadee-Zip was the one she LOVED!
I love love lover this product!! I just got one to transition out of swaddling and would love another to give to my sister in law who is about to have a baby. I wish I had found these years ago!!!
I know, there were two months between when we stopped swaddling and when I found the Zippy, and even that was too long!
Hi Soccer Mom! My husband and I have 2 Zippys that we love, but we could really use another in the rotation (one in the wash, one in the drawer, one on the baby! He is a spitting little guy!)
You can never have too many! 🙂 Good luck!
Excited to try this – I have one coming in the mail tomorrow. I love the precious penguins 🙂
Your baby will love it! And you can never have to many– good luck!!
I have an older zippy for my daughter. Its a small but is rather large on her as she is fairly little for her 8 months. Right now we are using our zippy for naps to start and will move to night time soon.
That’s another nice thing about Zipadee-Zips– they last a long time! We didn’t get to use our size small for more than a couple months, but I’m hanging on to it just in case 😉
We loved the transition from the swaddle to the zippy. We now mainly use the zippy to prevent him from scratching himself at night. As we head to the beach next month, we will use it then to help prevent any sun burns!
That was one of my favorite things about the Zipadee-Zip– that she couldn’t scratch (and wake) herself!
I LOVE our zippy! My son has the “Hoo’s in Blues” and is ready to move up to a medium. He went from being tightly swaddled to being a bit more free in his zippy… and there was no turning back!
There’s definitely no turning back after Zippy! 🙂
Haven’t tried it yet – have one on the way! My little guy breaks out of his swaddle all the time! Hoping this works! I really like Starry Blues!
I just bought the Starry Blues 🙂 The Summer weight is perfect– you’ll love it!
There are so many cute new designs! I love the Little Grandpa, but the Little Crabby and Dino Parade are also adorable. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love our zippys! naptime and bedtime would not be the same without them!! My son loved to be swaddled but we found it irritated his skin and gave him a heat rash from all the movement trying to break free, but the zippy was a great solution. It is so easy tp put on, a comfortable weight for sleeping in year round and he looks adorable while wearing it. What is not to love??
Well said! They do look adorable in their Zippys 🙂
love the precious penguin print!
Super cute!
My favorite is Deep Blue Sea, the print with/anchors!
Love the nautical theme too!
I am really hoping to try a Zippie for my 17mo old who WILL NOT sleep at night, but the website is always out of larges in every style. I really love the Under the Sea and the Dino Parade.
Make sure you sign up for their email list– they always send out advance notice when they’re getting new larges in stock so you’ll be able to snag one! Funny thing is when I first found Zipadee-Zips, it was always the smalls/mediums that sold out– I suppose those babies have grown up now which is why the larges are in high demand 🙂