We first tried the Zipadee-Zip when Zander was about 4 months old. It was tough and he fought every second of it. He wasn't rolling yet so we went back to the swaddle to give him a little more time. I thought him still being snug in something would work but he wasn't ready. We tried again around 6 months and haven't looked back. I thought we would be swaddling our baby forever. When we put the Zipadee-Zip on Zander he immediately calms down and knows it is time for bed. It is his comfort blanket, he snuggles right up to you and puts his head down with his hand or bink in his mouth. The Zipadee-Zip allows him to still get to his hands but not smack himself in his face.
I'll be honest I was a little nervous for him to be in something that we would have to transition out of, but I have good news, you really don't have to ever transition out of the Zipadee-Zip. They have options all the way to 5T! Now I am sure we won't be in them that long but who knows and it is comforting knowing it is an option if we need it. I highly recommend the Zipadee-Zip as a swaddle transition for anyone struggling with transitioning out of the swaddles.
We have recently started using a blanket in the crib now that Zander is mobile but when we first started using the Zipadee-Zip we did not use blankets and I love the warmth it provided Zander at night. I didn't have to worry about his hands getting cold because he was snug as a bug in his Zipadee-Zip. Once he gets older they do offer hand and feet free options as well, the Flying Squirrel, which like I said goes up to 5T.
Did you know Sleeping Baby also offers teethers and teething necklaces? I had no idea! Zander and I are huge fans of teething necklaces so I was so excited when they offered to send us one. I LOVE that the necklaces are longer and the teething beads go all the way up the necklace. They are 100% non-toxic and BPA free. Zander has been so distracted by everything while nursing so not only has this helped to soothe his gums it also helps distract him while he is nursing so he actually nurses. A definite win win, plus who doesn't love a classy black and gray necklace that can be worn with so much. Go check out the other ones they offer plus the teethers and clips here.
Now is your chance to win a Zipadee-Zip of your choice from their website. It will be shipped directly to you! Don't forget to like Sleeping Baby on Facebook to enter their monthly giveaway! Also if you don't win there will be a coupon code for you to buy one once the giveaway ends. Good luck!
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This is so cool!!! Definitely want one for baby boy!!!!
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DeleteWe still use the zipadee with our 15-month old. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat's great to know! I see us using it for a long time!
DeleteI need one!
ReplyDeleteYes you do!
DeleteMy 5 month old still wakes frequently. Would love to try!
ReplyDeleteAnything is worth trying for more sleep, right? I hope you love it!
DeleteI'm hoping that this will be a great next swaddle for my 6mo old. Thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI think you will really like it! Such a great product!
DeleteWe have one and need more! Only thing that worked for our baby girl!
ReplyDeleteThey are the best aren't they? Having more than one is a must!
DeleteWould love to try this product for my 6 month old. Love the lets go hunting one!
ReplyDeleteYou will love it! That is such a cute print!
DeleteI have used the Zipadee Zip with 2 foster babies. They were swaddle babies on the verge of rolling. This product was a MIRACLE!! I only wish these had been around 8 years ago with my youngest. He was a NICU baby and only slept swaddled. It was a LONG process to get him to sleep when he began to roll over and it was no longer safe to swaddle him. I would choose the Gone Huntin' print in size small.
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing!! I wish I knew about it 3 years ago with my daughter! Thanks for being a foster parent!!!!
DeleteWe LOVE our zipadee zip! In fact we need to get another now that my son is growing out of his size small!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you love it! I can't believe how fast they grow!
DeleteI would love to win the floral zipadee zip for my baby! It is so pretty and would help with her swaddle transition! So excited!
ReplyDeleteThat print is gorgeous! Love it!
DeleteLove ours and will soon need a bigger size!
ReplyDeleteYes! They grow too fast :(
DeleteI would love to win one! My baby girl is having the hardest time transitioning from a swaddle and coming off her anti-seizure meds at the same time!
ReplyDeleteAwe sweet girl! That's got to be a tough combo! Transitioning from the swaddle is hard enough. You'd love the zipadeezip.
DeleteI have never tried a zipadee zip but want to try one for my baby due in August! I would love to win one and would choose the giraffes!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!! Love the giraffes!
DeleteWe found out about Zipadeezip at mayfest my husband had sparked up a conversation with her husband while I nursed the baby and the kids played. It was a life saver our little one had nonacid reflux and had already been hospitalized once for having an ALTE ( apparent life threatening event) she turned blue and stopped breathing after a bad reflux incident. Needless to say I was a paranoid mom who is getting absolutely no sleep. The hospital had advised us not to swaddle due to the new recommendations along with her already had stopped breathing once yet her newborn reflexes continue to wake her up incessantly. It was still cold and I was scared to put anything in the crib with her to keep her warm so we spent a lot of nights with her sleeping on my chest and me afraid of falling asleep. We brought home the zipadeezip and she immediately loved it she was able to lay in her bassinet without any blankets and without my fear of not being able to keep her warm and sleep for six hours straight I had a little bit of a freak out and had to make sure she was still breathing when I woke up and she was still sleeping she is now 14-month-old and can't sleep without her Zippy she even uses an old one that's too small as a love
ReplyDeleteI want one for my 7 month old. We stopped swaddling a few months ago and she still wakes up every 1-2 hours. I like the hedgehog print, but they are out in her size :(
ReplyDeleteThey restock frequently! That's a cute print!
DeleteWe love our zipadee sooo much! Made the swaddle transition so easy!! Our little man is getting so big so quickly so it would be a huge blessing to be able to get a large! Love all the prints!
ReplyDeleteI'm not ready to move up to the large yet! They grow too fast!!
DeleteI initially bought ours to keep baby girl's hands warm. However, we quickly learned how amazing the zipadee zip is with sleeping. She is 7 months old taking three 1+ hr naps and sleeping most nights. Not to mention she puts herself to sleep!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing!!! We are still working on the whole put yourself to sleep thing!
DeleteWe LOVE our "zippy's" for our 10 month old twins!! They have slept in them since they were 3 months old and know that it's time to sleep when they wear them. Win for everyone!
ReplyDeleteIf I won the giveaway, I would order the next size up for my boys in pretty much any of the prints that are offered. Love them all!
Yes all the prints!! I'm so obsessed with all of them! How do you choose?
DeleteI just heard about the zipadee zip recently and think it sounds genius for transitioning out of the swaddle! I would love to try one for my new little one! Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI think you would really like it!
DeleteZippy's saved our sanity!! At 6 months my daughter wouldn't sleep besides swaddled and in her Rock N Play... we didn't know what to do so we gave these a shot!! It was a MIRACLE worker for us! Not only did we get her out of her swaddle easily she started sleeping in her crib with no fuss!! These are the most amazing thing ever! She is now 8 months and we simply need another one and would love to win! She doesn't even have a girly one so I would love a girly one!! Way to go zipadee zip!
ReplyDeleteOh the rock n play! I had the hardest time getting our daughter out of that! I wish I would've known about the zipadeezip 3 years ago! So many cute girly options!
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ReplyDeleteOur experience with the Zipadee Zip has been almost indentical to yours! Now my daughter absolutely loves it and we'll need to go to the next size soon!
ReplyDeleteThey are the best aren't they!?
DeleteWe love our zipadee-zip! I would love to win one for my friend who's baby boy NEVER sleeps! I just KNOW this would help :) A small Gone Huntin' would be so cute because our babies would match!!
ReplyDeleteAwe that's sweet of you!
DeleteWe love Zipadee Zip! I used them for my son starting around 5 months old - he's 2.5 now and still loves them. I also started using them with our new daughter when she was just 6 weeks old - my oldest son is in kindergarten which means dropping him off and then picking him up 2 hours later - there's rarely a day when that doesn't involve a trip to the school while the baby's already asleep. I was sick of trying to get her out of the velcro swaddle wrap, into the car seat, and hoping she'd go back to sleep. The zipadee zip let me take her right out of her crib and into the car seat without changing her. I would definitely get the Damask Fleece, because it's adorable and we live in Utah so it's freezing outside right now!
ReplyDeleteI saw that you could use them in car seats. Brilliant! Love the damask fleece one!
DeleteI would love the zipadee-zip ! My 6 month old does not sleep through the night. Wakes up twice during the night to feed. I've heard good things about this product but haven't had the courage to purchase. Please help! This mama needs some sleep! And so does my baby boy. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSleep is so hard! Hopefully as he gets older he will stretch out his sleep a little then go down to one wake up.
DeleteWould love to win for my 7 month old son who still loves to be swaddled but barely fits in the traditional swaddlers now! I love the Gone Huntin and baseball!
ReplyDeleteBefore this product I thought we would be swaddling for life! 2 great options!
DeleteMy best friend showed me the zipadeezip a year ago, and I'm still kicking myself that I don't own one. I think my 2 year old would love a flying squirrel and I'd love to promote a shark tank product!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of getting my 3 year old the flying squirrel. Looks so comfy.
DeleteI have wanted to try these since I saw them on shark tank. Although I didn't have a baby yet. Now I do and would love to win a zipadee zip. I would pick a girly one as I have s girl.
ReplyDeleteSo many great options! Girls are fun :)
DeleteWe're in need of a bigger size so I'd love to win one. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteForgot to add that I'd pick Lil Rocker.
DeleteThat one is so cute!!!
DeleteI think we're getting through the 4 month sleep regression! We also are rolling both ways now, so the swaddle has to go. Little Eli would love a Zipadee Zip!
ReplyDeleteAhhh the 4 month sleep regression, so hard! You would love the Zipadee-Zip!
DeleteThe Zipadee-zip has helped my 5 month old learn to fall asleep by himself and safely sleep on his tummy. It hasn't miraculously helped him sleep through the night or anything but it has been the only thing other than a swaddle he will sleep more than 15 minutes in. He is about to grow out of his small zippy so if I won the the giveaway I would get the bigger size in one of the boy prints, maybe gone huntin.
ReplyDeleteSleeping more then 15 mins is always great! There are so many great boy options
DeleteMy baby is due in March and I would pick a girly pattern definitely!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! They have so many great options!
DeleteWe already have my 2 month old in a Zippie (he's a big boy so it fits him great!). He wears it all night and sometimes half of the day just to keep him snuggly and warm. We only have one at the moment so we definitely need more! We currently have the ducks print but they always have great choices which makes it hard to pick a favorite!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to pick a favorite! I want them all lol.
DeleteAwesome!!
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DeleteLove our ZipadeeZip, but need a girly fabric for our daughter!
ReplyDeleteSo many cute options!
DeleteJust received Gone Huntin' in a small, and it was exactly what we needed to transition my 4mo from the swaddle AND the Rock n Play. We're all FINALLY sleeping again... I love this product!!! If we win I'll be getting a Medium in another cute boy print, I also love Lil Rocker . Zippy for life!
ReplyDeleteYay!!! That's great to hear!! Getting out of those both are so hard!!!
DeleteHoping this will help my 4 month old sleep a little longer! 2 year old and 4 month old has this momma sleepy!
ReplyDeleteAmen girl!!!
DeleteWe love this product and it would be great to have another one as a back up!
ReplyDeleteYes. It's always great to have more than one!
DeleteMy little guy won't sleep without a swaddle but is already breaking out!! I'm hoping a zipadee zip will mean more sleep for us both!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed!!! Lack of sleep is so hard! Thinking about you mama!
DeleteWe just started using the zipadee zip after our baby was addicted to swaddling for 7.5 months!! She loves her zippy!!! Best invention ever!
ReplyDeleteWe need another zippy! One isn't enough... It's either have a hard nap while it's in the wash or never wash it! Haha. I love the neutral prints!
ReplyDeleteI just got one, wish I could afford two!!! We got the deer print, super cute. My dream is to find the mustache one, but the guitars are so cute too! Though to decide, thanks so much for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a year round Zippy! It's the only thing that keeps my guy calm and safe during sleep! I would probably pick the guitar one, or the plain gray or teal! I really would love to win for my little guy- having to wash the only one we have over and over gets old! Haha!
ReplyDeleteInterested in how well this will work for Lennon. We got away from the other zipper swaddle but he wakes up with cold toes. -Morgan
ReplyDeleteI LOVE our zipadeezip! Best part is it keeps my baby's hands covered! He likes to pinch and scratch when I put him to sleep. It's a nightmare without this! I need another one to be able to wash the one I have!
ReplyDeleteMy 8 week old hates swaddles but I'm hoping he might like the zippadee zip to help him sleep better
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