Hi, everyone.
I'm Nicky from Little Ones, and I'm here
in my toddler's room to show you the product
that I love this week.
And it is the ErgoPouch Sleep Suit.
You will have heard us talk, I'm sure, before
about how sleeping your babies or your toddlers
in a sleeping bag is more beneficial than blankets
until they're a little bit older.
And that is because with blankets, they can move around,
they can kick them off.
They don't have the physical capacity
to recognize that they're cold
and pull the blankets back up
on themselves during the night.
So a lot of night waking actually gets caused
by babies or toddlers getting cold in their bed.
And then that can turn into a bit of a habit.
So we often say to sleep your babies in a sleeping bag.
Now, for little, little ones, there are sleeping bags
and they zip up or they dome up,
and it's essentially a sleep sack
with little sort of bits that go over their shoulders.
However, once your little one moves into a bed,
a proper bed, and you can see, you know,
like this is my daughter's bed, then sleeping bags
are still definitely really awesome transitional tools.
But your little one is gonna wanna move around a bit more.
And in our house, we have a two-story house,
and the kids' bedrooms are upstairs.
And as soon as my toddler moved into her big girl bed,
I was uncomfortable her being in a traditional sleeping bag
if she was then gonna try and walk down the stairs in it,
because I could foresee her tripping
and falling down the stairs.
So having a sleeping bag is still an awesome choice
until they're probably easily three or four, even.
My son was in a sleeping bag, toddler sleeping bag,
until he was four.
Because they're just not gonna wake up in the night cold.
It's a really easy way
of ensuring they stay warm all night long.
The time will come where they can learn
to use blankets and pull up blankets.
But when they're that little, just keep them
in a sleeping bag.
So, when I found this product, I was so stoked
because it's a sleeping bag with legs.
So you can see, the top part is a sleeping bag,
and you can get these with or without sleeves.
This is the very extreme, like the winter weight one.
So it's a 2.5 TOG if you go by a TOG rating.
So that means that's yeah, for winter
and it's nice and thick.
Like it feels like a nice, thick duvet blanket.
It's got sleeves to keep them nice and warm and cozy.
And yeah, the best part about it is that it's got legs.
And on the back of the feet are little padded foot bits,
I suppose, to protect the feet so they don't get worn out.
You can see that it zips all the way up the front
with a little dome there so that they can't easily unzip it.
And you'll notice, with the legs,
the legs can actually unzip and then zip together
to be like a traditional sleeping bag.
So the legs can separately unzip
and then you can zip them both together,
and it makes it like a traditional sleeping bag.
So you've still got that choice if you want it.
This is a great transitional sleeping bag.
So if you're getting ready with your little one
to go from a cot to a bed, this is an awesome choice
because you can have it,
of course now I can't zip it back up.
You can have it as a traditional sleeping bag
with the legs zipped up in the cot,
and then once they move into the bed,
you can zip it separately and have the separate legs.
So it's the same bag,
it's the same familiar sleep association.
You are just changing it slightly,
which is a way easier transition for children
than having to get used
to completely new situations every time.
A new bed, a new process of falling asleep,
new blankets, or whatever.
This was absolute gold.
And my little girl would, you know, walk downstairs in it,
she would cruise around the house in it.
Half the time she would refuse to take it off
in the morning, and on our cold winter mornings,
it was actually really nice, 'cause it's like getting
out of bed and you've already got your dressing gown on.
So I highly, highly recommend these.
They're called ErgoPouch, so it's an Australian brand.
But I do believe that they ship worldwide.
We obviously could access it quite easily in New Zealand.
They're really high quality products.
So you do get the quality that you pay for.
But in saying that, they're certainly
not the most expensive sleeping bags out there
by a long stretch.
I think these are actually extremely well-priced
for what you get.
I have two of these, and I would just interchange them.
One of these I have as a slightly warmer bag, again,
and then I have this 2.5 TOG ones.
I never needed to buy the summer weight bags,
because by the time we got through the winter
with these bags, summer was a good time
to let my daughter get used to using blankets
because if she sort of kicks them off in the night,
it's not that big a deal 'cause it doesn't get
that cold overnight.
So yeah, these bags have worn extremely well.
I've never had an issue.
They're really nice, thick, and good fabric.
Good, thick, sturdy zips.
You know, good, sturdy stitching.
They don't seem flimsy.
They don't seem cheap.
They are really, really good quality bags.
And the thing that I like about these bags
is that they're cotton, so we also always tell you
to sleep your babies in natural or breathable fibers.
And that is so important,
because if you're sleeping your baby in a man-made
or synthetic fiber like nylon or fleece,
polar fleece is the absolute worst.
It has zero breathability, so if your baby
gets a bit hot, then they sweat,
and the sweat stays against their skin
and it's gonna cool and then actually make them cold
because they're wet, essentially.
Those kinds of fabrics pose the greatest threat
of overheating, and as we know, overheating
is a risk factor, particularly for younger babies,
a major risk factor for younger babies.
But an older baby or a toddler,
overheating will mean they're just not
gonna be sleeping that well.
They're gonna be waking up because they're too hot
or they've gotten sweaty and uncomfortable.
Fabrics like fleece can cause rashes, as well,
like a heat rash or a skin irritation.
So we always advise people to stick with natural fibers.
Cotton, bamboo, merino, and wool are your best choices.
And these bags are cotton, so they do have the outer,
100% organic cotton.
The lining, 100% organic cotton.
The side walls, which are these, oh I forgot
to tell you about these.
These stretchy bits on the side here are 95% cotton,
5% elastin.
And the wadding, which is the stuff
that makes it nice and thick and warm, 100% cotton.
So there is nothing in this sleeping bag
that is gonna make your child overheat
or cool down and then freeze because they've been sweating.
This is so safe, so child-friendly.
I just love them.
I love this company.
So yeah, you can see on the side here,
I forgot to mention they've got these,
yeah, stretchy side panels.
That just adds a little bit of movability, I suppose,
to what your child is able to do in their bed.
You know, where they're gonna be stretching
and sleeping in odd positions.
It just gives that little bit more comfort
so they're not sort of stuck in a swaddle type situation.
It's not too thick or rigid.
And obviously, you can see I chose this one
for my daughter 'cause it's so pretty.
Although she's not really desperate to be a girly-girl,
I quite like to treat her like a girly-girl
while she's still young enough
that I can make those choices for her.
So this is such a pretty design.
You can get all kinds of different colors and designs.
And the other thing I love about ErgoPouch
is that they do have really beautiful fabrics.
It's got little birdies on it, which I think is so cute.
And yeah, so I mean, I can't say enough about this.
It is a product I love.
It is a product I recommend all the time.
It is a product that I will stand by,
because I love all of the ErgoPouch products.
They have swaddles, they have wraps,
they have baby sleeping bags,
and then they have these awesome toddler sleep suits.
And I think that their product range is fantastic.
I think the quality of their products is fantastic.
They look beautiful.
Their service is really great.
I experience great, really quick delivery, as well.
So yeah, I just, I love them, hands down.
And I highly recommend you have a look at their website
or have a look at their product range.
And I should actually mention that this
is not in any way affiliated with or sponsored
by ErgoPouch.
They don't even know that we're making this video.
I just genuinely love this brand and their products
and I am more than happy to endorse ErgoPouch
because I believe in them.
So don't worry, we're not getting paid to say this.
If you've got any more questions about this product,
then just pop it in the comments below
and we'll do our best, as much as we can,
to answer your questions.
I'll also put the ErgoPouch website below, as well,
so if you're interested
in checking out their sleeping bags for yourself,
or any of their other products,
then go and have a look on there.
Well, thanks for watching, and I hope
that was of some use to you
if you're looking for bedding solutions
for your toddler, or even for your older baby.
Make sure you check out
our other product recommendations videos
on our YouTube Channel.
I'll talk to you guys soon.