HALO SleepSack Cotton Swaddle Newborn Reviews Summary

Swaddle Design

Pros:

• "I love how the flaps are nice and wide and the velcro keeps my LO's arms from waking her with her startle reflex."
• "Love this swaddle hands down the best ones ever we buy these all the time and this is also the ones our hospital gives out when you go home with your newborn."
• "The fleece and the 100% cotton ones are fantastic. We absolutely love them."
• "Great product! I love the wide wings and Velcro swaddle technique!"
• "These Halo swaddles are a godsend. They are so easy to use."
• "Love the sleep sack! It pins the arms down to keep the startle reflex down so baby sleeps through the night."
• "This swaddle is a lifesaver! So easy to put on and take off. Easy zipper access to their behind for late night diaper change."

Cons:

• "Even though my baby is well within the small size range, the wings do not swaddle her securely no matter how tightly I pull the fabric."
• "On 3 different occasions our newborn wiggled enough to move the Halo sleep sack over his mouth and nose."
• "Not safe at all since it rides up and covers my baby’s mouth and nose!"
• "The top part of the sleep sack comes up too high and often covers her mouth and face. Not safe."
• "The whole swaddle would ride up and cover my baby’s face making it incredibly unsafe to use."
• "It eventually rides up, and bunches around the shoulders, leaving the arms free at the bottom."
• "Too much fabric, impossible to change a diaper in this, velcro is loud and obtrusive, baby gets arms out all the time."

Material Quality

Pros:

• "Our SleepSacks have been washed countless times and hold up well."
• "The one we have is made out of simple 100% organic cotton and is very generously sized."
• "We purchased a second one, the heather gray. The gray is slightly thicker fabric than the hedgehog print. It seems to be holding up a bit better overall."
• "Fabric is also nice and soft!"
• "The pattern is so cute and the fabric is very comfy."
• "This is a nice breathable cotton and has lots of leg room for baby."
• "The cloth is soft and heavy cotton."

Cons:

• "I washed it one time before use to clean it and it’s already tearing and has holes."
• "I’ve had this swaddle for less than a month. Washed it maybe two times and it appears the zipper already wore a hole in it."
• "The material is not soft and after the first wash the strings are coming off."
• "I’ve had this sleep sack for literally 3 weeks and it already has a seam broken that my newborns foot keeps coming through."
• "The quality of the stitching isn’t good at all. After one wash, threads are coming loose."
• "The velcro sticks to the material and tears it apart leaving holes and snags all over it."
• "The Velcro is also just too grippy for this fabric, so it snags on the garment and after about a handful of uses is already pulling apart from the stitching."

Functionality

Pros:

• "The zipper goes top to bottom so I can un-velcro and zip up for a diaper change in the night without having to take it completely off him."
• "And we loved that the zipper on the front gives easy access for middle-of-the-night diaper changes."
• "It's really easy to interchange back and forth."
• "It's also harder for the baby to break out of it, thanks to the wide velcro area."
• "Our baby hated having arms in the swaddle, so the halo is the perfect solution!"
• "Being able to unzip the bottom makes changing simpler."
• "The zipper is perfect for late night diaper changes."

Cons:

• "I’m disappointed after receiving my last one because it didn’t came with the double zipper."
• "The zipper is frustrating to manage; it zips without being latched and it's ruining the integrity of the zipper."
• "Only issue is that this model did not have the double zip like our existing one."
• "If we needed to change the diaper in the middle of the night, it's really loud to open."
• "The Velcro has already stopped working."
• "Originally we loved this sleep sack at first, but now I’m already on the hunt for a new sack that will be more durable. We’ve had this sleep sack for less than a month and the zipper has already broken."
• "So this one in particular (I think color) is good, but my only complaint is the zipper."