Hi all. My son just turned three- he’s still sleeping in a sleep sack and crib (has made no move to climb out) do I need to start forcing him to sleep without a sack? He’s pretty attached to it, and I’m worried they won’t make them in his size anymore as he keeps growing (he’s a tall 3). Any advice? He’s also a great sleeper and I’m nervous t rock the boat. My one friend said as long as he’s comfortable and not climbing out there’s no need to rush but just wanted to hear others experiences.

They make sleep sacks with footies so kids can walk around in them. I wouldn’t worry about forcing him to sleep without it

Have you seen the sleep bag walkers?! They are super comfy and a perfect transition—my son uses one and even my 6 year old niece. They also make adult sizes!

https://kytebaby.com/collections/sleep-bag-walkers/products/sleep-bag-walker-in-slate

My oldest is almost 4 and still likes to sleep in a sleep sack - they make some giant ones on Amazon. I’m not super worried about trying to transition him out of it. I think it’s one of those things that doesn’t really hurt him by keeping up and helps keep our bedtime/naptime routine smooth. Just do what works for your family.

I say let him be. I never understood the desire to take things away from kids if it wasn't harming their development. My son stayed in his crib until he was physically too big to sleep in one, as he never tried to climb out and he was genuinely happy in there. Now he's 8 and perfectly fine

We unzipped the sleep sack to use it as a blankie for transition. After a few weeks of that our 2.5 year old was good to move on.

Yeah I took mine away from my daughter at 2, sucked but it must be done. That’s life. Same with the binky.

When ours was a bit over 2, he started to protest it. I wonder if he ever liked it or if he was just now able to communicate he specifically didn't want it. Bedtime rituals were generally protested because he didn't want to go to bed, so hard to say.

Now he's close to 2.5yr and wants his blanket instead. I worried that he wouldn't be able to keep it on him all night (which he definitely doesn't) but he also doesn't care. He just wants it near him. We still have him in the crib for now as he doesn't really try to climb out, but we'll try switching him in the coming months to a big boy bed so we can use the crib for baby brother.

It’s a bag, not a family heirloom. Explain he’s getting so tall that you have to cut off the bottom to keep using them. Do it. And then ask him if he wants to pick out new jammies after a week or two.

Let him pick out a super cool new blankie that he loves, and transition from the sleep sack to the blankie.

As long as he’s not climbing out, leave him in the sack and crib. My 3 year old loves his crib. We took the side off and he’s happy in there. He kicks his blankets off so I’m going to have to figure out something before winter when it’s a bit cooler in the house.