Love to Dream Love To Swaddle UP Original

Great Transition Piece for Swaddled Babies – Just when you become the worlds best swaddler- your baby will start rolling and swaddling is no longer recommended. Finding the right alternative requires some trial and error, and I can now say the L2DLove Swaddle Up was the winning transitional piece for my son, who loved being swaddled and to sleep with his arms up. It is definitely a great… Read more

combination of tight swaddling with alittle wiggle room for self soothing. The range offers an extensive amount of colours and super soft material with a double zip feature for efficient late night nappy changes. My son runs hot, so we were impressed about the different temperature togs, specific for different seasons. Extremely grateful to have found a product that resembles the cocoon feeling most babies love! This is one product that will be on my baby registry forever!!

Our baby sleeps like a baby – Our newborn was sick of a normal swaddle after a week. She was super uncomfortable and always trying to wiggle out of it, and keeping herself awake doing so. Ever since we're using this swaddle, she's a lot more settled and relaxed. Highly recommend it. Show details

A newborn essential – I was stressing about swaddling - so these have been a real lifesaver. I don't think they're necessarily right for every baby, but I love the ease of them and our baby girl seems to be really settled with them. They're a hospital bag essential.  Show details

Disappointed – I bought this product originally because my little one month old was wriggling out of his traditional swaddle and just didn’t really like being restricted. I was quite dissatisfied with the product considering it is quite pricey. My one month old hated it, he rolled around the bassinet crying and getting frustrated that he couldn’t bring his arms… Read more

all the way around the the front of him without the sleeping bag pulling on the back of his neck. He seemed really uncomfortable most of the night and wouldn’t sleep at all in it so we had to take him out of it and go back to traditional swaddling and he fell asleep instantly. I think this product definitely has some design faults in it that need to be modified and addressed.

Dye ran – My first baby sucked the arms of this product and the dye ran. Very concerning for a mum. I certainly won't be using this product for my second baby.

Definitely not for every baby – I originally loved these swaddles when my son was first born, however he’s now 3 months old and I have to say now they are quite dangerous for him. He’s a big baby (8.5kgs at 3 months) and the size medium no longer fits him so we’ve had to use the transition ones because they don’t make size Ls in the original swaddle. I’ve noticed that the… Read more

transition swaddles are so loose and they don’t hold their arms down as much, so he literally ends up with his hand smothering his entire face. The neck hole is also smaller than the medium size and I’m not sure why? You would assume as they get bigger so does their neck? His neck doesn’t fit into the large size for some reason? Also it’s so loose (I couldn’t even do the medium size up) that he’s just wriggling all night and having a terrible sleep. It’s unfortunate because I loved them at the beginning, but I guess they aren’t suited to every baby. Definitely invest in ergopouch instead, it’s designed a lot better

Great customer service. The swaddle up was not that useful for us for the first few weeks as our baby had bad reflux and would vomit if his hands went into his mouth so we used the traditional swaddle more. But we did use it much more consistently after that especially when he started to be able to escape the swaddle at night. We had a friend who… Read more

gave us 2 swaddles but bought us the smallest size and our baby was on the upper weight limit so we requested an exchange for both. 1 to the next size up and 1 to the larger one. It took about 3 to 4 weeks to get the exchanged item (due to the process of returning via friend and then getting from friend) and my baby was again at the upper weight limit of one of the exchanged item ! I emailed customer service to see if they would allow another exchange and they said yes and arranged an exchange to our address instead of our friend. I think this is really an example of great Aussie customer service.

Slow shipping – Took advantage of the Black Friday sale . Still waiting on a shipping update ! Slow shipping .

Perfect for my baby! – My baby loved these! We bought a few for our bub while they were on sale and we loved them. They’re so soft and snuggly Show details

Perfect for our little one – Got ours from David Jones when they had the 25% sale, it’s worth it. Induces more sleep with less arm movements, keeps bub cozy and warm for the weather. Show details

Sizing system is finicky and expensive – Quality is great, sizing is not. I bought a newborn size swaddle for my son pre birth, he was born bigger than the weight recommendation, therefore not getting any use out of it. I upgraded to size small and after a few weeks he is already exceeding the weight recommendation for the size. I’m choosing not to upgrade sizes again as I believe the… Read more

narrow sizing for each swaddle is a waste of money, for such minimal use. The zip at neck was also quiet tight for my little fella

Doesn't really do anything – It's loose so it's not actually a swaddle which is meant to soothe babies with the compression on their nervous system much like a weighted blanket does for older children and adults. Sure, it keeps his arms up by his face but he could do that himself anyway. His startle reflex still wakes him in this because there's still too much movement. He… Read more

doesn't settle for sleep any faster than he did before. In fact the first time I put him in it he fought it for ages. I figured he just needed to get used to it but I feel confident by now that this does nothing for him except annoy him. So expensive too. Worth it if it works for your sanity but it's a flimsy piece of material "worth" probably a $1. If you want to see if this will work for your baby before forking out the expense there's 'arms up swaddling' videos on YouTube you can use with a traditional muslin wrap. I'm glad this has worked for so many families. As such, I don't think it's a bad product but it shouldn't be called a swaddle. Misleading.

Extremely tight around back of neck – Dangerous product and the company should be sued for making money on such a terrible product. When the baby pushes their arms forward, just have a feel of the material around the back of the neck... It cuts into their necks and my baby screams in pain when he does this.. don't waste your money on this garbage and save your baby from a terrible experience. Show details

No good for strong startle reflex – If your bub has a strong startle reflex I'd avoid these. With the arms up she took longer to settle and wakes herself every time she startles. Swaddles like the ergoPouch are much better, as they swaddle the arms to the chest. Also I found her arms and hands got really cold in them. I don't understand why the warm pouch and original pouch have the… Read more

same thickness of fabric on the arms, so the warm pouch doesn't really provide any extra warmth! Such a waste of money for me. 

Love these, absolutely an essential – These are the best, my baby girl didn’t like them as a newborn but from about 2.5 months she was ready to go into them. They are so good she loves them. And so easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds. She can still suck her hands too which is great. The only negative I have is that the bamboo ones are not good at all, wouldn’t recommend those. I… Read more

give those a 2 star rating- the original are amazing. The bamboo are so stretchy that she can get her hand out of the neck hole which is annoying, and then the neck bit stretches so much that it ends up covering her face. It’s not like the sizing is wrong the fabric just isn’t right for this sort of product. Feels lovely but way too stretchy. Originals - can’t fault though. 100% worth getting at least 3 of these

Love these sleeping bags!! – I am a mother of two and started using Love to Dream swaddling sleeping bags for my first daughter when she was nine weeks old. I had initially swaddled her in traditional cloth wraps, however found that during the night, unswaddling/re-swaddling for feeds/nappy changes would often wake her up and she would then take a little while to go back to… Read more

sleep. She would also often manage to wriggle out of her wrap and wake up again. Moving to the Love to Dream bags made feeds/nappy changes during night in particular so much easier, Sienna would self-settle, no dummy required, which made my time as a first time mum so much more enjoyable; the whole family had so much more sleep. I have used Stage 1, 2 and 3 bags and love them all. Particularly the beautiful warm, winter bags; they are gorgeous. We started using the bags with our second daughter as soon as she was born and have never looked back! :) Thank you Love to Dream for also considering babies with hip-dysplasia; putting a brace on Sienna was a big enough adjustment, we were lucky her sleeping bag/learnt settling technique didn't have to change as well. Thank you so much.

Didn't last 2 minutes – Bubs felt super uncomfortable and restricted in this, he didn't even stay down for a nap. It also made late night feeding awkward with the arms bent that way. I don't think it works for every baby especially if they are more active and want to change their arm positioning during sleep. Show details

Only way to help bubs sleep – I’ve tried traditional swaddling and multiple brands of suits but the love to dream swaddle suits are the only outfit i can get bubs to sleep in if I want to transfer her to a bassinet without startling awake. Well made, breathable and comfortable. A total lifesaver

I wouldn’t buy this again! – I bought warm version after my baby was able to wriggle out of the traditional swaddle! I was expecting big things because of all the good reviews and obviously the price!! I tried using it a few times and my baby just wouldn’t settle! He usually sleeps 8hours in a traditional swaddle but would sometimes wriggle out leaving loose covers! Hence why… Read more

I looked for something more secure! He didn’t even sleep for 30 minutes each time I tried! As soon as I swaddled him the way I usually do he settled straight away! Love the thought of it and the quality is good but doesn’t serve it’s purpose to us!

Regular swaddling was better for sleep – A friend gifted me one Love to Dream Swaddle Up original organic swaddle and I bought another Lite Love 2 Dream as I had a summer newborn (1.0 and 0.2 TOG respectively.) They were so highly reviewed and another friend had highly recommended them. But my personal experience of them was that they are just okay and given the price tag, regular… Read more

organic swaddles were a much better investment. It really does depend on your baby.

Pros

Quality construction, organic options: GOTS certified organic cotton for the Swaddle Up and bamboo (viscose) for the Lite.

Faster and easier to use than traditional swaddle

Twin zipper for easier nappy changes

Designed for hip health

Safer than piling on blankets

Australian business

Cons

Baby hated having her arms confined in both Love 2 Dreams. She would wake up crying and whinging, and then I would have to unzip the top part to free her arms before she would go to sleep, which entirely defeats the purpose. There was no way I could use this for her naps! Most of the time, I resorted to regular swaddles. She didn’t like her arms kept down and confined in those either but at least she managed to free her arms by herself during sleep. Less whinging and crying, more sleep for Mum and Dad. (She still had the startle reflex but rarely woke up from them).

Size inconsistency. I had both Love 2 Dreams at the newborn size, and the Lite was way smaller around the girth.

Restrictive across the chest. This is probably to keep the arms in position but it seemed a bit too tight.

Expensive compared to other swaddles and sleep suits.

Sleep saver – I love my love to dream swaddles. My son hated being wrapped and a friend said to try these and he loved them. I would personally only buy on sale as they are very pricey. Show details

Great swaddle – Used these for day naps and overnight and both babies love them! Easy to layer up underneath for warmth, just stretchy enough and seem comfortable for baby. Two way zip makes for easy nappy changes. Show details

Perfect product for our babe – We used the Love to Dream Arms Up swaddles from when our little girl was approximately 3 days old to 4 months old. Having her arms up but secured allowed her freedom to suckle on her hands to self-settle (win!), plus reduced her startle reflex - which meant more sleep to mum & dad! High recommended.

Perfect! – My 10 week old started throwing his arms and legs around when going to sleep so he would always break loose of being swaddled. So, I purchased the Love to Dream swaddle and it’s now soooooooooo much easier to swaddle and change his nappy through the night. I don’t have to fight with a swaddle every night now. They are a bit expensive for a swaddle but they are definitely worth the money.

Whats the point? – My baby can move around way too much in this, swaddles are meant to make babies feel snug and secure, but she wriggles so much in the love to dream and startles which wakes her up, so i have to say I just dont get the point- only advantage is my baby cant wriggle out of it and therefore i know she wont get cold.

Perfect answer for Houdini baby! – My baby can get out of any wrap, except this! We tried so many different wraps and techniques!! Highly recommend for better baby sleeps! Can also use during the day. Definitely worth the money. I’d suggest buying a few in case of a vomit or nappy leak during the night.

Every nap time – Now an essential part of our naptime routine for my 8 week old - he is so snug and happy when in the suit. I have two handmedowns which are about 6 years old and a little stretched out so I don't like to use them but my two new suits - one cotton and one bamboo - are brilliant and i want more!

My son won’t sleep without one! – Despite being quite expensive to purchase, I simply couldn’t live without this product!! My son hated it to start with when he was a few days old, however, by the time he was two weeks old he loved it! He is now four months old and cannot go to sleep without being in one! I will soon purchase the 50/50 swaddle to transition him out as he is almost rolling. I suggest this product to all pregnant friends and will use again!

Excellent – These are expensive but my little one loves them and we have had bub in them since 3 days old and he sleeps like a dream. I have bought only when on sale or 2nd hand. Need more colours In the ranges and all the togs and names can be confusing.