Is it weird my 2 y/o still sleeps in a sleepsack?

[nukuspot]

Among all the other sleep issues my 2 y/o DD has, one is that she refuses to sleep if anything is touching her (like a pillow or blanket.)  She co-sleeps but we have a sidecar crib and she will not let us put a pilllow or blanket in there.  When she rolls over and snuggles with me in the night sometimes I absentmindedly pull the covers up over her lower half and she will wake up and cry and kick until I take them off.  So she is still sleeping in a sleepsack over her PJs which I know she is going to outgrow soon.  Luckly I found the Canadian "Sleep Huggers" which makes toddler sleepsacks so we can get her a larger one.  But seriously, all her friends love snuggling under their blankies.  Is it normal to have a 2 y/o in a sleepsack?  At what point does it become "strange behavior" that she won't tolerate blankets?

[sweetiebird]

My little guy was in a sleep sack until a couple of months ago... basically until he was able to pull up the blankets himself (he's in his own bed and bedroom). So, I guess he was maybe 26 months. I say, if you can find them big enough and she likes them go with it :)

[hakeber]

Originally Posted by sweetiebird 

 I say, if you can find them big enough and she likes them go with it :)

ITA.  If my DD liked them I would use them.  As it is she usually takes off all her clothes including her diaper by about 3am (maybe three nights out of a week?).  Luckily we did EC with her so she usually wakes up dry (we use a sleep mat under her for when she does have an accident), and when she does it is warm enough that she's not freezing being naked and blanketless.  I always figured if she wants her clothes and the blankets off she must be too warm for them, because when it does get chilly at night she always seems to snuggle under and keep her clothes on. 
 

Whatever helps them sleep, I am a fan of.

[crunchy_mommy]

My DS doesn't like blankets... or sleep sacks actually... it's not a big deal since he sleeps in our bed and he'll cuddle up to me or DH if he's cold (or I can throw a blanket on him if he's sleeping deeply enough)... I don't see the problem as long as your kiddo is happy and sleeping! I have those toddler sleep sacks (hand-me-downs) and thought we'd use them a lot but not at all! I wouldn't say it's 'strange behavior' unless she's freezing cold & won't accept any alternatives.

[tzs]

does she have issues with things touching her during the day? clothes, tags, etc....??? my only thought there would be that she might have sensory issues and benefit from some OT..but that's not an unusual thing. 

i personally think people who have to sleep uncovered are "weird" but that's only because my issue is just the opposite, i have to have a heavy, thick covering on me to sleep ;)

ETA i know adults like her also so if she doesn't outgrow it....no, not weird

[TheGirls]

At 2yo, my DD didn't use blankets.  She didn't have a sleepsack, but was fine in just footie pajamas in winter and little to nothing in summer.  Now (she's 3) she loves blankets and pillows.  She made the transition rather suddenly somewhere between 2.5 and 3yo.  She doesn't have any other issues with stuff touching her so I don't think it's a sensory thing, just a sleep preference, and apparently one that can change!

[hakeber]

Originally Posted by tzs 

does she have issues with things touching her during the day? clothes, tags, etc....??? my only thought there would be that she might have sensory issues and benefit from some OT..but that's not an unusual thing. 

i personally think people who have to sleep uncovered are "weird" but that's only because my issue is just the opposite, i have to have a heavy, thick covering on me to sleep ;)

ETA i know adults like her also so if she doesn't outgrow it....no, not weird

OMG  Me too!  I used to live in the tropical heat and needed the AC or the fan on me at all times because I HAD to have a duvet over me to sleep and at least two fluffy pillows...DH on the other hand?  It has to be minus 15 to get him to pull the covers over him or even a sheet.  I don't know how he does it but we hardly ever fight over the covers, so that's good.  Our dd is just like him...naked and coverless please...They don't even care about having a pillow the weirdos! LOL

[Tattooed Hand]

It's not weird. My almost 18month old is just a restless sleeper and if I try to put bankets over him she wakes up because he likes to roll all over the place (why she sleep in a twin pressed up against my side of the queen that I sleep in all alone because I usually have to scoot over all the way to the other side...) We just got the large sized cotton one for the summer...but luckily DD is small for her age! So we have some time yet left in the regular halo sizes.