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SwaddleDesigns zzZipMe Sack (Sleeping Blanket)- Review and Giveaway

SwaddleDesigns is a company that is known for making lovely, easy to use, cozy swaddling blankets for babies. Available in a variety of colors and patterns, as well as an organic option, these Ultimate Receiving Blankets are a favorite among parents for their extra-large size and durability, and they even come with directions on how to swaddle your little one sewn right on to the blanket. These 100% cotton flannel blankets are made in the USA, and are still useful after the swaddling weeks as a breast-feeding cover or tummy-time paymat, thanks to their generous 42×42 inches size,

You may not know yet that SwaddleDesigns also makes zzZipMe Sacks, a terrific way to keep your baby warm without the dangers inherent with traditional blankets and baby bedding. zzZipMe Sacks are wearable blankets that can’t be kicked off, won’t tangle your baby up, and do not pose the suffocation hazard that regular, loose crib bedding may.


I had the opportunity to review their fuzzy zzZipMe Sack in pastel and gold dots, a great unisex pattern for boys or girls. It’s supersoft, and kept our little man very warm during these very cold NY months. Some great features of Swaddle Designs zzZipMe sack include a dual end zipper, so you can unzip from the top or bottom, depending on if you want to remove the blanket, or just change baby’s diaper while keeping his upper body covered and warm, fabric to cover the zipper tabs and keep it from poking or irritating your baby, and a long length to accomodate growing babies for months. The fuzzy zzZipMe sacks are 100% polyester and made in the USA as well.

zzZipMe Sacks can be used year round, and come in a variety of lighter and heavier materials for different seasons. A few of these for each season of a baby’s first year would be a good idea.

Buy it! SwaddleDesigns zzZipMe Sacks come in a variety of colors and patterns, and are a great idea for year round use. The zzZipMe Sack is available in major baby chains, as well as on Amazon.

Win it! SwaddleDesigns has kindly offered to give a follower of Penelope’s Oasis a zzZipMe sack of their own. To enter, please leave a comment below telling me how you currently keep your baby warm, and please tell me what size you’d like. Don’t forget to leave an email address where you can be reached.

Review and giveaway sponsored by SwaddleDesigns.

  • Tj and Amy

    I would love the 3-6 month size. I usually just try to swaddle my baby as tight as possible. amypugmire@live.com

  • Tj and Amy

    follow on twitter and tweeted. amypugmire@live.com

  • ByTheBay

    I like the SwaddleMe but am looking for something different. Please enter me for 3-6 months. thanks! glutenfreebay at gmail dott com

  • one frugal lady

    I subscribe to your blog via e-mail! #3
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  • one frugal lady

    I entered the carolina pad giveaway!
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  • Laura

    By swaddling! 3-6 months would be great!

    lmerritt49903@gmail.com

  • one frugal lady

    I entered the eco store giveaway!
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  • Liz

    i would like the 3-6 months. i currently keep my baby warm in my body! i am not due until july!

  • Jennifer H

    #3email sub -jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • Jennifer H

    #2Voted Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • Jennifer H

    entered Carolina pad-Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • Cowlady124

    Alex is due the end of April, I would need the 3-6 months size.

  • Sylvia

    I subscribe by email
    sylviawhit@gmail.com

  • Katy

    Email subscriber #3

  • Steph and Brady

    I keep my baby warm by wrapping her up tight in a little receiving blanket and then putting another one over her. stephfrbs at gmail dot com

  • Linda Kish

    I no longer have a baby..this would be for my great niece's baby when it comes in May. My son wore blanket sleepers as long as I could find them. He never kept his covers on. I would want a size 6-12 months.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  • Steph and Brady

    #2 voted! stephfrbs at gmail dot com

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  • Steph and Brady

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    #3 I have your blog on my blogroll. stephfrbs at gmail dot com (stephandbradyhess.blogspot.com)

  • Hannah

    I currently keep my baby warm inside of me as its still cooking but due very shortly. So i would like it in a 0-3 or a 3-6 months!

  • JenniferB

    I don't have any little babies now but I always dressed my babies in the fleece onesie sleepers- I would love to win this for my niece because she is having triplets in september
    ejxd95@gmail.com

  • JenniferB

    email subscriber #3

  • Vanessa

    I'm actually expecting my first baby in August and would love to win this to help keep my baby warm πŸ™‚

    designsvanessa@gmail.com

  • Meredith

    We currently swaddle. I would want 6-12 months.

  • Michele

    Our baby is due in 4 weeks so I am keeping him warm just by keeping him safe inside of me! I do however, only plan on using sacks as it is the safest route for the baby.
    wieszczm@mounties.mansfield.edu

  • Ames

    I kept my baby warm with a swaddle blanket…
    Now she's too big and enjoys rolling around so she wears a couple layers. I would want the 3-6 month size for the next baby πŸ™‚

  • taxchyk

    Currently use blankets. 6-12 month size please!

  • Ms. Autumn

    i put warm jamas on & 6-12 months

  • Leen

    I am currently keeping my baby warm by having him inside me ha ha, I'm due May 5th! I would love this in a size 3-6 mos, thanks!

    leenburke@yahoo.com

  • Leen

    following swaddle designs on twitter and tweeted entry 2

    leenburke@yahoo.com

  • G

    These look great. I would like the 6-12months. We currently use a large swaddle blanket to keep him warm. gsjujub @ gmail.com

  • socmama

    I'm a big believer in swaddling–but this would be great for when the baby gets too big for that. I'd like the 6-12 mo. size. Thanks!

  • withoutadornment

    It wouldn't be for me, but I have a friend who had a baby recently and I'm sure that she would love it! I think the 3 – 6 month size would work best for here!

  • jakiesmom

    my son wore sleepers to keep cozy. i would like 3-6 monthsd for my next baby
    nannypanpan@sbcglobal.net

  • jakiesmom

    e-mail subscriber 3

  • billie the girl

    I would need the 3-6 month size. Currently we use blankets and a space heater.
    billieisme@gmail(dot)com

  • billie the girl

    I also entered your Carolina Pad giveaway!
    billieisme at gmail dot com

  • Jus and Kat

    Our baby currently uses a Miracle Blanket. I would get the 6-12 month size.

  • Jus and Kat

    I entered your Carolina Pad giveaway.

  • Jus and Kat

    I entered your Anne Geddes Baby Logo Tee giveaway.

  • polly

    no little babies but would love to win it for my friend's baby. i would need the 6-12 month size.
    polly
    cherubpk@aol.com

  • polly

    entered your cappuccino giveaway.
    polly
    cherubpk@aol.com

  • clarissa@neiding.com

    I have a wool sleep sac but my baby is outgrowing it i'd want the 6 12

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    posted to swaddle design facebook page 2

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    top mommy blog vote 2

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    subscriber 3

  • Tabathia

    I entered the temporal scanner giveaway

    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

  • Tabathia

    twitter follower & retweeted

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  • one frugal lady

    I entered the exergen temporal scanner themometer giveaway!
    onecheaplady@yahoo.com

  • Deborah

    Well, my baby is 35 and lives in Europe, so I no longer think about how he keeps warm lol. But he'll be having a baby to keep warm soon, and I know he'll be asking me how to keep the little one warm. I think I'll need to figure out how it'd done these day…we used blankets in the old days. πŸ˜€

  • Jennifer H

    entered Thermometer giveaway-Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • mogrill

    I would love a size 6-12 months. These are awesome. Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

  • the monkeys' mama

    i'd like the 0-3 month size for my newborn. Right now we put a blanket on top of our daughter (i know!) so this would be perfect for us to stop using the blanket and start using an awesome sleep sack! thanks! email in profile!

  • the monkeys' mama

    i follow Swaddle Designs on Twitter! (@monkeygiveaways) email in profile!

  • the monkeys' mama

    and here is my tweet that i tweeted about my favorite design of theirs!

    And i totally put the wrong size in my first comment–size 3-6 months is what I'd choose πŸ™‚

  • Ms. Autumn

    entered exergen giveaway

    autumn398 @ yahoo.com

  • Renee

    My first great-grandchild, Jayden, will be born in May so I'd like to have it in size 3-6 months, please! πŸ™‚

  • The Plumber's Wife

    I keep my baby warm by swaddling in receiving blankets. I'd like the 6-12m size.

    katie_kitty[at]msn[dot]com

  • The Plumber's Wife

    I subscribe via email

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  • The Plumber's Wife

    Your button is on my sidebar.

    katiescatharsis.blogspot.com
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  • Natalie A.

    I would like it in 3-6 months! I would swaddle my baby to keep them warm! Thanks!

    coolnatty12 at yahoo dot com

  • Natalie A.

    I'm a subscriber! 3

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  • Natalie A.

    I voted for your blog! 2

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  • Natalie A.

    I follow and tweeted! 2

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  • AmyLynn

    Footed sleepers is how my friend currently keeps her baby warm. I would love to win the kiwi color for her in size 3-6 months. Thanks for the chance!

  • Kuparstwn

    i voted – top mommy blogs
    2

  • one frugal lady

    I entered the itzbeen giveaway!
    onecheaplady@yahoo.com

  • ByTheBay

    I entered the thermometer giveaway, too

    glutenfreebay (at) gmail (dott) com

  • Jennifer H

    entered Itzbeen giveaway-Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • ByTheBay

    I also entered the Itzbeen giveaway glutenfreebay (at) gmail (dott) com

  • mframe

    I usually just wrap a blanket around really tight. I would want a size 6-12 months.
    mframe00@yahoo.com

  • ColleenMarie82

    I would choose 6-12 months.

    I keep my baby warm, by using a sleep sack or swaddling.

    inman@mobap.edu

  • ColleenMarie82

    I voted #4

    inman@mobap.edu

  • ColleenMarie82

    I entered the Anne Gedes giveaway

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  • Sarah Osborne

    I would love the 3-6 month size! I think swaddling works great.

    sarahosborne12(at)gmail(dot)com

  • Sarah Osborne

    I voted for you! I'm #12

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    #3

  • Sarah Osborne

    I fanned them on FB!
    Sarah Taylor Osborne

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    #2

  • Sarah Osborne

    I voted for you on Top Mommy Blogs!

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    #2

  • Sarah Osborne

    I blogged!

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    #1

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    I blogged!

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  • Sarah Osborne

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  • Sarah Osborne

    I entered the Itzbeen giveaway!

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  • Naddez

    I keep my granddaughter warm with her blankets or swaddling her. Size 6-12 months

    sam94son05@sbcglobal.net

  • Naddez

    Fan of Swaddle Designs on facebook. (Quanda)

    sam94son05@sbcglobal.net
    2

  • Naddez

    I voted on the Top Mommys Blogs.

    sam94son05@sbcglobal.net
    1

  • Naddez

    I voted on the Top Mommys Blogs.

    sam94son05@sbcglobal.net
    2

  • Naddez

    Have button on my sidebar @

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  • Naddez

    Entered the Itzbeen Baby Monitor giveaway.

    sam94son05@sbcglobal.net

  • Qwill

    I was voter number 21: Entry 3

  • Sonya

    Right now baby is still inside me to keep warm πŸ™‚ Afterwards she'll be in warm sleepers (and this bag if I win it!)

  • Emmy*Coffee

    We just do the usual–layers and blankets

    I like the 3-6 mo in Kiwi.

  • Emmy*Coffee

    I voted (I didn't know what number I was looking for, but I think I was 23)
    2

  • Jennifer H

    entered Lullabye-Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • Jennifer M

    Currently I use a blanket to swaddle my baby. Size 6-12 months would be great for us.

  • one frugal lady

    I entered the lullabelly prenatal music belt giveaway!
    onecheaplady@yahoo.com

  • Gianna

    Fleece blankets.
    6-12 months

  • Alison

    Well, I don't have babies anymore. My kids are ages 5, 7 and 7 (twins). But I am pregnant with my second surrogate son who is due in June. This would be a gift for his parents. πŸ˜‰

    With my own kids as babies, we kept them in a light onesie and then usually a sleep sack of some kind or a footed sleeper. My boys were on the warmer side, so we often had them in a onesie and then swaddled and that worked.

    THANKS. alisonad23 at gmail dot com

  • lilyk

    I currently use blankets. Please enter me into the contest for size 6-12 Months. Thanks!

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I became a fan of Swaddle Designs on Facebook and told them my favorite on their wall. #1

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I became a fan of Swaddle Designs on Facebook and told them my favorite on their wall. #2

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I subscribed by email. #2

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I subscribed by email. #3

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I vote for you on Top Mommy Blogs. #2

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • lilyk

    I voted for you on Little Remedies. I was number 26. #3

    lilyk@mail2world.com

  • Jeni

    I just wrap him in a blanket
    I would like it in 3-6 months
    gigglez5@gmail.com

  • Jeni

    Voted was number 27

  • Jeni

    voted number 27 #2

  • Jeni

    voted top mommy blogs #1

  • Mtlgrl4evr

    I would be giving this to my cousin who is pregnant if I win so I would choose the 0-3 months. I used to swaddle my babies and they loved it!

  • tina reynolds

    I used a swaddle blanket for my first 2 baby #3 is due in sept, I would choose the 3-6 thanks eaglesforjack@gmail.com

  • tina reynolds

    i subscribe by email 3/3

  • Heather M

    Just a blanket, which usually gets kicked off!
    6-12 month please!

    hmahan_0529 @ yahoo dot com

  • Heather M

    I was vote number 31

  • liliesrnice

    I use a baby blanket. i'd choose 6-12 months. Thanks!

  • fancyfeet48

    I would love to win this Thank You for this great giveaway fancyfeet45@earthlink.net

  • missrantsypants

    This would actually be for a friends baby, and I'd need size 6-12 months.

    clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

  • SCMOMOF2BOYS

    I would choose the 6-12 months and I use a large swaddle blanket for my little guy.

  • Jennifer H

    entered Canvas press-Jenprincess88 at aol dot com

  • Kim

    voted #3 (I was vote 49)

  • Darcie K.

    Right now I use a blanket to swaddle my baby
    dmkayes@gmail.com

  • Darcie K.

    Email subscriber #3
    dmkayes@gmail.com

  • Amanda

    I would like the 3-6 months I am currently pregnant with my first so I would love to use this to keep my baby warm since I am due in October and here in Wisconsin it gets cold then. I will turn up the heat too =)

  • lisa

    Right now I am still pregnant (due May 12th) but got about 10 crocheted blankets from my mom and grandmothers. I would love a zzZipMeSack or ease and comfort for my new baby!
    lbianc22@gmail.com

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