Sleepwear Solutions

Those adorable nighties and other sleepwear are just right for some children. Others need creatively altered bed wear, as these parents have found

Keep child covered
My one-year-old son is fascinated with taking off his clothes at bedtime. To keep him from taking off his one-piece sleeper, I cut the feet off and put the pyjamas on backward. Now that he can't reach the zipper, he stays dressed and warm all night
Pamela Fink, Elyria, Ohio

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FUN FACT

According to sleep experts, once a baby has reached 12 to 13 pounds and is about four months old, he or she is ready too develop a regular sleep-wake cycle and sleep for a 9- to 10- hour stretch.

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Put wristbands on dropping pyjamas I put elastic wristbands around my toddler's ankles when he wears all-in-one pyjama with feet. The bands keep the pyjama feet in place so my son won't trip when he's walking
Kristi Stevens, Beulah, North Dakota

Add leg warmers
My daughter, Emma, loves to sleep in fancy nightgowns which ride up and don't keep her warm enough. I bought some leg warmers and leggings for her to wear under her gowns. Now we're both happy
Dianne Carlucci-O'Donnell, Forest Hills, New York