Take-to-seller checklist

Baby sleep bag

The Lullaby Trust treats a well-fitting sleep bag as one way to keep the head uncovered. A bag that is too big can ride up. This list is a fitting prompt, not medical advice.

Many UK bags show BS EN 16781. Check the tog against the room, not the weather app.

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SellerWhere listedMeeting placeDateAsking priceBrandModelStandard mark / approval no.

Before you leave the house

Must passI have searched official records on GOV.UK Product Recalls for this brand and modelSearch the OPSS list of product safety alerts, reports and recalls. A clear search is not a guarantee — spellings and model codes vary.
CheckI can get the original instructions (paper copy or a download from the maker)OPSS advises checking that instructions come with the product or are available online, especially for mechanical items.
CheckThe length matches my baby’s height band on the maker’s chart — not “they will grow into it”

Ask the seller

AskHas it been washed on a hot cycle that might have damaged the filling or the tog performance?

Hands-on at the meeting

Must passThere is no hood, and no weighted panel over the chestA hood can cover the face. Weighted sleep products are not part of Lullaby Trust safer-sleep advice.
Must passThe neck hole is snug on my baby (or on the size chart): the bag cannot slip up over the mouth
Must passArmholes are not so large that the baby can slide down inside the bag
Must passThe tog rating is printed and I know which room temperature it is for
CheckZips and poppers work; the zip guard is present; fabric is not threadbare

Walk away if

A hood, a weighted insert, or a bag that can ride up over the face.
No tog rating and no size band.
Torn seams or a zip that bursts open.
Official records on GOV.UK list a recall for this model.

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Before you leave the house

Ask the seller

Hands-on at the meeting

Walk away if

Notes at the meeting