Do your LOs sleep with draw string soakers?

[mikkismama]

I don't know why I recently became obsessed with this. Perhaps because my dd's lastest craze is taking all the drawstrings off her soakers/longies. Or perhaps because a few days ago she got into my yarn supply and managed to wrap a few yards of it around her neck so tightly her father had to cut it off.

But I was wondering, do you let your LOs sleep with drawstring longies/shorties? I was loving wool at nighttime, but now if they have drawstrings, I wont put them on her to sleep.

[Ima_to_6]

No. When they were little it bothered me much less, but now that are toddlers (in every sense of the word!), I am very fearful of a strangulation accident.

[vinsmommy]

I do. Should I not?

[mommypatton521]

I always have. If it bothers you just get the wahm to make it where they tie in the back I do that anyways since dd use to pull the strings out and make a mess out of the string.

[mikkismama]

Originally Posted by mommypatton521 I always have. If it bothers you just get the wahm to make it where they tie in the back I do that anyways since dd use to pull the strings out and make a mess out of the string.

Oh thats a good idea, I could prob just sew them on. That would solve my lost drawstring problems.

[keikiko]

It hasn't been an issue for us DS unties them but hasn't ever managed to pull it out. Try a curly purly waist band though--no drawstring needed.

[FinnegansMom]

No. I prefer longies / shorties with elastic waists. I have a few but they are not for sleeping. It's too dangerous. Period.

[mikkismama]

Originally Posted by keikiko Try a curly purly waist band though--no drawstring needed.

I had to look it up, but it does look like a great one. Actually, my dd does have a soaker thats similar, I wonder if its the same pattern. it doesn't seem that purewool would do well as a curly purly though.

[Camellia]

I double knot them tightly. I may start using a warning/disclaimer when I send out my soakers to customers.

[stephanator]

I don't have any wool yet, but here's what I like to do with any drawstrings. Put a seam in the middle of the back so that it can't be pulled out, but can still be gathered for a good fit. I'm getting ready to start knitting my first longies and I'll be securing the drawstring definantly! HTH