The Kangapouch replaces all of the blankets. It is a "sleeping bag" made from 100% cotton and filled with white goose/duck down which makes the Kangapouch luxuriously soft and warm.

White

Prints
Butterflies, Jungle Adventure
 

Nature Sprites, Seahorses Blue
    

Seahorses Green, Star Bright
 

Yellow Safari

What your baby should wear under their down sleeping bag:

• Although most pediatricians recommend your baby sleeps in a room that is approximately 65°F - 70°F, what your baby should wear underneath, really depends upon  a) the temperature of your house and your baby's room  b) how your baby's own body heat reacts with the Down  c) and whether your baby is a "warm" one or a "cold" one. What is meant by that is that some babies get warmer easier and some require more to feel warm.
  
  
• Your baby should wake-up with warm and dry legs in our White Goose/Duck Down Sack. Your baby should never be sweaty. If your baby is sweaty in our Goose/Duck Down Sack (baby sleeping bag) this means that either: a) you have your baby's room temperature too high or  b) you have over-dressed your baby underneath.
  
  
• Every baby is different and every house temperature feels different. Therefore, the first night or two are going to be trial nights for you and your baby to find the best combination. Most people luck out right away, but you may need to make adjustments to what your baby wears underneath your White Goose/Duck Down Sack to give your baby (and you) the best opportunity for a wonderful night's sleep! But don't worry, you will soon find the perfect fit!
  
  
• Important Tip: For your baby's first night, try a shirt alone underneath and move-up from there if necessary. Your baby may be perfectly cozy in that alone under their sleeping sack! (Unless your house or your baby's room is extremely cold to begin with for whatever reason.)

Completely machine washable!  Just throw your Goose Down sack (baby sleeping bag) right into your washing machine with warm water and your regular detergent.

Drying Instructions:  Completely dryer friendly!  Just throw your White Goose/Duck Down sack (baby sleeping bag) into your dryer with a Dryer Max Dryer Ball (check out our Add Ons tab on this listing for more info), tennis ball or canvas shoe to loft up the down.  Be sure to dry your White Goose/Duck Down sack thoroughly both inside and out. It is a good idea to invert your sack mid-cycle during the drying period.

NOTE:  Never air-dry/hang-dry your down sack as the down will not properly dry and the down clusters will not fluff up and will remain flat instead. The lofting down clusters are what provides the warmth for your baby in your down sack.

• Infant to one year (from shoulder to bottom pouch 33" [65 cm])
• One Year and up ( from shoulder to bottom pouch 38" [96 cm]) 

Custom Kangapouches can be ordered in larger sizes, directly from the Kangapouch company. Please call us at 800-928-4905 if you need contact information.

Gift Wrapping:

• This item is not eligible for our free gift wrapping.

Dryer Max Dryer Ball

• Substitute for Fabric Softeners
• Eco Friendly
• Reusable (can last for years)
• Reduces Static
• Reduces Drying Time (up to 25%)
• Hypoallergenic
• Environment Friendly PVC + Macromolecule Activator

Q: I'm not sure what size Sleep Sack is most appropriate, my child is long and growing like a weed.
A: The small sleep sack is about 33 inches long from end to end. The large is about 38 inches. If your child is close to the full length of the size small you may wish to get the large. Both sizes are about the same in width so the main difference between them is the length. However keep in mind that the bottom can be unzipped so even if you get a small and your child gets "too long" for the small you can unzip just the feet portion of the sack and continue to get more use out of it.

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It was the year 1999 when I had an "Ah-ha" moment in my life. My daughter-in-law and son brought a baby sleeping bag made out of down back from Germany. It brought back memories of 35 years before when I struggled to keep the children warm at night. I remembered the various contraptions I bought that were available at that time - some of them quite unsafe - until I finally sewed a sleeping bag, and all was well.

I had totally forgotten that time, being busy with my working life as a Public Health Nurse. Yes, I heard many stories of frustrations by parents, but never really thought back to my own frustrations and how I dealt with them.

At that same time a big campaign was under way spurred by a release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Washington D.C. April 8, 1999). It had a warning to parents to "remove pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys and other soft products from the crib" because "as many as 900 infant deaths each year are still associated with suffocation in soft bedding."

The combination of seeing this sleeping bag, remembering my own frustrations and the frustrations of other new parents, and my health-and-wellness background, along with the need to make cribs safer, caused me to ask my sister-in-law, who has great skill in sewing, to help establish the Kangapouch company with me.

I searched the market and was surprised that this product was not available anywhere in Calgary. In the fall of 1999 I put Kangapouch on the market. My daughter gave the product the name as she was reminded of a Kangaroo baby sitting cozy and warm in it's pouch while traveling and sleeping.

Kangapouch has brought me pride, joy, and satisfaction because I am told by many parents who have bought Kangapouch that they sleep better now, as I finally did, because their baby is warm and safe.

I am now retired and Kangapouch Babywear Inc. is in the caring hands of my daughter Johanna Schmidt and her business partner Andrea Hrysko, whom I trained to carry on the creation of Kangapouch.

Johanna Schmidt and Andrea Hrysko

Johanna Schmidt: Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Andrea Hrysko: Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) and Masters of Art Therapy (DKATI)

Mom4Life has successfully combined positive family values with smart business practices to provide an ideal site for online shopping. Due to a strong web presence and reputation for quality, Mom 4 Life has been essential to the growth of my company and the increased awareness of the Kangapouch Baby Sleep Sack throughout North America. ~Johanna Schmidt