A sleep suit with compartments gradually increasing in weight from the head to the feet, that covers the torso portion of a child and has an opening for the neck, arms, and legs. The weight is contained in individually sewn compartments in the inner fabric of the suit, keeping the suit's weight properly distributed. The compartments are lighter near the top of the garment that would cover the child's neck and shoulder area, gradually increasing in weight through the middle of the suit that lays over the child's torso. The gradual change in weight ensures child safety and maintains the effectiveness of the pressure around the mid-section.

A new or alternative swaddling garment that swaddles infants by sufficiently restraining movement of the limbs to suppress the startle reflex, yet allowing movement of hand to mouth thereby facilitating non-nutritive sucking and allowing the infant to self-soothe by sucking the hands or the fabric of the garment.

A baby onesie to be worn by a baby includes body covering material configured to cover a body of the body, the body covering material including an opening through which the baby's head can protrude out from, a neckline provided around a perimeter of the opening, the neckline including a neckline fastener configured to be fastened and unfastened to thereby close and open the neckline, respectively, a zipper configured to open and close the body covering material, and a zipper locking mechanism attached to the zipper, the zipper locking mechanism configured to selectively attach to the neckline fastener and thereby lock the zipper in place according to whether the neckline fastener is fastened or unfastened.

A baby onesie to be worn by a baby includes body covering material configured to cover a body of the body, the body covering material including an opening through which the baby's head can protrude out from, a neckline provided around a perimeter of the opening, the neckline including a neckline fastener configured to be fastened and unfastened to thereby close and open the neckline, respectively, a zipper configured to open and close the body covering material, and a zipper locking mechanism attached to the zipper, the zipper locking mechanism configured to selectively attach to the neckline fastener and thereby lock the zipper in place according to whether the neckline fastener is fastened or unfastened.

A method is provided for designing a garment having a plurality of surfaces. The method includes selecting at least one surface from the plurality of surfaces to serve as a tactile stimulating surface. The method further includes selecting a texture for the at least one surface, different from that of at least a majority of the plurality of surfaces, configured to provide tactile stimulation to a touch sensing organ.

A new or alternative swaddling garment that swaddles infants by sufficiently restraining movement of the limbs to suppress the startle reflex, yet allowing movement of hand to mouth thereby facilitating non-nutritive sucking and allowing the infant to self-soothe by sucking the hands or the fabric of the garment.

A baby onesie to be worn by a baby includes body covering material configured to cover a body of the body, the body covering material including an opening through which the baby's head can protrude out from, a neckline provided around a perimeter of the opening, the neckline including a neckline fastener configured to be fastened and unfastened to thereby close and open the neckline, respectively, a zipper configured to open and close the body covering material, and a zipper locking mechanism attached to the zipper, the zipper locking mechanism configured to selectively attach to the neckline fastener and thereby lock the zipper in place according to whether the neckline fastener is fastened or unfastened.

An infant apparel may include a portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of an infant and two wings, each of the two wings extending laterally away from a side of the portion for at least partially enclosing an upper body of the infant. Each of the two wings may be configured to surround and retain an arm of the infant in a hand-raised and elbow-bent position to a respective side of the infant. Each of the two wings includes a wing tip at an upper portion of the wing. The apparel may be configured to retain the arm of the infant in the hand-raised and elbow-bent position and within the wing while allowing the infant to move one or more of the two wings to a mouth of the infant.

A garment includes a front, a back and a crotch area extending between the front and the back. An opening is formed in the crotch area and is covered by an observation panel comprising a semi-transparent material. The garment is configured for wearing over a diaper with a wetness indicator visible through the semi-transparent material.

An infant garment comprising a front and a back that are sewn together at edges of the front and back such that the garment can be worn by an infant. The back is entirely composed of a three layer compound material that is bonded together. The three layer compound material is composed of two layers of fabric that has been treated with an antimicrobial treatment and one layer of waterproof material between the two layers of fabric. The front can be partially composed of said three layer compound material in areas corresponding to the infant's belly when the garment is worn by the infant. The infant garment can be made so that the compound material is removable.