BED SHEET WITH INTEGRATED SWADDLE GARMENT

Abstract

A bedsheet with an integrated swaddle garment can hold babies securely while allowing access to the baby (e.g., to one or more arms and/or one or more legs of the baby) for examination and/or medical procedures without having to take the baby out of the garment. The bedsheet can be fitted over a mattress (e.g., at home, in a hospital) and the baby (newborn baby, premature baby, infant) can be placed in a cavity or pocket in the blanket and portions of the garment fastened to secure the baby or infant within the garment.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57 and should be considered a part of this specification.

BACKGROUND

Field

The present invention is directed to a sleeping garment and more particularly to a bed sheet with an integrated sleeping garment.

Description of the Related Art

Bed sheets are commonly known. With respect to infants and toddlers, sleeping garments, such as zip-up pajamas or body suits, sleep sacks and swaddle wraps are known. However, such sleeping garments do not inhibit the infant or toddler from moving (e.g., coming near the edges of cribs, bassinets, etc.), which is discouraged as being potentially dangerous, nor do they prevent the infant or toddler from trying to climb out of the crib or bed. Additionally, use of several separate sleeping components, such as bedding sheets, pajamas, blankets, can be expensive. Moreover, use of blankets or separate coverings has been discouraged to avoid suffocation hazards for infants.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, there is a need for an improved bedsheet with integrated garment that can allow a user (e.g., newborn baby, infant, toddler, child) to sleep comfortably and securely, while reducing the number of components and addressing some of the deficiencies noted above. Optionally, the garment can be a swaddle.

In another aspect, there is a need for a bedsheet with integrated garment that can be used in hospitals (e.g., for newborn babies, premature babies) to hold babies securely while allowing access to the baby for medical procedures without having to take the baby out of the garment. The bedsheet can be fitted over a mattress (e.g., at home, in a hospital) and the baby (newborn baby, premature baby, infant) can be placed in a cavity or pocket in the blanket and portions of the garment fastened to secure the baby or infant within the garment. The garment can be a swaddle.

In accordance with one aspect a bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a bottom layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress and a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion of the mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining a cavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein. The bed sheet also comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached to the top layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configured to fasten to one another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position. The pair of garment portions are configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use. The swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

In accordance with another aspect, a bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a bottom layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress and a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion of the mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining a cavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein. The bed sheet also comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached to the top layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configured to fasten to one another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position. The pair of garment portions are configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use. At least one of the garment portions has one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover the opening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment. The swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

In accordance with another aspect, a bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment is provided. The bed sheet comprises a layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress and define a cavity between the layer and the mattress, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein. The bed sheet also comprises a swaddle garment integrally attached to the layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant. The pair of garment portions are configured to fasten to one another or to the layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position. The pair of garment portions are configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use. At least one of the garment portions has one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover the opening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment. The swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of a bed sheet with integrated garment.

FIG. 2 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of a bed sheet with integrated garment.

FIG. 4 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of

FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 3.

FIG. 7 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 3.

FIG. 8 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 3.

FIG. 9 shows another view of the bed sheet with integrated garment of FIG. 3.

FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional side view of a bedsheet with integrated garment on a mattress.

FIG. 11 shows a bottom view of a bedsheet with integrated garment on a mattress.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

As used herein, a “mattress” is meant to encompass any cushioned sleeping pad, where the sleeping pad can be filled with resilient material, such as cotton, feathers, foam rubber, or can have one or more springs, as in a common mattress of a bed, or can be filled with water or air. As used herein, a “mattress” is meant to encompass different sized mattresses, such as crib size, twin size, full size, queen size and king size, as well as mattresses of different thickness, such as bassinet pads, crib mattresses and up to king size mattresses.

FIGS. 1-2 show one embodiment of a bed sheet 100. The bed sheet 100 can have a top layer 10 generally sized to extend along a length L and width W of a mattress 200 (see FIG. 11). The top layer 10 can at least partially define a sleeping garment 60, which is further described below.

The top layer 10 is attached to a bottom layer 20 (see FIG. 10) so as to define a pocket or cavity 30 therebetween into which a wearer of the sleeping garment can at least partially extend. In the illustrated embodiment, the top layer 10 is generally co-extensive with the bottom layer 20. However, in other embodiments, the bottom layer 20 can extend over a larger area than the top layer 10. In the illustrated embodiment, the top layer 10 is sewn to the bottom layer 20 along at least a portion of the periphery of the top layer 10. In one embodiment, the periphery of the top layer 10 is sized to substantially correspond to the periphery of a top surface 210 of the mattress 200 (see FIG. 10) on which the top layer 10 rests. In another embodiment, the periphery of the top layer 10 is larger than the periphery that defines the top surface 210 of the mattress 200 so that the top layer 10 extends past the edges of said top surface and onto a side surface 220 of said mattress 200.

The bed sheet 100 can optionally include a generally water-resistant layer or water proof layer 40 disposed below the bottom layer 20, so that the waterproof layer 40 is adjacent and in contact with the mattress 200 when the sheet 100 is placed on the mattress 200, and so the bottom layer 20 is disposed between the waterproof layer 40 and the top layer 10. In one embodiment, the top layer 10 is generally co-extensive with the bottom layer 20 and the waterproof layer 40, and the three layers 10, 20, 40 are sewn together along at least a portion of the periphery of the top layer 10. In one embodiment, the waterproof layer 40 extends along an area smaller than the top layer 10, where the waterproof layer 40 extends along substantially the top surface 210 of the mattress 200. In another embodiment, the waterproof layer 40 can extend along the same area as the top layer 10, and can extend to the sides 220 or underside surface 230 of the mattress 200. Advantageously, the waterproof layer 40 can at least partially stick or adhere to the mattress 200 during use (e.g., due to the affinity between the mattress material and material of the waterproof layer 40), which advantageously helps to maintain the bed sheet 100 in place on the mattress 200 and inhibits dislodgement of the sheet 100 during use (e.g., due to the user moving around, sitting up or standing up). In another embodiment, the water proof layer 40 can be excluded from the bed sheet 100. In one embodiment, where the water proof layer 40 is excluded from the bed sheet 100, the bottom layer 20 can be water resistant or water proof.

In one embodiment, the top layer 10 can be made of a breathable fabric, such as cotton. However, in other embodiments, the top layer 10 can be of a stretchable material, such as 100% jersey cotton stretch material, which advantageously allows the user to comfortably move while having the sleeping garment 60 on. However, in other embodiments, the top layer 10 can be made of other suitable fabrics or textiles, including those made from natural or synthetic fibers (e.g., polyester). In one embodiment, the bottom layer 20 can be made of fabric. For example, in one embodiment, the bottom layer 20 can be made of 100% cotton flannel. However, in other embodiments, the top layer 10 can be made of other suitable fabrics or textiles, including those made from natural or synthetic fibers (e.g., polyester, terrycloth, bamboo). In one embodiment, the waterproof layer 40 can be made of a polymer material, such as plastic or vinyl coated polyester. However, in other embodiments, the waterproof layer 40 can be made of other suitable materials, such as a plastic material (e.g., natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic plastic material).

The bed sheet 100 can have a side portion 50 configured to extend from the top layer 10, along the sides 220 of the mattress 200 and to an underside 230 of the mattress 200. In one embodiment, the side portion 50 and top layer 10 are one piece. In another embodiment, the side portion 50 and top layer 10 are separate pieces that are sewn together at said periphery. In one embodiment, the side portion 50 can be made of the same material as the top layer 10. In another embodiment, the side portion 50 can be made of a different material than the top layer 10.

The side portion 50 can extend to the underside 230 of the mattress 200 and define an edge 52 (see FIG. 11). A resilient (e.g., elastic) band 54 can optionally be attached to at least a portion of said edge 52 or be integrated in the edge 52 (e.g., the side portion 50 can overlap the band 54 at said edge 52 so as to enclose the band 54). In the illustrated embodiment, the elastic band 54 can extend along the entire edge 52. In one embodiment, the band 54 can have a generally oval shape when in the relaxed or unstretched condition. Advantageously, the band 54 substantially maintains the sheet 100 in place on the mattress 200 and inhibits the sheet 100 from dislodging or coming off the mattress 200 during use of the sheet 100 by a user, as further discussed below. In one embodiment, the band 54 has a thickness 54t of about three inches. However, in other embodiments, the thickness 54t can be less than or greater than three inches.

With continued reference to FIGS. 1-2, a garment 60 can be integrated into the bed sheet 100 so that the garment 60 and top layer 10 are a single piece. In the illustrated embodiment, the garment 60 is a swaddle with two portions 61a, 61b (e.g., two halves) that wrap around the baby or infant's torso and lower body so that the baby's or infant's arms are completely enclosed by the two portions 61a, 61b of the swaddle garment 60. The two portions 61a, 61b can attach to each other, or to another portion of the garment 60 or top layer 10 with one or more fasteners. In one embodiment, the one or more fasteners can be hook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™). In another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more snaps. In still another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more zippers or buttons and button holes. The sleeping garment 60 can optionally have a waist band of a resilient and stretchable material. In use, the baby or infant can be placed in the pocket or cavity 30 of the bed sheet 100 and the two portions 61a, 61b of the swaddle garment 60 wrapped around the baby's or infant's torso so that his or her arms are completely covered by the swaddle portions 61a, 61b.

FIGS. 3-9 show another embodiment of a garment 60A integrated with the bed sheet 100. The garment 60A is similar to the garment 60 shown in FIGS. 1-2, except as noted below. Thus, the reference numerals used to designate the various components of the garment 60A are identical to those used for identifying the corresponding components of the garment 60 in FIGS. 1-2, except that the reference numerals of the garment 60A end with an “A”. Therefore the description for the various components of the garment 60 shown in FIGS. 1-2 is understood to apply to the corresponding components of the garment 60A in FIGS. 3-9, except as described below.

As shown in FIGS. 3-9, the garment 60A is a swaddle with two swaddle portions 61a, 61b (e.g., swaddle halves) that wrap at least partially around the torso of the baby or infant, and which fasten to each other or to another portion of the garment 60A or top layer 10 with one or more fasteners. As discussed above, the one or more fasteners can be hook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™). In another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more snaps. In still another embodiment, the one or more fasteners can include one or more zippers or buttons and button holes. The garment 60A also has two flaps 63A, 63B that can be pulled to uncover corresponding openings 65A, 65B. In the illustrated embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B are sized to allow at least a portion of the baby's or infant's hand or arm to pass therethrough. In another embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B can be sized to not allow the baby's hands or arms to pass therethrough, but to allow access to a portion of the baby's hand or arm (e.g., to connect an iv line, as discussed further below). The flaps 63A, 63B can removably close the openings 65A, 65B via fasteners 67B on the flap 63B that releasably attach to fasteners 69B on the opening. The fasteners 67B, 69B can be hook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO® or APLIX™), though other suitable fasteners can be used.

In the illustrated embodiment, the openings 65A, 65B are located on the swaddle portions 61a, 61b at a location that allows a portion of the baby's or infant's arms to pass through the opening, but lower than openings for sleeves would normally be (e.g., in a garment that has sleeves or openings that align with the baby's or infant's shoulders). This allows the swaddle garment 60A to maintain the baby's or infant's shoulders and upper arms wrapped and swaddled. Advantageously, the flaps 63A, 63B and openings 65A, 65B allow access to the baby's arms, which can allow a caregiver, nurse or doctor to access the baby's arms, such as to check their pulse or to apply an iv (e.g., intravenous fluid delivery). As shown in FIGS. 3-4, one flap 63B can be open to allow access to the baby's left arm, while the other flap 63A can be closed. In another embodiment, shown in FIG. 8, the second flap 63A can be opened to allow access to the baby's other arm through the opening 65A. In still another embodiment, shown in FIG. 9, the flap 63B can be partially closed (via the fasteners 67B, 69B) to hold the baby's hand in place, for example, after an iv line has been attached to the baby's arm.

Though the garment 60A only shows two flaps 63B, 65B, one of skill in the art will recognize that the garment 60A can in one embodiment only have one flap and corresponding opening. In another embodiment, the garment 60A can have one or two additional flaps over openings located further down on the garment 60A to allow access to the baby's or infant's legs or feet.

Although this invention has been disclosed in the context of certain preferred embodiments and examples, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention extends beyond the specifically disclosed embodiments to other alternative embodiments and/or uses of the invention and obvious modifications and equivalents thereof. In addition, while a number of variations of the invention have been shown and described in detail, other modifications, which are within the scope of this invention, will be readily apparent to those of skill in the art based upon this disclosure. It is also contemplated that various combinations or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments can be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed invention. Thus, it is intended that the scope of the present invention herein disclosed should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.

Features, materials, characteristics, or groups described in conjunction with a particular aspect, embodiment, or example are to be understood to be applicable to any other aspect, embodiment or example described in this section or elsewhere in this specification unless incompatible therewith. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. The protection is not restricted to the details of any foregoing embodiments. The protection extends to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed.

Furthermore, certain features that are described in this disclosure in the context of separate implementations can also be implemented in combination in a single implementation. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single implementation can also be implemented in multiple implementations separately or in any suitable subcombination. Moreover, although features may be described above as acting in certain combinations, one or more features from a claimed combination can, in some cases, be excised from the combination, and the combination may be claimed as a subcombination or variation of a sub combination.

Moreover, while operations may be depicted in the drawings or described in the specification in a particular order, such operations need not be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all operations be performed, to achieve desirable results. Other operations that are not depicted or described can be incorporated in the example methods and processes. For example, one or more additional operations can be performed before, after, simultaneously, or between any of the described operations. Further, the operations may be rearranged or reordered in other implementations. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that in some embodiments, the actual steps taken in the processes illustrated and/or disclosed may differ from those shown in the figures. Depending on the embodiment, certain of the steps described above may be removed, others may be added. Furthermore, the features and attributes of the specific embodiments disclosed above may be combined in different ways to form additional embodiments, all of which fall within the scope of the present disclosure. Also, the separation of various system components in the implementations described above should not be understood as requiring such separation in all implementations, and it should be understood that the described components and systems can generally be integrated together in a single product or packaged into multiple products.

For purposes of this disclosure, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features are described herein. Not necessarily all such advantages may be achieved in accordance with any particular embodiment. Thus, for example, those skilled in the art will recognize that the disclosure may be embodied or carried out in a manner that achieves one advantage or a group of advantages as taught herein without necessarily achieving other advantages as may be taught or suggested herein.

Conditional language, such as “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,” unless specifically stated otherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, is generally intended to convey that certain embodiments include, while other embodiments do not include, certain features, elements, and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intended to imply that features, elements, and/or steps are in any way required for one or more embodiments or that one or more embodiments necessarily include logic for deciding, with or without user input or prompting, whether these features, elements, and/or steps are included or are to be performed in any particular embodiment.

Conjunctive language such as the phrase “at least one of X, Y, and Z,” unless specifically stated otherwise, is otherwise understood with the context as used in general to convey that an item, term, etc. may be either X, Y, or Z. Thus, such conjunctive language is not generally intended to imply that certain embodiments require the presence of at least one of X, at least one of Y, and at least one of Z.

Language of degree used herein, such as the terms “approximately,” “about,” “generally,” and “substantially” as used herein represent a value, amount, or characteristic close to the stated value, amount, or characteristic that still performs a desired function or achieves a desired result. For example, the terms “approximately”, “about”, “generally,” and “substantially” may refer to an amount that is within less than 10% of, within less than 5% of, within less than 1% of, within less than 0.1% of, and within less than 0.01% of the stated amount. As another example, in certain embodiments, the terms “generally parallel” and “substantially parallel” refer to a value, amount, or characteristic that departs from exactly parallel by less than or equal to 15 degrees, 10 degrees, 5 degrees, 3 degrees, 1 degree, or 0.1 degree.

The scope of the present disclosure is not intended to be limited by the specific disclosures of preferred embodiments in this section or elsewhere in this specification, and may be defined by claims as presented in this section or elsewhere in this specification or as presented in the future. The language of the claims is to be interpreted broadly based on the language employed in the claims and not limited to the examples described in the present specification or during the prosecution of the application, which examples are to be construed as non-exclusive.

Claims

1. A bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment, comprising:

a bottom layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress;

a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion of the mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining a cavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein; and

a swaddle garment integrally attached to the top layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant, the pair of garment portions configured to fasten to one another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position, the pair of garment portions configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use,

wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

2. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion of the swaddle garment.

3. The sheet of claim 2, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion of one or both of the pair of garment portions.

4. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the pair of garment portions fasten to one another with hoop and loop fasteners.

5. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the pair of garment portions is a pair of garment halves.

6. The sheet of claim 1, wherein the swaddle garment comprises one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the one of more selectively movable between a closed position over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover the opening, wherein the opening allows access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body while swaddled within the swaddle garment.

7. The sheet of claim 6, wherein the one or more flaps includes at least two flaps, each of the garment portions having one or more of said at least two flaps.

8. The sheet of claim 6, wherein the opening under the flap is sized to allow one of the baby's or infant's hands or feet to pass therethrough.

9. The sheet of claim 6, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened about their corresponding opening.

10. The sheet of claim 9, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened about their corresponding opening with a hoop and loop fastener.

11. A bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment, comprising:

a bottom layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress;

a top layer configured to extend over at least a portion of the mattress, the top layer attached to the bottom layer and defining a cavity between the top layer and the bottom layer, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein; and

a swaddle garment integrally attached to the top layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant, the pair of garment portions configured to fasten to one another or to the top layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position, the pair of garment portions configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use, at least one of the garment portions having one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover the opening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment,

wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity between the top and bottom layers, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.

12. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion of the swaddle garment.

13. The sheet of claim 12, wherein the top layer defines at least a portion of one or both of the pair of garment portions.

14. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the pair of garment portions fasten to one another with hoop and loop fasteners.

15. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the pair of garment portions is a pair of garment halves.

16. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the one or more flaps includes at least two flaps, each of the garment portions having one or more of said at least two flaps.

17. The sheet of claim 11, wherein the opening under the flap is sized to allow one of the baby's or infant's hands or feet to pass therethrough.

18. The sheet of claim 11, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened about their corresponding opening.

19. The sheet of claim 18, wherein in the closed position the one or more flaps are fastened about their corresponding opening with a hoop and loop fastener.

20. A bed sheet with an integrated swaddle garment, comprising:

a layer configured to extend over and removably attach to at least a portion of a mattress and define a cavity between the layer and the mattress, the cavity configured to receive at least a portion of a baby or infant therein; and

a swaddle garment integrally attached to the layer and comprising a pair of garment portions configured to wrap about at least a portion of a body of the baby or infant to enclose arms of the baby or infant, the pair of garment portions configured to fasten to one another or to the layer to securely hold the baby or infant in a swaddled position, the pair of garment portions configured to define an opening at the proximal end of the swaddle garment to extend at least partially around a neck of the baby or infant when in use, at least one of the garment portions having one or more flaps that selectively cover a corresponding opening under the flap, the one of more flaps selectively movable between a closed position over the opening to cover the opening and an opened position to uncover the opening and allow access to at least a portion of the baby's or infant's body via the opening while swaddled within the swaddle garment,

wherein the swaddle garment is configured to hold the baby or infant such that at least a portion of the baby or infant is disposed in the cavity, the swaddle garment also configured to secure the baby or infant on the mattress while allowing the baby or infant to move while on the mattress without dislodging the bottom layer from the mattress.