How Long Can I Swaddle My Baby for Sleeping?

Call your pediatrician's office and ask.

He will let you know when he is too big for it, because he will get himself out of it. I used the Miracle Blanket for swaddling two of mine. Some babies love the feeling of being snug and swaddled. It is fine to use it as long as it makes him happy! Congratulations on your new little love.

There is no such thing as too long....if the baby needs the swaddling, then he needs it. My kids did NOT sleep very well unless I was next to them for the first 3 or 4 months. I'm sure that was do to not swaddling them. Keep swaddling!

You can swaddle it as long as he tolerates it. mine did not tolerate being swaddled for long , in fact my daughter had an arm out of the swaddle at the hospital.

At some point he will get uncomfortable and not like it anymore.

My son was swaddled until he was 5 months old. He loved being swaddled & that's how he slept best. When he finally started breaking free from it every night, we stopped swaddling and he still slept well.

as long as they let you, mine before the swaddlemes only did a couple weeks at most b/c they just didnt like how i did it but with the swaddlemes i have gone to 3-5+ mo, they love it, we even had to get the large. theyll let you know when they no longer like it, as they get older they may fuss at first knowing it is bedtime but if they continue to fuss and not settle down it may be time

I think I swaddled my children for a week or so. After that they would get hot and fuss. I think he's past the age of needing to be swaddled. He should be able to start moving his limbs a bit and the swaddling is not only unnecessary but it's preventing movement. It does look sweet and all, but it sounds more like confinement.

Do it as long as it works and makes him happy. He'll start getting out of it (believe me, they can if they want -even the Swaddle Me velcro types)when he's older and tired of it. He'll probably get over it when he is old enough to turn himself over, try to suck a thumb or something. My first loved being swaddled until he was almost 6 months old, but my newest baby never really liked it. He's been in "back to sleep" zip blankets since he was about a month -even before we had to leave his arms out of the swaddle me and just use them for warmth!