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Cold Hands and Feet
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on October 23, 2007
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I have tried to bundle my son up at night to keep him warm but he kicks off his blankets at night and wakes up with cold hands and feet. He has never really been a snu...
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- Have you tried a sleep sack? Halo is a name-brand though most stores have their own brands now (Target does). They come in cotton or fleece, and babies can't kick th...
- We had this problem with my little guy. We put socks on his feet, then footy pajamas, then a sleepsack (the blanket that is impossible to kick off!!). Sleepsacks are...
- I would also recommend a space heater for your little guys' room, or keep your house warmer but open a window in your room for your husband. We keep our house at 75,...
Sleeping Without a Swaddle?
Asked by K.L. from Savannah
on March 15, 2011
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My son loves to be swaddled, but at 4 months old, he is growing too large for his swaddleme and swaddling with a regular blanket is too loose for his liking. We have ...
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- We have been debating this in our house for quite some time. My dd is 5 1/2 months old, and we have used the Miracle Blanket since she was a newborn, which has worked...
- I used the swaddle until I couldn't any more. At first it was really rough. I would suggest to stop using it when you have a few days off work because you will be up...
- Do your best to keep him swaddled. It is only a matter of time before he outgrows it.
Weaning off the Swaddle
Asked by J.H. from Minneapolis
on June 21, 2007
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My 7.5-month-old son does reasonably well with his sleeping, but he's still dependent on being swaddled in order to fall asleep and stay asleep. In fact, he seems to b...
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- My babies both love to be swaddled. My son stopped wanting to be swaddled around 18 months on his own. I always swaddled him with his arms out because he loves to feel...
- I can't remember when we weaned my daughter off the swaddle-me but it wasn't until she started coming out of it during the night (like your son). Once she did that, I ...
- Try one of those sleep positioners. My son did really well with that when we put him in it, we didnt have to use it for long after we started.
Advice on Breaking Baby of Dependence on Swaddling
Asked by A.D. from Raleigh
on August 19, 2008
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Hello, Helpful Moms. I have a wonderful 3-month old son who overall is a very good sleeper. My challenge is that he sleeps well only when tightly swaddled, but now t...
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- Oh boy! I, too, had a daughter who was addicted to swaddling, and I held on to it for as long as I could, wrapping her more and more tightly. But she almost always f...
- My youngest son, now 5, loved being very tightly swaddled. It was great in the beginning, but like you, he began to wake up early on. Unfortunately, babies are no diff...
- how about feet pajamas? Maybe he gets cold and that wakes him. Or, how about those sacks that you put them in where it is like being swaddled but they can't get out,...
Still Swaddling and Co-sleeping at 5 Months
Asked by C.B. from Boston
on January 8, 2009
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We are still swaddling my 5 month old daughter (in the Kiddopotomas SwaddleMe) and putting her in a co-sleeper next to my bed. She is sleeping great - a 10pm to 7am s...
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- Hi C.! We swaddled our baby girl for naps and nighttimes and she also slept great. We continued to swaddle until she was strong enough to break free herself with her ...
- Hi C., It sounds like she is doing great when she sleeps. I don't know of many babies that sleep that long and that well! Don't listen to what others say. You ca...
- C., Why change anything if its going so well? You will know when its time. Listen to your self, you will know best. And when its time to put her in her own room, ge...
Sleep
Asked by C.R. from St. Louis
on February 4, 2010
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My baby girl is almost 6 months old. About a month ago she got a double ear infection and a cold so we had her sleep in her car seat. When she got over the ear infec...
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- My daughter also had horrible sleeping issues up until she was 16months old. I wouldnt use the car seat anymore though, youll get her used to it and then you;ll be in ...
- I also have concerns about you using a car seat as a crib. The news reported a baby that died at a day care center from getting caught in the belt, they say not to le...
- This is from the Mayo Clinic web site so you may want to read it . 3. Using the car seat as a replacement crib A car seat is designed to protect your child durin...
Help 4 Month Old Sleep Without Being Swaddled
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on August 26, 2008
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Recently we have been trying to get our 4 month old son to sleep without being swaddled at night. It takes him close to an hour to finally fall asleep!!! This involves...
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- Hi there! Both my kids were swaddled until about 5 months. I guess I'm not sure if what you'd prefer to do at this point is teach your baby to sleep without being sw...
- Hi D., We tried to unswaddle our daughter at around 4 months and she wasn't ready. We got the miracle blanket and she stayed swaddled until at least 6 months. Then ...
- If your son is able to roll over then why do you feel it necessary to keep flipping him over. Think about you. You have a certain position that you are most comfortabl...
5 Month Old Breastfed Baby, Sleep Issues, Formula and Miracle Blanket
Asked by K.C. from Boston
on April 28, 2009
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I think I may have a unique problem that is a combination of breastfeeding, swaddling, sleep, and sanity...
My 5 month old daughter Isabella was never a great slee...
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- First off, K. - STOP beating yourself up! It sounds like you are doing everything you can to make sure your child is getting what she needs, and you are being a wonde...
- My 2 yr old still wants to sleep swaddled he has spd so I sewed some snaps onto his larger blankets and swaddle him and sleeps much better then if he goes w/o
- Not sure about the blanket - but certainly a more active baby wriggles out of things, and you need to keep her safe. The waking up could be due to teething and just b...
How Long to Swaddle?
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on July 5, 2007
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Hi mamas!
I have a 3 1/2 year old dd and 2 10-week old twin daughters. Due to some reflux issues, my twins have been sleeping in their swings for naps and bedtime....
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- We swaddled my little boy with the SwaddleMe wraps, which worked very well for him, until around 3 months old. Around that time, I noticed it was inhibiting his natur...
- Hi K.--- I have a baby that will be 4 mo on the 15th and we still swaddle him. He also has reflux, and is on Zantac. I don't know if it helps soothe him, or if it...
- Hi K., I did not have a baby with reflux, but it my understanding most parents that have babies with reflux have them positioned slightly up-right to minimize the r...
Swaddling
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on October 21, 2011
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My baby is 8 weeks old and we swaddle her using a Halo Sleep sack swaddler and have done so since she was born. She is now breaking out of her swaddle almost every ti...
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- I used the kiddopotamus swaddleme swaddlers until my dd was 9 months, progressively getting bigger sizes as she got bigger, eventually weaning her by leaving one arm o...
- We weaned our son from the swaddle around 6 weeks when he started breaking free during the night. We did it slowly, left one arm free from the swaddle for a couple ni...
- Sounds like she's doing it on her own. Now just let her sleep in full-coverage pajamas and monitor her room temp at a comfortable level.
