Sleep Positioner: SwaddleMe
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Most Useful New Infant Item You had...please share...especially Preemie Parents
Asked by N.B. from Minneapolis
on October 5, 2010
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So my SIL gave birth VERY early last week..at 30.5 weeks gestation. My niece weighed in at 2 lbs, 1 oz. She has done miraculously..no vent the whole time, no emergenci...
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- Hi N., my 25 week 1lb 11oz preemie boy is now a junior in high school and has no lingering effects! Yes, never enough teeny tiny preemie clothes. I'd have to say...
- I love my Baby Comfy Nose nasal aspirator! it work soooo much better than those silly bulb syringes! http://babycomfynose.com/
- congrats on your new neice. We bought this "JOEY" thing that went in her car seat. well at first she was in a car bed. til she weighed 6 lbs. we had to rent that...
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,...
Need Advice on How to Get My Daughter to Sleep Somewhere Other than My Bed :(
Asked by A.M. from Hickory
on March 27, 2008
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My daughter is 9 weeks old...from the time she came home from the hospital, she has refused to sleep in her bassinet or crib. My husband and I have tried every sleep p...
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- My daughter (now 3 1/2) also refused to sleep away from me for her first months of life. In desperate need of sleep, I tried many many things. What worked for us - lay...
- It seems harsh but you are going to have to let here cry. Occasionally pat her butt or rub her back to let her know she hasn't been abandoned but do not pick her up. ...
- There is a great book that my pediatrician recomended to me when my daughter was born and I think it has really helped. It's called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child ...
1 Month Old Won't Sleep on His Back
Asked by D.P. from New York
on September 27, 2007
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Hi moms! I'm a first time mom of a beautiful baby boy. Everythin is going pretty well except for the fact that he does not want to sleep on his back. I'm well aware o...
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- D. for your sleeping problem, you have alot of good advice, i don't think i can really help you...plus i didn't do ANYTHING i was told to do as far as the sleeping go...
- Hi D. I strongly recommend you allow your son to sleep on his tummy. In this position babies feel safe and secure. Remember that the SIDS warnings are for the entire ...
- I had the same problem with my daughter. If you put her down on her back she would just start screaming. It didn't matter if she was asleep already. Someone had sugges...
11 Week Old Just Won't Sleep on Her Back!
Asked by J.M. from New York
on January 22, 2009
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Hi Moms,
My daughter is 11 weeks tomorrow. She is a very good baby, has some gas issues, but it has been getting better as the days pass. In the beginning she was ...
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- Hi there J., My 9 month old had the same thing when she was an infant. I use to put her on her sides when she sleept in her sleep positioner. I asked my pediatrion if ...
- I have a 13 week old who is going through the same problem. awful sleeper in her crib, wonderful sleeper in her swing (even without it moving!)...and it is so hard to...
- Hi J. My daughter now almost 17 months was the same way. She slept on me or in her swing only. So when she was 9 wks I got sick of having very few hours of sleep. One...
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...
How to Transition to Crib from Sleeping Propped up on Boppy
Asked by B.S. from San Francisco
on May 31, 2008
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My daughter is 6 wks old and seems to sleep best when propped up. She's always swaddled to limit the movement and tendency to wake herself. We try to lay her down in ...
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- Infant carrier!!! My son loved it and now sleeps in his crib.
- You can put something (a small pillow, for example) under the crib mattress to elevate the head of the crib a little. That way there is nothing extra in the crib for ...
- Try putting a rolled up towel under her crib mattress. It will elevate the mattress slightly and might have the desired effect. With any bedtime change though expect a...
5 Month Old Flipping on Stomach in Sleep
Asked by A.F. from St. Louis
on May 12, 2008
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Hello- My 5 month old keeps waking up in the middle of the night because he flips on his stomach and scoots horizontally in his crib. I keep having to go in, turn him...
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- Good for you for being so careful and protective. However, I'd just let him get used to falling back to sleep on his stomach. Most babies (not tiny infants, but 5 or s...
- My boy is six months now and when he first started turning to his tummy he hated it. Now he passes out as soon as you lay him down on it and doesn't like sleeping any...
- Just let him sleep on his stomach. After they start learning to roll, there's really nothing you can do to stop it, and it's just going to drive you crazy if you keep...
SIDS Worry
Asked by K.G. from Los Angeles
on March 9, 2009
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I've been having my 6 week old little girl sleep in a pack and play in our bedroom since we brought her home from the hospital. We have a blanket under her head as a ...
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- Lose the "pillow" blanket. With a young infant I would sleep with both bedroom doors (yours and hers) open, so that you can hear her breathing when you wake at night, ...
- It IS scary, but try not to let it worry you too much because you don't want it interfere with all the joy you are feeling. Yes, there is the rare SIDS case, but most...
- Hello K., Congratulations on becoming a mommy! Yes, blankets are a risk with a baby. There are several other ways to keep them warm. The potato sack sleepers are...
My 1-Week Old Doesn't Sleep Well in Her Bassinet-any Advice?
Asked by J.N. from Chicago
on November 16, 2006
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Hi to all moms!
My 1-week old girl started sleeping very badly in her bassinet (which is in our bedroom)about 3 days ago. She grunts, whimpers and cries in her sleep,...
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- Hi J., I'll add my vote for swaddling your little sweetie. Both of my kids responded very well to it and, in fact, didn't sleep well if they weren't swaddled. We ...
- J., Get the Amazing Miracle Blanket! www.babycenter.com. Rush it overnight if you have to...it's worth every penny! Sleep is just around the corner for all of you...
- I agree that swaddling is the way to go. I used with my two kiddos miracle blanket and it was a saver for us! Here is the website: http://www.miracleblanket.com/ ...
