Sleep Sacks & Swaddlers: Miracle Blanket
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Miracle Blanket Users - When Did You Stop Using It?
Asked by M.G. from Minneapolis
on December 1, 2010
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My daughter just turned 6 months old and still sleeps wrapped up tightly in her miracle blanket. Wondering when your kids wrestled free. (My oldest used Miracle blan...
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- We used the miracle blanket until he was about 7 months off and on. The only reason we really stopped was because he could successfully get out of it on his own. Whe...
- I swaddled my son for way too long. I think we still swaddled him at like 9 months. It was a horrible transition for us. Finally we found that putting him down on h...
- Mine just got way to big for the miracle. We did the one arm out for like a month to get her use to it and then switched to a sleep sack. She never wrested out of an...
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...
Alternative to the Miracle Blanket- Swaddling Question
Asked by S.L. from St. Louis
on October 11, 2011
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Unfortunately my 4.5 month old hHAS to be swaddled @ night and she is getting out of the miracle blanket bc she wiggles so much. Any other options out there that are f...
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- I'm no authority but I think swaddling is for new born infants and to help them feel secure and safe in the first days after birth. I did wrap my little ones in baby ...
- I would try muslin with a double swaddle. If you don't know what I'm talking about just search double swaddle on You Tube and you'll find how-to instructions.
- Sleep sack, they are more comfortable.
Transition from Swaddle Wrap to Sleep Sack!!
Asked by S.S. from Omaha
on September 7, 2009
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My daughter has liked her swaddle wrap since birth. She is now getting pretty active, & has learned how to kick out of her swaddle wrap. Today with naps & bedtime, w...
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- Our daughter loved being swaddled as well. From a friend, we learned the trick of an old flannel or jersey knit sheet - cut in quarters and used in place of a baby or...
- I can be a rough transition. We had to continue swaddling my son until he was 9 months. We had to buy bigger blankets, use two blankets, use velcro... Ahhh! then at ...
- These are great because they can still move insde but are still swaddled. It is like sewing the arms in a sleep sack like already mentioned. Woombie http://www.the...
Ready to Wean from Swaddling?
Asked by A.S. from Chicago
on February 21, 2009
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My son is just about 4mos old, and I swaddle him with a Miracle Blanket. I tried to wean him, but after reading several other posts about swaddling decided to continu...
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- When we took our little guy out of his swaddler we started by only swaddeling his arms and leaving his legs free. We did this for 2 or 3 nights then we swaddeled only...
- My daughter is 10 1/2 mos now and we had the same issue at 4 mos old. She was breaking out of the miracle blanket and beginning to roll over. I emailed the miracle b...
- The same scenario happened with my son. I did end up going cold turkey because I was afraid he'd get tangled. I switched to the sleep sack so that he still had an in...
Is It Necessary to "Un-addict" a Swaddler?
Asked by T.W. from Topeka
on March 7, 2008
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My son is 4 months old. He only falls asleep if he is swaddled. I asked my doctor about it and he said he should stop being swaddled by 6 mo so that he'll be a better ...
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- We swaddled both of our children past the 4 month mark. My son was BIG, so I actually sewed him bigger swaddling blankets! For us, they both outgrew the need for swa...
- Keep swaddling, it won't hurt a thing. Do what's best for YOUR baby. D.-mom of 9
- Pooh on your ped! If your son wants to be swaddled, do it! My oldest, who is now 9, loved being swaddled. She still does from time to time, esp. when she's feeling ...
Transitioning Out of Swaddle
Asked by H.D. from Philadelphia
on April 1, 2008
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Hi,
My daughter is a little more than 3 months old and she sleeps at night wrapped in a swaddle blanket (the miracle balnket). During the day she naps in a bouncy c...
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- Hi H...I'm also a first time mom. My son is now a little over 2 months. He has always hated to be swaddled..so since he was about 3 weeks old he has slept in a sleep s...
- My little guy is 2.5 months old, and he just did not like to be swaddled after his first week. He always wiggled out of it to fall asleep. A few weeks ago, after he ...
- I think it is more of a need thing than an age thing. My two month old is in Sleep sacks now, as he unswaddles himself in the night.
Does the Halo Sleepsack Swaddle Blanket Work?
Asked by L.L. from Dallas
on September 13, 2009
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I have a 9 week old and I'm trying to find the best swaddling solution. We have gone back and forth swaddling her really tightly with a regular blanket (which she fin...
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- I can't remember the brand we used, but it was the kind of swaddler where the legs were in a little "pouch" and the arms were what got swaddled - cross body wrap with ...
- I'm due any day with my first so I can only tell you what others have told me, but I went ahead and got the kiddopotmus swaddle me blankets from babies r us. I was to...
- With my kids we dressed them in light clothing and used two light blankets--the outer one being more stretchy....worked like a charm. They were swaddled til almost 7 m...
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.
Swaddling
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on January 10, 2009
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A few days ago I posted a question about weaning my son off of swaddling and after getting advice from all of you, I decided to swaddle my 4 month old son a little lon...
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- most babies only roll one way at first, so try to put him up against that side of the bed so he can't roll that way.
- Each child is different but my son hated being swaddled from day one. Of course he liked a crib over a cradle because he like his space I guess. You use your best ...
- We swaddled our son until he was 8 months old with the Miracle Blanket. We ended up giving it up "cold turkey" and it didn't go as badly as we had expected. You migh...
