Swaddling & Sleep Sacks: Carters
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Swaddling
Asked by A. from Chicago
on August 20, 2006
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Hi Moms!
I've been swaddling my 15 week old daughter at night and she sleeps BEAUTIFULLY. However, she is getting very big and no longer fits in the SwaddleMe wrap...
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- Good Morning! I would recommend the Halo SleepSacks? Our 2yr old son LOVED them. Here's the website: http://halosleep.com/ If you google this product, you'll...
- My daughter was what we affectionately referred to as "burrito baby". We (I kid you not) swaddled her until about 9 months! She wanted it, loved it and so we just di...
- why not try I think there called wedges where you have 2 pillows attached to a balnket and one of the wedges adjustes to the size of the baby i bought mine at babies e...
Swaddling
Asked by S.W. from Dallas
on August 24, 2007
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I am expecting my baby boy in a couple of months and had a question about swaddling. Is it best to use receiving blankets to swaddle or an actual swaddling blanket?
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- S., lots of advice here and all of it good. Swaddling is really necessary for the first 3 months at least for many much longer. I usually recommend at my class either...
- Our daughter loves to be swaddled, but rather tightly. We prefer to use blankets that are made of waffle weave material. They are extra stretchy, and stay tight long...
- if you swaddle right, you don't need special swaddle blankets, but they can make doing it easier! However, the special swaddle blankets also are often too thick and w...
Looking for Halo Sleep Sack with Legs?
Asked by A.F. from Chicago
on October 13, 2007
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We loved our Halo Sleep Sack last winter, but now that my son is 1 I am looking for a sleep sack with legs and feet. Does anyone know if this exists? I have located ...
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- I have never seen a sleep sack with legs. I knwo they make sleep sacks for bigger kids (seen at JC Penney), but they are still a sack and your son wouldn't be able to...
- patagonia makes some very nice slippers that babies/small toddlers can't get off. they will keep your baby's feet warm all night long & all day crawling around the col...
- What about regular Carter's or Target brand blanket sleepers/footie pajamas. Our kids (almost 2 and 3 now) where them all winter. Could wear them with jammies undern...
Swaddling
Asked by J.M. from Spartanburg
on May 6, 2008
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My daughter is 12 weeks old. She has been swaddled since birth. She was doing fine with it until the past week. She has been able to get out of her swaddle no matter h...
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- My 7 month old still loves to be swaddled!!! I am a little worried now that he can easily roll over, but he is so happy being swaddled that I don't want to fight him ...
- Hey J., The sad thing is they don't stay little babies for long. My baby is gonna be One next month :0( She loved to be swaddled in the hospital, and as soon as we b...
- Hi J., I stopped unswaddling my son when he was 3 months old, same as your daughter - no matter how tightly I swaddled him he would break out of it. I don't think it ...
Keeping 9 Month Old Warm at Night- Sleep Sack?
Asked by J.Z. from Minneapolis
on October 2, 2008
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Now that the weather is getting cooler I'm wondering how to keep my son warm at night without a blanket. He has some fleece footed pj's, but that doesn't seem to be e...
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- There are sleep sacks that have long sleeves, I can not remember where I found them (Target, Walmart, Babies R Us). I used them till she was 9 months (but then it was ...
- The sleep sack may or may not work for your son. Mine did fine with his until about 6-7 months old. Then it just made him mad because it confined his movement. They do...
- Dear J., My son is all over the place when he sleeps as well & has never used a blanket. We purchased an oil filled radiant heater that we placed across from his crib...
Options Other than Swaddling to Help with Startle Relfex?
Asked by C.E. from Minneapolis
on December 12, 2008
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My daughter's startle reflex is waking her from naps. (At night we swaddle her completely, and she sleeps well and is fine with it).
She is learning to put herself ...
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- My son was the same way when he'd sleep on his back like recommended. However, one time I let him sleep on his tummy and he slept through the night! Ever since then,...
- I've always had a radio in my kids' room and that seems to relax them more and also tends to drown out any other noises to help them not get startled.
- I second the sleep sack that someone else mentioned. We used the sleep sack with the swaddle in the beginning to hold our daughter's arms down as she too had a strong...
Alternative Sleeping for 3 1/2 Month
Asked by P.B. from Detroit
on June 4, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 month little girl who usually gets a bath at 7:00, bottle after bath and then down to bed. We swaddle her and she usually sleeps until 3:00 a.m. BUT.....
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- You can continue swaddling her for quite some time now, but leave her arms out - that's the new "rule" now, anyway. And this may give you some added time. Good luck.
- When I read this I had to smile because we were in the same situation with our little girl, knowing we needed to stop swaddling, yet not willing to sacrifice a good ni...
- Our son always got his hands out of swaddling. We actually started just having him in a sleep sack for warmth at about 8 weeks, and then stopped that at 4 months. It r...
What Do You Think of Sleep Sacks/Wearable Blankets?
Asked by J.D. from Minneapolis
on May 8, 2008
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Our twins are 5 months old and we stopped swaddling them about a month ago. They'd get out in the middle of the night and were also getting to a point where they pref...
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- Sleep sacks are great! We use them every night with our 3-month old. When it was colder we had him in fleecey pajamas and the sleep sack, but on warmer nights ju...
- I used a few different types of sleep sacks. Haylo make a vest type one that zips up the front that was a bit thicker for colder nights and i would just put that on o...
- I used the Carter's sleep sacks with my first and plan to with my second due in June. My first is always warm - so I would put a onsie on him and then in the sack. W...
Dressing Infant at Night
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on May 12, 2010
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Hi Mommies! I have a 7 month old DS. We live in North Texas, so summers get pretty hot. We would like to keep his room around 75 or 76 but I'm not sure how to dress...
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- I suggest a lightweight, one-piece pajama, with feet. We lived in Southern California when my son was born, and until about age 9 months, and that is what he wore onc...
- We keep our house around 76-78 but the nursery is always the coolest place - the vent is almost directly above the HVAC. I always dressed my babies in a light-weight ...
- We live in N. Texas too and we used to dress Aubrey in a onesie, carter's cotton pants that I bought at Babies R Us, and a pair of light socks. She was always comfy. I...
Baby Tosses and Turns
Asked by A.S. from Portland
on November 22, 2009
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My 12 week old baby tosses and turns a lot at night. We swaddle him in a tight fleece/velcro swaddle so his hands don't startle him. He still kicks a lot (last night...
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- Unless he's waking up, there's no problem with your baby boy tossing and turning. He's dreaming and growing. Blanket sleepers will keep him warm, Dr. Denton or Carte...
- Take off the swaddle and at night if he wakes up just put your hand on him firmly and shush/pat. This worked wonders for my daughter until I got tired and started dow...
- I lose the swaddle. Babies need to learn how to move around and they change positions at night when sleeping too. He can learn to self soothe...either sucking on han...
