Swaddling & Sleep Sacks
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Transitioning 5 Month Old from Sleep Swaddle
Asked by G.M. from Washington DC
on April 3, 2008
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We have swaddled our 5 month old son for naps and night time sleep since he was two weeks old and it has worked out great. He has gotten too big and strong for the sw...
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- My almost 7 month old son went through the same exact thing. We started swaddling him with one arm left out, then both, then before we knew it he was used to it and w...
- Hello G. you might find a speaker that we are having Thursday evening helpful. Kim West, “The Sleep Lady” Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Our Savior Luth...
- Hi, I had to chuckle at your question, only just because we have been there! What we did is put her in a sleep sack and to give her a blankie to sleep with. This seem...
Swaddling My over 4 Month Old
Asked by C.G. from Milwaukee
on May 23, 2008
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My son is just over 4 months old and will not fall/stay asleep without swaddling. I tried tonight and he fell asleep a number of times but continued to wake up. This w...
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- I stopped swaddling when my daughter was under 2months old -she seemed to like to move around but then again I did have issues with her sleeping in her bed and this ma...
- My oldest like to be swaddled until he was at least 6 months old if not older. If that's how he likes to sleep, keep swaddling. It isn't going to hurt anything.
- I stopped swaddling at 3 months because people were telling me that if I didn't I was going to run into the same problem you are having where they cannot get themselve...
Transitioning Out of the Swaddle
Asked by C.M. from Houston
on January 16, 2009
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My baby boy is 6 months old. He has slept swaddled since he was born. He is a good sleeper with the swaddle on. He has given up his middle of the night feeding and we ...
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- We went through this a few months ago, my son was about 5 months at the time. We stopped because he rolled over while he was swaddled and it freaked me out. We stopp...
- My grandson, Jordan, is nearly 4 years old and is still having trouble sleeping, he needs to be held close or have his hands held or he will wake himself up. He can't...
- do you think that the swaddling is bad? if it gets him to sleep what is the harm? you have 2 teenagers & this baby...I would think you would do whatever it takes to ...
Too Hot to Swaddle
Asked by R.B. from Seattle
on June 29, 2008
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My two month old loves to be swaddled! She can't really sleep without it, and
I even have to swaddle her in the car seat. The problem is, it's really hot and our apa...
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- I have seen some gauze-like swaddling blankets at RightStart (behind U Village here in Seattle). They look like they would breathe nicely. I wasn't able to find the ...
- maybe sleep her in just a diaper and swaddle in a light blanket with a fan in the room to keep her cool? Good luck@
- Cut up a cotton sheet. Get a fan. Lots of extra fluids. You could try just swaddling her arms and leaving her legs free. Try google for some different swaddle techniqu...
Swaddling Baby
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on April 12, 2008
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Hi-
My husband and I still swaddle our 6 month old daughter to sleep at night and for all naps. Has anyone heard of any ill effects from swaddling your baby past ...
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- We swaddled until almost 7 months, and it was also difficult on our sitter(s). The main sitter didn't believe in it and wouldn't try it, yet she constantly complained ...
- We swaddled our baby until she was about 6 months old. Once she started moving around, she would always get out of the blanket during the night, but we felt we still n...
- We still swaddle our 8 month old son. We only do his arms/ top half, and do not swaddle his legs. I've heard from many places that continuing to swaddle their legs ti...
How Do I Wean from a Swaddle?
Asked by M.H. from New York
on July 29, 2009
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I have a 6 mth old who pretty much refuses to sleep unless he is swaddled. I have tried a few nights to keep him unwrapped but he just keeps startling himself and wak...
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- Hi, I have 3 girls and my oldest (now 5) had to be swaddled until she was one. She wasn't ready to be let loose and like your son, would wake herself up One book I...
- My baby boy loved the swaddle too. But I bought a sleep sack and put him in that and swaddled him over that just on around the body so he would still feel secure. I d...
- WHy do you want to wean him from being swaddled? I am old and I love to sleep snuggled up in a sheet AND blanket, even in the summer. Some people love to sleep with no...
Swaddling 3 1/2 Month Old
Asked by M.E. from Birmingham
on April 16, 2012
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I've been swaddling my 3 1/2 month old in SwaddleMe blankets for naps and bedtime, and she's recently started breaking out of the swaddle at night, waking around 1 and...
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- I swaddled until about 6 months. You can try sewing 4 square receiving blankets together to create one large square blanket - it's perfect for swaddling a bigger ba...
- Hi M. I have a 12wk old son and use the swaddleme blankets on him everynight. He recently started breaking outta them too so i took a burp cloth the long ones and tuck...
- you can still swaddle her, just don't keep her in the blanket she is breaking out of. How do you swaddle her? Are her arms free? Maybe she wouldn't break out if her ar...
Sleeping on Back and Swaddling?
Asked by L.S. from Des Moines
on June 25, 2008
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My twin girls are 12 weeks old, but they were premies so their gestational age is only 5 weeks. We have no problem with getting them to sleep on their tummies during ...
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- Hi L.! I agree, my advice is to get some 'swaddle me' blankets. I think they are by Kiddapotamus (SP?). My kids loved to be swaddled up in them and they do not co...
- Congratulations on your babies! Truly, I feel like it's normal for them to want to be swaddled. You can buy a swaddling blanket that has velcro and makes it VERY eas...
- Hey L., Congratulations! I too have twin girls, they are almost 7 months old now so I know what you are going through. My girls loved being swaddled for 4 months. ...
How to Transition from Swaddling for Naps and Nighttime Sleep?
Asked by J.L. from Fort Collins
on January 5, 2009
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Hi - I have a 5 month old who has been swaddled tightly (arms and legs) for sleeping for naps and nighttime since birth. We found that she would wake herself up if no...
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- J., I had the same issue with my little guy. I started trying to transition him out of the swaddle by wrapping him with his arms out during naps. Sometimes it worked, ...
- Hi J., Our son love the swaddle too, at about 6 months we stopped swaddling him at nap time, it took a little longer to get him down for a couple days but he was so...
- Sleep Sacks are fabulous. Halo and Kiddopatomus make great ones. My son loved being swaddled tightly too. I started just leaving one arm out during naptime so that he ...
I Know Ive Asked About Swaddling Before But..
Asked by S.E. from New York
on January 3, 2013
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heres the situation.. my daughter gets out of her swaddler (miracle blanket) every night no matter how tight we wrap it.. she turned 5months old about a week ago. Als...
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- my daughter needed swaddled for a long long time.. my son was happy to sleep anywhere anytime.. he was easy. you have to do what you have to do.. to get your baby ...
- Someone will hear your story ... "Woke up a few times for a few days"... And think "easy" as well. So will a person hearing "a few times a night for a few week...
- When my daughter was still sleeping happily in the swaddle at 6 months, I asked her doctor if I needed to wean her out of it. "Why?" The doctor asked me. I said I had ...
