Swaddling & Sleep Sacks
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How to Do Away with the Swaddle. Please Help!
Asked by H.G. from Dallas
on September 3, 2010
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My baby boy will be 4 months old next week. He has started to roll over in his swaddle (front to back then back to front). He rolls over VERY well swaddled, but gets...
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- Hi there. Can you swaddle him with one arm out? We took our "Swaddle Me" blanket an put a hole in it to do this (instead of buying a new blanket). Before that, we ...
- Try a sleep sack. It's not a swaddle, it's not a blanket, yet it will make him feel secure & comfy. It's sleeveless, arms are free. I swear by it!
- Take one arm out for two weeks then switch arms, then both arms out but keep his body wrapped tightly. This is how I did it all while our first move. It was nice, slow...
Ever an End to the Swaddle??
Asked by L.D. from Indianapolis
on November 20, 2006
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My daughter is five months old and has slept swaddled since birth. She does really well, I will cuddle her for a few minutes then give her a passi and she's out for t...
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- I've been swaddling and a few weeks ago (my daughter's 7 mos old) I left my daughter with my parents for a few days and they didn't feel comfortable with the fact that...
- My third child was a swaddle baby until she was 2! If she wasn't swaddled, you weren't sleeping. But, I found with my fourth that if I would lay her in her car seat an...
- If she still likes to be swaddled try the amazing miracle blanket. It is exactly what it says. I have one for my 5 month old and she sleeps great.
Best Way to Discontinue Swaddling?
Asked by M.D. from Lewiston
on February 21, 2008
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My husband and I have been swaddling our four-month old daughter since she was born. She sleeps well at night (6 - 8 hours at a stretch) when she's swaddled. We know...
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- We let our son tell us when he was ready to stop. We kept swaddling him and eventually he would get out of it and when he started doing that we stopped. I don't thin...
- swaddling ur baby... is good for development like for arms stay with the body it helps develop the brain better during sleep. that s what i heard. i am not sure if i h...
- M., you dont have to wean her off. just stop it, completely. when she wakes up in the night, you should not show up. this is what she wants. let her cry, she will go b...
Alternative to Swaddling in Warm Weather
Asked by S.L. from San Francisco
on July 3, 2009
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My 6 week-old sleeps well when swaddled (in blanket or Swaddleme wrap). The weather is getting warmer and we don't always turn on the air conditioning unless it gets v...
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- I too was worried about swaddling when it got warmer so I decided we probably needed to stop swaddling my 4 month old son. We just started doing naps without swaddles...
- I had a similar problem - here's how I swaddled without wrapping my little one up.... put a light recieving blanket down in the crib with a corner at the top - fold...
- why don't you swaddle him with only a diaper on underneath, and maybe put a fan somewhere in the room - (not to close to him) just to circulate the air....????
Breaking the Swaddle Blanket Habit
Asked by S.W. from Kansas City
on December 27, 2007
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Okay ladies, I need big HELP in this department. Our child has always needed to be swaddled to sleep. If we do not swaddle her she will poke, slap, pinch and scratch...
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- if you want my opinion...don't worry about it. If it helps her sleep, then so what?? My kid wanted to be swaddled until she was about 8 months!! (by that point, it ...
- If you are scared about her rolling over. They make sleep positioners. We used the Cool Flow Back Sleeper, which was great because my son liked side sleeping and this ...
- I don't mean to sound dismissive, but I really don't see the problem here. She's still an infant, she's only 5 months old, which may sound really old to you right now...
When Should I Stop Swaddling My Son?
Asked by T.L. from Minneapolis
on April 21, 2008
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My husband and I have found it best to swaddle our 4 month-old son before he falls asleep. Without swaddling, he waves his arms around and hits himself in the face and...
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- My son is 10mo, and we stopped within a few weeks also. He always broke free, and I learned early on that he didn't like to be confined. It was warm enough then that...
- T., My daughter will be 6 months old in 2 days and we stopped swaddling her arms within the past month. I do still stick her legs in the swaddle and wrap it around...
- I believe the dr. told us to stop at around 4 months. We stopped sooner than that. Once they can get themselves out of the swaddle, it's time to stop. They need to lea...
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...
How to Swaddle a 4 Month Old
Asked by S.H. from Hartford
on November 6, 2009
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My 4 month old is still unable to sleep restfully on his back without having his arms swaddled. I've been using the M* Blanket with great success (especially since it ...
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- when my kids were babies I would use receiving blankets. They do tend to wiggle themselves out, but it you wrap them tight and check on them often to make sure they ar...
- My daughter is 3.5 months and we have been using the mirable blanket(http://www.miracleblanket.com). Not sure if you are referring to this one when you say M blanket. ...
- We sewed velcro on the Miracle blanket once our kids started getting out! Also remember using a safety pin through all the layers to hold it tight, but dont remember i...
When Should I Stop Swaddling My Baby?
Asked by B.M. from Los Angeles
on January 9, 2008
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Hi,
My baby girl is 5 months old and is swaddled nightly and for her two naps a day. She sleeps well I believe (from 7:30 to around 3, up for a feeding, up sometim...
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- I swaddled my daughter in some form or other until she was about 12 months. We started off when she was young with it wrapped tightly and as she grew older we were ab...
- I don't know what other mom's have said but we stopped swaddling when our daughter indicated she was ready. ( kicking to get her legs out,etc ) I was never really goo...
- stop worrying about it. she'll let you know. if you're swaddling and she likes it, then keep doing it.
Having a Terrible Time Transitioning from Swaddling
Asked by A.L. from Los Angeles
on February 23, 2010
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My baby is over 9 months old and is ready to stop swaddling - she often (but not always) breaks the swaddling multiple times before falling asleep, and sometimes fight...
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- She just has to learn to teach herself how to sleep without being swaddled. She may fuss a bit but you'd be doing her a favor by letting her figure it out. Did you k...
- Try swaddling with one arm out for a few nights, then swaddle her below both arms before giving up the swaddle completely. That worked well for our little boy who I t...
- Swaddling and crib bumpers are indeed controversial, especially when your child is mobile. Your baby will eventually learn to sleep without swaddling. Swaddling: ...
