Swaddling & Sleep Sacks
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When Should You Stop Swaddling Your Baby with a Blanket to Sleep In?
Asked by J.L. from Dallas
on May 11, 2008
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At what age should you stop swaddling your baby with a blanket to sleep?
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- I think it is more of a readiness thing than an age to determine when to stop swaddliing. We too used the velcro type swaddler blankets and when our daughter was wigg...
- My son LOVED to be swaddled. I can't even remember how old he was but I think he was about 6-8 months old when we stopped and it was because he was finally at the age ...
- My son started wanting his arms out to sleep when he was about six weeks old. I didn't get much use out of all those velcro blankets that I bought!
Swaddling Trouble
Asked by N.D. from New York
on November 13, 2007
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My baby flails and is very active with her arms. We swaddle her to get her to sleep, which works except that she wakes up anywhere from a few minutes to two hours late...
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- a piece of advice from my older sister...when you swaddle, leave one arm out (alternate arms each time you swaddle). good luck!
- We had a similar problem. My solution was to wrap our son a little tighter and that did the trick! They have "swaddling blankets" in stores now, have you tried one? It...
- My son was the same way, I used to call him houdini baby because he could get out of any swaddle that I put him in. He would also not sleep well unless he was swaddled...
When Should My 5 Week Old Give up the Swaddle
Asked by S.E. from Denver
on February 21, 2008
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I am getting ready to transfer my baby to his own room in his crib and I am wondering at what age should I give up the swaddle and when I do what is the best way to we...
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- I agree with Deb K too!. :)
- You do not need to wean him from it at all. When he is too big to swaddle then you stop. It is a great and soothing thing for a baby and my daughter was tiny, I swad...
- I agree with pp. There is also a book about sleeping habits for infants called The Happiest Baby on the Block and it helped me figure out different ways to soothe my b...
4 Month Old Can't Sleep Without Swaddle
Asked by M.C. from Washington DC
on November 4, 2008
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Hi, my 4 month old baby boy, who is our second, cannot sleep through the night without being swaddled. Which has been fine until now, he is a very big boy and is growi...
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- My 2nd daughter was the same way, she always thrashed around and nothing seemed to work except putting her to bed sound asleep (not a habit I want to get into). One ni...
- get a larger blanket and don't worry about the fact that he's still 4 months and needing to be swaddled. He WILL grow out of it. I used to do 2 light blankets for a sw...
- We found that the Miracle Blanket worked best for our son at that age. He was a big strong boy and would also fight out of the swaddle, but when I started using this ...
Questions About Swaddling My 4 Month Old
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on November 17, 2009
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Hello,
My son is 4 months old today and I have been swaddling him to sleep at night, since birth. Like most babies, he fights it a little at first but then settles d...
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- what's the big deal about not wanting him to be dependant on the swaddle...what's the rush? he's ONLY 4 months old! Any comfort that your baby feels to sleep soundly...
- Umm... I hope your ped has already told you, but you shouldn't put a baby to sleep on his belly. There's a risk for SIDS when babies sleep on the tummy. I think I s...
- My daughter slept swaddled at night until 6 months and my son was swaddled until 8 months! There is no rush to unswaddle. Some babies just need it to sleep. My so...
Anyone Have Any Experience with Weaning Baby off Swaddling?
Asked by S.L. from Cleveland
on March 9, 2008
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We have been swaddling our 4.5 month old since she was born. We are currently using the miracle blanket. We swaddle her for naps and nighttime. She currently sleeps...
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- I had a friend who swaddled their baby for 9 months because the baby was so fussy without it. I wouldn't worry about how long you swaddle the baby - my friend's son i...
- We used to swaddle our (now 5yr old) girl when she was brand new because she just refused to sleep. But we felt she needed to stretch out and be free so we stopped swa...
- I swaddled my son for at least 8 months. He loved that cozy feeling and would naturally wriggle out of it through the night after a few months. I didn't use the mira...
When to Stop Swaddling
Asked by G.S. from Los Angeles
on February 10, 2009
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My 3 week old son seems to sleep much better at night when he is swaddled, but I feel like its so constricting. How long is it healthy to swaddle a baby?
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- our oldest was swaddled till he was 6 mo and our youngest till he was 5 months they both loved it although we did have to get creative to keep them from wiggling free....
- If he likes it, there is no harm in it! As long as it's not TOO tight, there should be no problem. We only stopped when our daughter "let us know" she didn't like it a...
- My baby is almost 7 months old and still likes to be swaddled. She's such a cozy "package" when I put her down! She sleeps better when swaddled so I see no reason to s...
When to Tell It's Time to Stop Swaddling a Baby and How to Transition Them
Asked by K.D. from Kansas City
on June 10, 2009
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I have an almost three month old who is generally a great sleeper already. He is a big guy-already 14 pounds and eating great. He has been swaddled with the miracle bl...
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- Hi K., My son was pretty much the same. Like your son, my son was a big guy too. We just swaddled him until he kept breaking free. Then one day, we just didn't ...
- My 8 month old is a big guy, too, and he will not sleep unless he is swaddled. He does break out of it, but he needs it to go to sleep. My husband discovered the "b...
- we swaddled our daughter till she was 9 months. She would be fine if she broke out if it in the middle of the night, but would not go to sleep without it on to start w...
Swaddling Problems
Asked by M.K. from Dallas
on February 16, 2007
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Our 3 1/2 month daughter loves to be swaddled and sleeps all night as long as she is swaddled. But now she has become too big for us to swaddle in a receiving blanket...
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- There are swaddling blankets that you can by that have velcro on them to keep them in place, though I am not sure what they are called. There are also sleep sacks that...
- The Amazing Miracle Blanket is your best bet. You can order it online. Good LucK!
- My son is 4 months and sleeps through the night (8-10 hours) when he is swaddled. I use "Swaddle Me" from Babies R Us. My son is in the 90% in height and weight for hi...
4 Month Old Ready to Lose Swaddle?
Asked by L.T. from New York
on November 17, 2010
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So my son is 4 1/2 months old and has always been an awful sleeper. We have tried every suggestion in every web site, discussion board, book, and class we could find, ...
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- I def thinkhe is too old to swaddle...I think mine only did that for a couple of weeks. Once he can roll over to his stomach he will most likely get a better sleep. ...
- Have you tried the Miracle Blanket swaddler? My daughter did finally wrestle her way out of this, and we weaned her out of it, it made a huge difference.
- 1) You cannot stop a baby from not startling. That is their "startle reflex" and it is just what a baby does. Yes it does wake them. But it will go away when they are ...
