Swaddling & Sleep Sacks
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Transitioning Baby Out of Swaddle
Asked by N.O. from Chicago
on December 7, 2009
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Hi moms,
My 4 month old will only sleep in a swaddle - even if he is very tired and nursing, he'll just get fussy unless I put him in the swaddle and then he'll ca...
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- This has some great info: http://pregnant.thebump.com/new-M.-new-dad/newborn-basics/qa/when-to-stop-swaddling.aspx I just started letting arms out at first, then...
- We have a nice snug swaddle with velcro. Our daughter stayed in hers for a long time and rarely had any trouble. But our son is much more mobile in his sleep, and he s...
- We transitioned by not wrapping it so tightly, then letting out one arm toga style, then both arms out, and finally, just getting rid of it altogether. I think we did...
Time to Stop Swaddling?????
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on February 18, 2008
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I need some advice, I'm still swaddling my 5 1/2 month old son. I swear if i didn't still swaddle him i don't think he would sleep very well. He's been sleeping throug...
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- M., As a mom of three boys and a daycare provider, I truly believe that a child will wean himself off of it when he is ready. I have had daycare children who would ...
- We swaddled our daughter til she was 7 months old. We were asking the same questions as you are. The doctor told us she will eventually get out of it. Thou we final...
- Hi M.... we swaddled our daughter until she was almost 9 months old. The swaddle changed over the months to where both arms were out and eventually her feet, but she ...
Swaddle Blankets
Asked by W.P. from New York
on April 5, 2010
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Can anyone recommend a swaddle blanket that they love and really works?
Thanks
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- We used the kiddopotamus wraps as well.. really loved them.. in the beginning we used the cotton (non stretchy) (like the receiving blankets) one because she really wa...
- hi- I think the one Dori was referring to is the http://www.kiddopotamus.com/p_swad.php you can also use a square blanket. if you need directions here is a great ...
- The Miracle Blanket is the ONLY one I found that works! It is now what I give every new mom for a baby gift and every single one comes back to me a couple of months a...
Help with Un-swaddling
Asked by K.F. from Chicago
on June 17, 2008
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Hi ladies...my 5 month old daughter is nearing the end of her swaddling stage and I don't know what to do to transition her to sleeping without it. She's turning from...
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- My 9 month old was the same way; he couldn't sleep without being swaddled. So we went from swaddling to the sleep sacks, and he sleeps great in them! We did that for a...
- I wondered what to do with my son too. I wanted him to sleep but I didn't want to hamper his rolling over. We essentially were forced to stop swaddling him when the ...
- We swaddled for a very long time. I am sure it was longer than recommended. I was very nervous about the transition to un-swaddling however we did great with the Hal...
Swaddling-for How Long??
Asked by A.C. from Boston
on June 27, 2009
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I really can't tell if I should continue swaddling my six week old. Hard to tell if he needs it. He seems bothered by it and will kick and kick for LONG stretches un...
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- hey A., i went through this last year with my second because my first daughter never swaddled. well we ended up swaddling her for 7 months!!!! but what helped, was my ...
- Hi A.. You have gotten so much conflicting advice! We did swaddle our LO for months - and it DID help us, it was worse without it. BUT - see what works for your baby...
- There's no requirement for swaddling at all. My oldest child hated being restricted - broke out of every swaddle from day one - and so I never swaddled her after a co...
Swaddling at Four Months
Asked by L.F. from New York
on July 14, 2010
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Hello...my daughter is almost 4 months and we have been swaddling her at night since she was about 3 weeks old. She sleeps great at night when swaddled...she usually ...
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- You can try to wean from the swaddle slowly by doing one arm out at first. But, if she likes the swaddle and doesn't seem to want to roll over, or doesn't roll over i...
- Try swaddling with arms bent at elbows so hands are up. She may wiggle out but this might wear her out enough and she will fall asleep. I swaddled with arms out till a...
- Do you use a swaddler, or just a blanket to swaddler her? We swaddled DS for the first few weeks of his life using a blanket, but once he started kicking out of it,...
Swaddling an Older Baby
Asked by K.L. from Chicago
on April 6, 2010
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Hi everyone,
I have a 5 month-old who still sleeps better when he's fully swaddled. My husband and I would like to transition him to no swaddle, but it keeps him f...
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- We used the Kiddopotomous swaddle until our son was 4 months old. He was getting out of it a lot at that point too and finally we just decided that he needed to learn...
- If you need a very good product to get rid of exzema please email me at ____@____.com and I will tell you what we use for our kids. Since your 5 month-old scratches h...
- I would not invest in an expensive swaddle, since your baby is already 5 months and will not be using it for long. It's not recommended anyway to swaddle after 5 month...
Swaddling a Baby
Asked by M.G. from Honolulu
on January 10, 2010
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How old is too old to swaddle a baby? I notice all the nifty swaddle blankets go up to only 3 months.
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- We swaddled our son until he was about 5 months old. We used the Kiddopotomous (sp?) swaddlers. They were lot easier than dealing with the blankets.
- We swaddled tightly for about 5.5 months. Now, my DD is 23 months old and still likes to have the blanket wrapped loosely around her - it's her lovey. :) We use aden-a...
- I swaddled for 5 months.
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...
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...
