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Swaddling
I was wondering if there's any info on how long to swaddle your baby. ... I wrap her up really snug in one of her blankets - I swear she sleeps better those ...
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- Hi C., I'm not a Doctor/Pediatrician- just a 3-time mom. This might give me enough credibility. :) I feel that if your baby is still responding to the swadling, jus...
- C., Remember she is only 4 months old - she was inside of you and "swaddled" for nine months. It feels good and safe! I would recommend that you start napping her w...
- C., If it isn't broken, don't fix it. Keep swaddling her as long as it is working and as long as you can find a blanket that is big enough. As she gets older, she'...
Anyone Have Any Experience with Weaning Baby off Swaddling?
I didn't use the miracle blanket, so I'm not familiar. However, if your baby finds swaddling comforting then I would keep using it. I've never heard of any ...
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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...
4 Month Old Can't Sleep Without Swaddle
My 4 year old is autistic so the swaddle is very important to her. What I did when she was a baby was used a slightly heavy blanket that had a little weight ...
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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 ...
Ideas for Swaddling in Car Seat
I swaddle my little boy in his car seat with a blanket. I just take the blanket I use to swaddle him normally .... baby swaddle blankets · blankets for baby ...
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- Hi, S. - I'm also a child safety seat technician and agree with Liz. NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration - governing body car seat safety ...
- After buckling my babies in their seats properly, I would put a blanket over them and tuck it all around them.
- You aren't supposed to swaddle in a car seat or put anything bulky on them it lessens your car seats ability to work properly. Having said that I have been in your sho...
Weaning from a Swaddle
I will tell you SIDS education doesn't recommend swaddling ever, even in the hospital. If you have an active baby, the blanket is a SIDS/strangling risk. ...
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- I gave up on swaddling VERY quickly, lol. I could just never get the hang of it and they wouldn't stay swaddled for more than a few minutes. But, then again, my babi...
- Hi S., I used those velcro blankets too and I didn't start weaning my son from them til he started kicking his arms and legs free. AFter he could get out of the swad...
- I think you should wait a while....I think that she will let you know when she is ready to move around in her sleep.
Need Alternative to Swaddling in Hot Summer Months
At babies R Us they have organic Koala Baby brand swaddling blankets that are very light weight. I would say put him in one of those as they are more ...
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- On another board that I participate on, we have members from some very hot states. They buy inexpensive sheets that are thinner and cut them to the size of a large rec...
- Try a sheet. Or if the little one is small you might even want to try a pillow case. Treat it as it was a blanket. All of my childeren didn't like being bunddle up but...
- If your friend or her mom can sew, they could go out and buy a yard of gauze fabric. They can use a sewing machine to surge or hem the edges (not sure what the proper...
8 Month Old Still Needs to Be Swaddled to Sleep
We have always swaddled my 8 month old at naps and at night, which. ... The other thing is that you will not be able to find these swaddling blankets in bigger sizes because they stop ..... When and How to Wean My Baby off the Swaddle ...
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- My daughter loved to be swaddled too. When she started breaking out of it I found this thing called a peke moe. It's like a pillow case with a head hole. She loves it...
- Hi Kathleen Try the book BAby Wise. I have gone back to this book so many times and now read the Toddler addition for my 2.5 year old. best of luck jw
- Have you tried a sleep sac? That way he can be "covered" without restricting his movements. It's somewhere between swaddling and nothing at all. My boys like to be a b...
How to Transition from Swaddling?
Talk to the child care and ask them to continue to swaddle your daughter - offer the velcro versions if they don't know how to swaddle a baby with a blanket ...
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- Can you get her one of those swaddlers and place her in the crib? I'm only pregnant with my first so can't offer more advice on how to ween her out of it. Sorry!
- When my preemie was in the nicu, they would roll up blankets to make a nest around her. We continued this once she was home, under her bassinet or crib sheet. It gav...
- I didn't swaddle my girls, but when they were napping at daycare my younger one loved sleeping in a sleeping bag, being completely wrapped but not too tightly and she ...
Summer Receiving Blankets?
They are big as well which helps tremendously with swaddling. These blankets are great for even when baby outgrows swaddling. Currently, my 2 year old still ...
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- I use the lighter waffle-patterned blankets. I have a 3 month old who gets swaddled. And I jsut keep the air a little cooler in the house so she sleeps comfortably.
- I love the swaddle wraps that are designed to wrap around the baby with velcro to tightly swaddle. We used fleece wraps (made by Kiddopotamus) during the winter when ...
- The Miracle Blanket! We couldn't have made it throught the summer without one!
When & How to Stop Swaddling
Don't worry about when the makers of the swaddling blanket "say" you should stop swaddling. You do it for as long as your baby benefits from it, girl! ...
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- Everything I read about swaddling suggested you do it until your baby no longer likes it. I'm not sure when I stopped, but it was very apparent when my son no longer n...
- I agree with the other posts - your daughter will stop swaddling when she wants to. My daughter is almost 4 months old and I still swaddle her with a blanket. She ha...
- I swaddle my son every night. He is only 10 weeks old, but I have friends who swaddled there babies until the babies were 5-6 months and decided it was not for them a...
