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Need Alternative to Swaddling in Hot Summer Months
Read all 12 responses: "This request is actually for a friend who is having trouble logging into Mamasource. Her three-month-old will only sleep if he is ...
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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
Read all 14 responses: "Hi mamas, I'm hoping some of you can give me advice about getting my son to sleep better. We have always swaddled my 8 month old at ...
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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...
Best Way to Discontinue Swaddling?
Read all 12 responses: "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 ...
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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...
Advice on How to Stop Swaddling
Oct 24, 2009 ... Read all 10 responses: "I have a beautiful 6 month-old baby girl who has been swaddled for every nap and bedtime of her life.
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- HI E.! I too swaddled my daughter who is now 8 mths. She was fully swaddled for almost 5mths until she started to "wiggle" and get caught up in the blanket I swadd...
- At around 3 months, my girl figured out how to kick off her blanket, but her startle reflex kept her awake (any slight noise or movement would have her arms flinging i...
- I totally sympathize--my son was a swaddle addict! We also didn't completely stop swaddling until about 6 months. I fretted about this for a long time, but what even...
When and How to Wean My Baby off the Swaddle
Read all 29 responses: "My 4-month old still needs to be swaddled to fall asleep at night, but he is getting too big and strong for his swaddling blankets, ...
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- According to Dr. Harvey Karp (author of "The Happiest Baby on the block") you can swaddle your baby as long as they need, it's not uncommon to swaddled 6 mo. old (I di...
- Hi A., I had the same exact problem with my son. He is now almost 7 months and still likes to be 1/2 swaddled. Around 4 or 5 months he was busting out of his swaddl...
- My son also had to be swaddled in order to fall asleep. At about 4 months, he started outgrowing his swaddle blankets. It got to the point where it was virtually imp...
Anyone Have Any Experience with Weaning Baby off Swaddling?
Read all 6 responses: "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 ...
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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...
Help with Napping for 8-Month Old Recently Going Unswaddled
We began swaddling my now 8month old son when he was 2 months old as he would ... swaddle that baby up just do it for naps if need be did you post about him ...
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- E., I don't know how you 'weaned' your son from the swaddle but we started with one arm in and one arm out. Then went to both arms out but still the swaddle around...
- I had the same thing with my son too! It was hard to transition! I put him in awake with some soft books and his paci. He would play with the books until he crashed...
- If swaddling worked why on earth did you stop? Swaddle him for at least his naps.
How to Transition from Swaddling?
Read all 20 responses: "Hi Everyone! I have a 12 week old little girl who is starting daycare this week. We have been swaddling her for all naps and at ...
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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 ...
Swaddling
Read all 18 responses: "I am expecting my baby boy in a couple of months and had a question about swaddling. Is it best to use receiving blankets to swaddle ...
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- S., lots of advice here and all of it good. Swaddling is really necessary for the first 3 months at least for many much longer. I usually recommend at my class either...
- Our daughter loves to be swaddled, but rather tightly. We prefer to use blankets that are made of waffle weave material. They are extra stretchy, and stay tight long...
- if you swaddle right, you don't need special swaddle blankets, but they can make doing it easier! However, the special swaddle blankets also are often too thick and w...
Need Advice on How to Stop Swaddling 3 1/2 Month Old!
Read all 15 responses: "From the time of her birth, we have been swaddling my 3 1/2 month old. She started getting out of the blanket swaddle at around 2 ...
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- Why stop? They make sleep sacks with a swaddle part. I know people whose kids like being swaddled at 5 and 6 months and it helps everyone sleep. If you are worried abo...
- Our doc said to stop by about 4 months or it will be hard to break the habit. I stopped at 4 months with my daughter and 3 months with my son. Start with one arm out...
- I don't think you should stop we swaddled my son for quite awhile. Maybe until 9 months. We used a product called Swaddle Me. They have them at Babies R Us. I do not k...
