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When to Stop Swaddling Baby?
I have a larger swaddle blanket and it keeps her perfectly wrapped. Sometimes, I leave an arm or two out but most the time she is completely wrapped. ...
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- Hi J., I have a 18month old girl and we swaddled her until she was about 3 months maybe. We stopped swaddling her when she started "escaping" the blanket. she would ki...
- I am still swaddling my 7 week old baby as well (Dec 10). I have heard 2 months is when their startle reflex starts to disappear. I think that's what awakens them. I h...
- your son will tell you when he is done being swaddled.. he will fuss and protest and kick out of the blanket. I swaddled my daughter for a couple of months.. but my...
Best Way to Discontinue Swaddling?
My son is eight months old and swaddling is still the best way to get him to fall asleep on his own. Eventually, he squirms his way out of the blankets, ...
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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 ... She was fully swaddled for almost 5mths until she started to "wiggle" and get caught up in the blanket I swaddled her with. ...
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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...
Summer Receiving Blankets?
I think by far the best swaddling blankets that are available are...Aden + Anais . ... I used the Swaddle Me blankets with the velcro closures. ...
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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!
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...
How Long Do You Swaddle??
We use the miracle blanket when they sleep at night and it basically gives them a very tight swaddle. I think that they sleep well because of the security ...
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- I swaddled my daughter until she was about 6 months old. At one point she seemed to be unconfortable when swaddled so I just stopped. She's just recently turned 1 and ...
- Hi K.. I have 4 1/2 year old twin boys and we swaddled them until they were about 3 1/2 mos old, maybe a bit longer. You're doing great if your girls are almost slee...
- Hi K., I have a friend whose daughter is still swaddled (her arms) at 18 months and it works well for them. Makes me sorry I stopped the miracle blanket myself w...
Swaddling
I bought a miracle blanket and swaddled my baby til she didn't need it anymore .... Your baby may need a bigger blanket or another special swaddling blanket ...
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- I had the same problems, but at 4 months decided to unswaddle my son. I am only doing this at bedtime now and it did take him some getting use to. I use the sleep sa...
- Most babies can't stand to be swaddled after three or four months - so she is a bit old for it, and certainly behaviorally ready to be grown out of it. Put her in her ...
- My son was the same way, and he took about a week to get used to not being swaddled. The key is not going in to her room and letting her get herself back to sleep. T...
Swaddling
Recently however, he has been kicking the swaddling blanket off him and pulling his arms out. My question is, is this a sign that he no longer needs to be ...
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- My daughter, who is now 2, went through that same thing. I hope the not swaddeling thing is working for you. My daughter would just use her hand to rub her face to k...
- My daughter was the same way. For the first 6 weeks or so, she insisted on being swaddled as tightly as possible. But after that, she really preferred to be completely...
- My daughter did the same thing. I just swaddled her a little more loosely and eventually not at all.
When and How to Wean My Baby off the Swaddle
I found the Miracle Blanket to be the best swaddling blanket on the market. ... I use sleep slacks to transition my kids from swaddle to blanket. Good luck! ...
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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...
Swaddling
I'm wondering how to no when they don't want to be swaddled anymore? She is a good size baby and is almost getting too long for her swaddler blanket. ...
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- This is her time. At 3 1/2 months im surprised she let you do it that long. I' ve noticed anything past two months they get upset. This is her way of sayiny enough is ...
- Swaddling is completely independent to the child. And, 3 1/2 mo. is not that long to swaddle. Dr. Karp (Happiest Baby on the Block) says that some babies enjoy the s...
- I swaddled until my daughter was ~4 mos. She started escaping and I reluctantly attempted to "set her free" and let her sleep unswaddled. We tried with naps, first and...
