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How Long Can I Swaddle My Baby for Sleeping?
There is no such thing as too long....if the baby needs the swaddling, then he needs it. My kids did NOT sleep very well unless I was next to them for the ...
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- Do it as long as it works and makes him happy. He'll start getting out of it (believe me, they can if they want -even the Swaddle Me velcro types)when he's older and t...
- I think I swaddled my children for a week or so. After that they would get hot and fuss. I think he's past the age of needing to be swaddled. He should be able to s...
- as long as they let you, mine before the swaddlemes only did a couple weeks at most b/c they just didnt like how i did it but with the swaddlemes i have gone to 3-5+ m...
When Did You Stop Swaddling?
If he'll stay swaddled, and you want to change his position, could you lay him on his side? I used sleep positioners to prop both of mine on their side. ...
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- I say swaddle him as long as you can. Once he starts rolling over around 4 months or so then he probably won't want to be swaddled and he will sleep longer on his tumm...
- mine stopped just after we got home, he could finagle his way out of a swaddle from the nurses at the hospital day one so he really only gets swaddled when he's stress...
- I didn't use any special swaddling blankets, just the receiving blankets, and I swaddled until they could kick their way out. For my daughter it was probably around 3...
Too Hot to Swaddle
Read all 6 responses: "My two month old loves to be swaddled! She can't really sleep without it, and I even have to swaddle her in the car seat.
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- I have seen some gauze-like swaddling blankets at RightStart (behind U Village here in Seattle). They look like they would breathe nicely. I wasn't able to find the ...
- maybe sleep her in just a diaper and swaddle in a light blanket with a fan in the room to keep her cool? Good luck@
- Cut up a cotton sheet. Get a fan. Lots of extra fluids. You could try just swaddling her arms and leaving her legs free. Try google for some different swaddle techniqu...
Swaddling
My 4 month old son has been swaddled since he was born. I've been having problems with his sleep cycle (thanks for all the responses and advice) and feel ...
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- My 2nd dd was swaddled for 8 months! She loved it, it helped her sleep, and she is now almost three and isn't asking to be swaddled, so really, they do grow out of it...
- He is an infant and needs to be swaddled as much as he needs. Mothers are so independent after they have children that they are forcing infants to cope in the big wor...
- I have a 2.5 month old and he does not like to be swaddled all of the way. He likes to have his arms out. He gets mad if I try to swaddle him all the way. He will cry ...
How to Transition from Swaddling?
They now have the Halo sleep sack 2 in 1 so you can or not swaddle them! .... I thought my son was never going to sleep without swaddling, ...
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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
I have started using the Halo sleep bags, but still need to swaddle. .... How about trying a sleep sack? It's not as tight as swaddling but would still ...
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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...
Summer Swaddling?
My son was born on September 17th, just as the weather started getting cold, so when I brought him home from the hospital I swaddled him for sleep and naps. ...
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- those lightweight waffle-knit stretchy blankets are the best! that with a onesie underneath is great.
- My son was born in February and still lovest to be swaddled. The waff;e weave blankets were a life saver. They are available at Target. They are lightweight and str...
- Absolutely swaddle! There are some wonderful lightweight swaddling blankets available at almost every baby shop. Or if you are crafty by some lightweight fabric - pr...
Swaddling
My question is...does she like to be swaddled or does she hate it? It seems like she hates it - but then she can't sleep without it? Any thoughts? ...
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- I started swaddling my daughter from birth. As she is fighting to go yo sleep and in the morning when she wakes up and wants to play she seems to hate the fact she is ...
- I'm definitely an advocate for swaddling, but you may have to experiment a little to find what works best for your baby. My baby is now 3 months old and I'm still swa...
- Hi C., Here's a website on swaddling: http://parents.berkeley.edu/advice/babies/swaddling.html Hope this helps. D.
Swaddling
My little girl is now four and still sleeps with her favorite blanket that I used to swaddle her when she was a baby. She does not sleep as good with out it ...
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- Good Morning! I would recommend the Halo SleepSacks? Our 2yr old son LOVED them. Here's the website: http://halosleep.com/ If you google this product, you'll...
- My daughter was what we affectionately referred to as "burrito baby". We (I kid you not) swaddled her until about 9 months! She wanted it, loved it and so we just di...
- why not try I think there called wedges where you have 2 pillows attached to a balnket and one of the wedges adjustes to the size of the baby i bought mine at babies e...
5 Week Old Who Will Only Sleep in a Swing or on My Chest
Try the sleep positioners and swaddling. It sounds like he just likes to feel nice and snug! With the combo of those too, he should feel the same! ...
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- Try the sleep positioners and swaddling. It sounds like he just likes to feel nice and snug! With the combo of those too, he should feel the same!
- My son wouldn't sleep in his crib until he was 7 or 8 weeks old. Our lifesavers were the swing, car seat and vibrating bouncy chair. When I asked the pediatrician abou...
- yes he is too young, 3 months is the earliest to let them cry it out. Having him sleep in the swing is just fine, just recle the back as much as possible at his age. ...
