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4 Month Old Can't Sleep Without Swaddle
I know this helped us transition from swaddling to self-soothing with my first son. Just make sure that baby's room is cool enough that they don't overheat. ...
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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 ...
Swaddling
Read all 7 responses: "My 4 month old son has been swaddled since he was born. ... Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle! ...
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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 ...
Swaddling/sleep Positioning?
It scared me that he could turn over while swaddled, so we decided to transition him out of it. We used the Swaddle Me and started wrapping him with one arm ...
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- Hi M., Ah....you have a houdini master at 3 months! My son did the same but found comfort with the miracle wrap as your son...so I just began to leave both arms out...
- I would definitely stop swaddling him now- too dangerous. He'll learn to sleep without it-- though it is hard at first...
- HI M., My son hated being swaddled from the day he was born. The nursery would bring him to me swadded and comen in crying. once i took him out of it he was super ha...
Summer Receiving Blankets?
My babies were both swaddlers, and were able to transition from blanket swaddling to those sleep sacks w/out a problem. They liked them b/c they were not ...
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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!
Weaning from Swaddling?
and stopped swaddling when she no longer needed it to fall asleep. It was a totally natural transition. When your baby is able to roll over you should ...
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- Hi T.- My son was also swaddled until about 4 months. To wean him we put him to bed with the swaddle with only one arm swaddled. We did that for a few days. Once w...
- We weaned our baby one arm at a time. Swaddl ehim with one arm sticking out for a week or two. Then swaddle with both arms sticking out for a week or two and then no...
- While your pediatrician may have a point, we swaddled our son until he was 5 mos. We were never told anything about weaning him from swaddling, and he really did it o...
Sleeping on Back and Swaddling?
Since they will be going to daycare I would still swaddle since it is a transition time and they will need the comfort of something familiar. ...
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- Hi L.! I agree, my advice is to get some 'swaddle me' blankets. I think they are by Kiddapotamus (SP?). My kids loved to be swaddled up in them and they do not co...
- Congratulations on your babies! Truly, I feel like it's normal for them to want to be swaddled. You can buy a swaddling blanket that has velcro and makes it VERY eas...
- Hey L., Congratulations! I too have twin girls, they are almost 7 months old now so I know what you are going through. My girls loved being swaddled for 4 months. ...
When Did You Stop Swaddling?
I think what I'm going to do is start swaddling him in receiving blankets and I think he'll be able to learn to get out of them and transition to sleeping ...
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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...
Help with Napping for 8-Month Old Recently Going Unswaddled
I had the same thing with my son too It was hard to transition I put him in awake with some ... Next question Transitioning 5 Month Old from Sleep Swaddle ...
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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.
Need Sincere Help!
It's used to transition kids from the swaddle. Like your baby, my son seemed to be done with the swaddle but still needed something. ...
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- M., You poor thing. Get another opinion. The same thing happened to my daughter. Finally my friend recommended I take her to another doctor. She would be up every h...
- He is definitely hungry. You have to remember that his stomach is only the size of his fist. And you were VERY lucky with your other kids sleeping through the night ...
- I have a question for you, Did this sleeping issue start when you moved him from the bassinet to the crib? When i moved my daughter (at 5 months) from the bassinet to ...
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 ... Transitioning Out of Swaddle ...
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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...
