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Help with Napping for 8-Month Old Recently Going Unswaddled
swaddle that baby up just do it for naps if need be did you post about him waking up an hr into bedtime .... Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of 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.
Trying to Wean 6 Month Old Out of Swaddling/dependency on Blanket
Read all 20 responses: "My 6 month old has been swaddled since day 1 but primarily with his arms out. ... Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle ! ...
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- Does your baby have good head/neck control? Then a small blanket should be ok. double check with your child's doctor. I recommend the Silkie Blankets. They are very s...
- Can you try cutting the blanket into sections, and just give him a small manageable piece? We did that with my son, who decided that a king-sized blanket was his favo...
- My son loves to do the same thing HAS to have a blanket to sleep. we use to just give it to him till he fell asleep and then go in and take it away from him he is 7 mo...
Swaddling
All babies grow out of the swaddle phase at some point and well, despite her only ..... Next question: Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle! ...
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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...
Sleeping on Back and Swaddling?
My son slept in a swaddle until he was about 5 months old, and that included naps at day care. Once he began breaking out of the swaddle, we transitioned to ...
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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. ...
How Do I Wean from a Swaddle?
It may take him a while to transition out of the swaddle, but just bear with him as he learns that his body parts are his and they are not scary :) ...
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- Hi, I have 3 girls and my oldest (now 5) had to be swaddled until she was one. She wasn't ready to be let loose and like your son, would wake herself up One book I...
- My baby boy loved the swaddle too. But I bought a sleep sack and put him in that and swaddled him over that just on around the body so he would still feel secure. I d...
- WHy do you want to wean him from being swaddled? I am old and I love to sleep snuggled up in a sheet AND blanket, even in the summer. Some people love to sleep with no...
4 Month Old Can't Sleep Without Swaddle
He was a big strong boy and would also fight out of the swaddle, but when I started ... Next question: Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle! ...
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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 Vs. Sleep Sack
With my 5 week old we use it and keep his arms out of the swadle part since he doesn't like them down. .... Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle! ...
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- Hi Kelli, I had the same issue when my little one was about the same age. I found that, yup, it's time to stop swaddling. I didn't use the sleep sack. I just covered ...
- We went through that same phase. Our son hit that 8-10 week old mark and wanted to flail about, but that then woke him up. We also tried the sleep slack and that did...
- Hi Kelli, My daughter loved the swaddle me at first, too. Around 8-10 weeks she wanted more freedom, so we switched her to just the sleep sack. It worked for us. ...
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...
Ready to Wean from Swaddling?
I'm worried that when he gets out of the swaddle his reflexes will push the long piece of fabric from the Miracle Blanket .... Transitioning Out of Swaddle ...
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- When we took our little guy out of his swaddler we started by only swaddeling his arms and leaving his legs free. We did this for 2 or 3 nights then we swaddeled only...
- My daughter is 10 1/2 mos now and we had the same issue at 4 mos old. She was breaking out of the miracle blanket and beginning to roll over. I emailed the miracle b...
- The same scenario happened with my son. I did end up going cold turkey because I was afraid he'd get tangled. I switched to the sleep sack so that he still had an in...
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. ... Seeking Advice for Transitioning Out of Swaddle! ...
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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...
