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Too Hot to Swaddle
She can't really sleep without it, and I even have to swaddle her in the car seat. ... When and How to Wean My Baby off the Swaddle ...
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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...
Still Swaddling and Co-sleeping at 5 Months
You also don't have to worry about them shaking off the blankets and getting ... We started to wean her by swaddling one arm out for a little while and then ...
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- Hi C.! We swaddled our baby girl for naps and nighttimes and she also slept great. We continued to swaddle until she was strong enough to break free herself with her ...
- Hi C., It sounds like she is doing great when she sleeps. I don't know of many babies that sleep that long and that well! Don't listen to what others say. You ca...
- C., Why change anything if its going so well? You will know when its time. Listen to your self, you will know best. And when its time to put her in her own room, ge...
Swaddling
I've been using a miracle blanket with my 4-month old and recently started swaddling from the chest down to wean him off of it. ...
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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...
Too Strong for Swaddling!!!
Read all 47 responses: "I've been swaddling my 3 month old since birth and now she is too strong and her ... When and How to Wean My Baby off the Swaddle ...
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- we use the swaddle blankets (not just receiving blankets) for our 7 week old son that was pushing out of regular blankets. they work great and come in different sizes ...
- B.- I found this great product with my 3rd child that I love! The website is : http://www.cozycocoon.com/ You put it over your baby like a sock, and they stay swa...
- My baby never liked to be swaddled. She hastes being confined. I wouldn't bother with the swaddling just dress your baby in pj's with the footys if you are worried abo...
Need Alternative to Swaddling in Hot Summer Months
MamaSource members save 10% off their first order (excluding ... Maybe your friend can start weaning her baby from being swaddled tightly during daytime ...
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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...
Baby Isn't Getting Enough Sleep!
Read all 5 responses: "I wrote earlier about having trouble weaning my son off of swaddling, but I think I may have misdiagnosed the problem.
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- I am just asking a question, okay? Have you ever been overtired and not been able to go to sleep? It happens to everyone. I noticed when my children were little the...
- Hi there, I don't know what kind of curtains or blinds you have, but it really helped both of my kids (now 1 and 3) to have dark, blackout curtains to make the room da...
- My kids went through this around 4-5 months. It was like all of a sudden, they realized there was a world around them and they wouldn't sleep. It took a few weeks wi...
Advice on Swaddling, Self-soothing, Schedules, Sleeping...
Oct 16, 2009 ... I don't have any advice for you about swaddling, my son loved it for the first 4 months, and he stopped right around that time. .... around just fine and could pull the blanket off his face. ... Weaning from Swaddling? ...
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- I don't know if you can really encourage a baby to self-soothe in one way or another....they will each discover their own ways. The swaddle is a wonderful soothing tec...
- If I had it to do over again, I would do swaddling as long as possible. At a meeting I attended a lady talked about her trip to Cuba to study nursing - since they all ...
- I was worried about this as well and tried to wean my son of swaddling around this age, but then gave up since he had a really hard time falling asleep without it. I a...
Anyone Still Swaddle at 8 Months?
Anyone else swaddle this long? Also, how do you do it? Miracle blanket. ... but its OK Dirt washes off and they are happy in it This equals some time to sit ...
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- My son is 9 months and we've had to wrap him up again on occasion,especially when he was teething, so that he could get some sleep. He loves it and giggles sometimes. ...
- Yes, I swaddled as long as my kids seemed to like it and it helped them sleep better! I have a picture of my daughter all bundled up like a burrito with a big smile on...
- We actually just swaddling our 6 months old. She would have nothing of it when she was tiny, but now that her little hands are so active (and up to no good), she likes...
Swaddling
If she's kicking the cover off then she is done with swaddling. ... time your little one starts rolling over or crawling, it's time to wean from swaddling. ...
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- J., Having a new one is pretty intense. So many things to do and so many things being told to you to do. My best advice for you is listen to and watch your baby. You...
- The only real need a baby has for swaddling is for security. If your baby will go to sleep without then it is not an issue. Sombe babies like it, others never like it...
- I never swaddled mine, not even in the hospital. If the nurses tried to show me how I just told them not to bother. My kids were happy babies and didn't need it. S.
Transitioning Out of Swaddle
My son loved being swaddled too. I would say take his lead on the swaddle. ... but she was swadled until nearly 6 months when she would kick it off herself. ...
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- I agree with Jen B.'s response, on how to transition your baby out of swaddling. I will add, however, that we didn't stop swaddling our baby until he was six months, h...
- Hi A., My son loved being swaddled too. I would say take his lead on the swaddle. For my son, we swaddled him until he was 5 1/2 mths and around that time we began s...
- They say the first three months of life are really the last trimester of pregnancy. So I'd say your bundle of love is right on track. Believe me, SHE'll let you know...
