My 3 1/2 month old daughter is sleeping through the night and doing well, but still needs to be swaddled. If I try to lay her down to sleep without swaddling she gets cries hysterically. When should I stop swaddling her to sleep?
As she becomes more mobile and has more control over herself she will need less swaddling. Let her tell you when to ease up and/or stop.
Hi L., I don't remember swaddling my second for very long, but my first was swaddled until about 6 months. He was able to free himself from the blanket. I hope you find something that works. Just keep her comfortable.
my daughter slept swaddled up until she could roll out of it and even then we had a light blanket in her crib i tucked in at her ribs i know its said not to use one but its also said to lay your baby on their back and yet they make things to keep babies on their sides i iforget how old she was but she was at least 5 months or older when she finally quit needing to be swaddles your child will let you know when they dont want to be swaddled any more my son hated it from the beggining so just go with hte flow and dont worry about it
L.,
I don't remember when I stopped swaddling my baby, but I do remember that to help her with the transition I would put her on her side with one of those wedges. This helped her still have that secured feeling. I'd say don't rush it though. Every baby has his/her own timetable. If she is doing well with sleep this early, then I would hesitate to disrupt it. Like they say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." She will grow out of if, and maybe if you start small, like naps, she will gradually get used to not being swaddled. Hope this helps.
Keep swaddling until she can crawl...she will sleep better (and so will you). Babies will startle themselves awake when their arms and legs are loose. Around three months or so, we left their arms out but continued swaddling. It keeps them feeling secure and they sleep better. This will build your foundation for her sleeping patterns.
My son is five months old, and he will not sleep without being swaddled. Frankly, I dont mind - it's just one more "newborn" thing that I get to hang on to. I'll swaddle him until he wont have it anymore.
Around 4 months my son DIDN'T WANT TO BE CONFINED anymore. He loved being swaddled, then all of the sudden he just didn't want to be confined while he slept anymore. He would squirm his arms out and eventually I got the hint and stopped swaddling him. He slept fine. I think she'll let you know by her actions when she no longer wants it. Hope this helps.
My daughter finally got to the point where she didn't like it any more. She would wiggle until she got free. I say keep doing it as long as it works! My daughter also got to big and the blankets wouldn't stay around her anyway.
I think she will let you know when she doesn't like it anymore. I think it is usually around 3-4 months after they learn to roll over. Don't use blankets in the crib though once you stop swaddling because it increases the risk of SIDS. My kids slept in sleep sacks. It was like a little sleeping bag with arms and zipped up the front. It kept them warm but they couldn't get tangled up in it.
hi im not sure about what age to stop i think i stopped around 3 months....and my daughter cried a little bit first couple of days then she got use to it...i think the reason she is crying is cause shes use to being swaddled..like my daughter...when i stoped swaddling her she only cried for maybe first day or 2 then she was fine...
I would think you would know when it was time to stop swaddling them.
My 2 yo absolutely WOULD NOT be swaddled in the hospital and the nurse kept getting on to me and telling me I was a bad mom for not swaddling her. Oh, I was swaddling her, she was just good at getting loose.
If they don't want to be swaddled, they will assuredly let you know. So I assume it is true for the opposite as well. I imagine it will stop when she starts crawling and moving around more.
Good luck!
Count your blessings! Other moms are having trouble with babies that won't sleep unless they are held, swung, rocked, in momma's bed, nursing.....swaddling is NOTHING! keep doing it until she works her own way out of it. My son wouldn't sleep anywhere but his carseat (I guess he liked feeling secure) and eventually he grew out of it - literally - legs hanging over the sides. do what works and keep doing it! you're doing great!
I swaddled my daughter until she was old enough to start kicking free of the blankets(probably about 4 or 5 months). I don't really think there is any set time to stop swaddling though, just go by how your daughter reacts.
You should stop when she no longer wants you to do it.
