Moving: Toddler, Miracle Blanket

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Swaddlegate - the Unswaddling of My 4 Month Old

My baby will turn 4 months in a week. For the past 3 weeks, he's been busting out of every swaddle we have tried for him. The miracle blanket, the Snug and Tug, the Kiddapotamus, etc. He doesn't bust out of it necessarily, but he figures out a way to wiggle one or both arms out. When he was 3 months old, we tried unswaddling him for several nights and he was completely overtired because his startle reflex would usually keep him awake. So we ditched that idea after 5 days and 4 nights of barely any sleep. But now, he busts out...

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Naps and Transition from Swaddles for 4 Month Olds

Our 4 month old twins are doing great at sleeping, often through the night (7:30 to 7 or so), occasionally getting up once (at 3 or 4 am). They've been doing this for several weeks. But now they're getting up a bit more, because they are breaking out of their swaddles. We use the Kiddopotamus with velcro. They're getting too big for the size small, but the larges we bought seem too big (they also break out). Yet without the swaddles, I don't think they'll make it more than a couple hours ... I know we need to transition, likely from...