October 2015 Moms

Swaddling

My LO is 9 weeks old and I have always swaddled him at night. He always resisted but quickly settled down and went to sleep. But now he really seems to hate it. If I don't swaddle him, his arms fly all over the place and both of us don't sleep well. Anyone else's LO starting to refuse swaddling? He as started to self soothe some by sucking on his fists so I'm thinking maybe he wants to get to his hands but his arms flail all over the place and he constantly wakes himself up. Should I continue to do it so he sleeps better?

Re: Swaddling

  • I just bought a sleep sack called Swaddle UP, that allows babies to have access to their hands while still supressing their startle reflex. Our LO loves being swaddled so we haven't used it yet but will when we transition out of the swaddle.
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  • Try leaving one arm out
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