Weaning from the Swaddle - How/When?

buckeyebabe99

DD has been swaddled at night to this point so far. She's now becoming a little Houdini and busts through. She even got her arms out of her nightgown 2 nights ago!! Since she STTN, I thought maybe she could be ready to start weaning. Last night I didn't put her in one at all and in a sleep sack instead. She went to bed just fine but then proceeded to get up every 2 hours to nurse. Perhaps she was startling herself awake?

We did travel back from Easter yesterday (a 3 hr drive). She had great naps all day but then a 3 hour one at 6:30 in her car seat. I took her out, nursed her and put her to bed. Not sure if that can throw off her sleeping or not too though.

How did you know when your LO was ready to wean? How did you do it?

Mjmksb04

Mine is almost 5 months and we have seen no signs of weaning yet. He scratches at his excema when he is unswaddled so we really don't have a choice, but now he is big enough to bust out of the miracle blanket so I figure he will wean himself when he is ready.

gobigblue

well, we weaned late - 5 months.  we didn't do it until DD was rolling over consistently.  i bought a Swaddle Me Sleepsack.  w/ that, you can still swaddle two arms, one arm or no arms.  we swaddle w/ one arm for maybe 1 wk and then we went to still velcroing the flaps over her ribs (no arms) to make her feel like she's still snuggled.  it worked well. 

sunnygyrl

We are breaking DD of her swaddle cold turkey. It has been rough and we had night 3 last night. She was up every 2 hours to nurse as well. I think you are smart to do it now considering we have to do it since DD keeps rolling in her sleep.

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I stopped after a week. She wanted her arms out so much I just stopped swaddling her. She lays on her belly because of stomach issues so she sleeps more peaceful that way.

kem_510

We fully swaddled DS until he was about 3.5-4 months old, when he started busting his arms out of it, we downgraded to just swaddling his lower half and leaving his arms out - he did great with this! sleeps from 930pm-8ish on the weekends when i dont wake him for daycare. Well we just recently decided to wean him all together, esp since its getting warmer out, well its going so so, the first night he woke up upside down- his head was where is feet were when i had put him down, then the past 3 nights ive had to go in and i end up swaddling his lower half.....

good luck! i think it just takes time for them to get adjusted

buckeyebabe99

sunnygyrl:

DD keeps rolling in her sleep.

While DD can't roll yet, she kicks her feet so much that she ends up at the end of the bed and horizontal. She's banging her head on the rails waking herself up!

sunnygyrl

Totally understand!