Transitioning out of the swaddleme - did you?

Mary0913

I think that DD's ready to roll, which means I'm ready to transition out of the swaddleme.  We've tried to put her down sans-swaddleme and it's been an epic failure.  I've tried one-arming it - fail.  I've tried swaddleme from the chest down - fail.  Here's my latest idea - you tell me if you've tried it or you think it's possible:

I'm thinking of swaddling her in an aden & anais blanket (aka breathable) to go to bed knowing that she'll likely bust out of it in hopes that she gets used to being "out" progressively.  If it ends up over her face, obviously I will abandon ship, breathable a&a blanket or not.

Thoughts? 

DarcyLongfellow

I personally wouldn't do it.  That's way too much loose fabric in the crib -- and what if she doesn't break out until you're already asleep?

DD has been banned from the swaddle as of last Sunday.  I went into check on her, and all 6 feet of the miracle blanket were loose around her crib and her arms were totally free.

What I did was to switch her into a swaddleme -- she can (very easily) break out of the swaddleme, but that way she starts out with her arms contained, which I think helps her.  She usually has her arms completely out in a couple of minutes.  Then, I go in and re-wrap her with her arms out of the swaddle me (I don't just leave it because it's too loose).  I could probably set her down without being swaddled at all, but she freaks out and her arms scare her.

Can you maybe do the swaddleme a bit looser so your LO can get her arms out easily?

Mary0913

DarcyLongfellow:

I personally wouldn't do it.  That's way too much loose fabric in the crib -- and what if she doesn't break out until you're already asleep?

DD has been banned from the swaddle as of last Sunday.  I went into check on her, and all 6 feet of the miracle blanket were loose around her crib and her arms were totally free.

What I did was to switch her into a swaddleme -- she can (very easily) break out of the swaddleme, but that way she starts out with her arms contained, which I think helps her.  She usually has her arms completely out in a couple of minutes.  Then, I go in and re-wrap her with her arms out of the swaddle me (I don't just leave it because it's too loose).  I could probably set her down without being swaddled at all, but she freaks out and her arms scare her.

Can you maybe do the swaddleme a bit looser so your LO can get her arms out easily?

 

This is a great idea - thanks!!

 

JewelzNBean

I have a Halo sleepsack with the swaddle blanket on it, and I am just fastening it looser and looser each night. There isn't enough of the swaddle blanket to cover his face if he gets his arms out (which he has) so I feel pretty safe there.

He still startles himself every few minutes though, so I think that we'll be swaddling for a while longer.

Kmills678

Mary0913:

DarcyLongfellow:

I personally wouldn't do it.  That's way too much loose fabric in the crib -- and what if she doesn't break out until you're already asleep?

DD has been banned from the swaddle as of last Sunday.  I went into check on her, and all 6 feet of the miracle blanket were loose around her crib and her arms were totally free.

What I did was to switch her into a swaddleme -- she can (very easily) break out of the swaddleme, but that way she starts out with her arms contained, which I think helps her.  She usually has her arms completely out in a couple of minutes.  Then, I go in and re-wrap her with her arms out of the swaddle me (I don't just leave it because it's too loose).  I could probably set her down without being swaddled at all, but she freaks out and her arms scare her.

Can you maybe do the swaddleme a bit looser so your LO can get her arms out easily?

 

This is a great idea - thanks!!

 

I wouldnt do that our Lo wouldnt break out of the swaddle me but would loosen it and wriggle down and the flap would be over his nose and face. Id just work on breaking the swaddle cold turkey thats what we are going to attempt or try the sleep sack swaddle we have been transitioning with that but he has out grown it hence the cold turkey approach

one_more_girl

DD sleeps with us so I went from the swaddle me to a looser receiving blanket which she would break out of and then I would move it in the night.  Now she sleeps unswaddled.  Sometimes when shes cranky I swaddle her during rocking but once she goes to bed I take the blanket off when I lay her down.  Good luck!