swaddling at night?

realisticdreams

We haven't really swaddled P at night since we came home from the hospital.  She has been sleeping in her carseat because of her reflux so I lay a soft blanket under her so the straps don't hurt her and wrap it over her feet. 

I remebered reading that someones LO sleeps longer if swaddled, I told Dh and he was all over it.  She slept from 11ish to 4. 

Granted she did sleep two 5 hour stretches over a week ago but she hadn't since then.  She has been up every 2 hours, constantly except for those two nights.

I'm wondering if it was coincidence or if swaddling makes them sleep better & longer.

 

EMTX

Yes, ours definitely sleeps better when swaddled. We have swaddled him every night since we came home from the hospital, he loves it.

jam1111

Yes, we ALWAYS swaddle him...day and night naps.  If we don't, he stirs more and wakes himself up b/c his arms move around.  He tries to pull his hands up towards his mouth, but they are still close to his body so they can't be extended.  He sleeps much better.

PizzaBride

We just started swaddling DS about a week ago.  Up until then I thought he didn't like it, but now we get 7-8 hour stretches out of him.

chrystaleigh

It works wonders for my LO, he loves it.

ZacksBride

kris78:

Yes, we ALWAYS swaddle him...day and night naps.  If we don't, he stirs more and wakes himself up b/c his arms move around.  He tries to pull his hands up towards his mouth, but they are still close to his body so they can't be extended.  He sleeps much better.

ditto for us

alybookgirl

We have always swaddled LO at night and she sleeps 6-8 hrs every night since the 2nd week home.

Melanie.Brown

We always swaddle DD at night.  She sleeps much longer.  DD has been congested for the past week so we swaddle her and put her in the swing to sleep at night so she's more upright.  We don't turn the swing on, and we don't buckle her in but she sleeps 6-7 hrs that way.

tutter805

When DS is swaddled, he'll sleep about 2 hours and then wakes up fussing trying to get out of it, and if he can't get his arms out, he'll start crying. The second I open him up, he usually falls right to sleep and seems to sleep longer when not swaddled.

bchap122

my LO is 11 weeks and I still swaddle her at night.... she is generally sleeping 6 pm to 5 am without waking up.   I will keep swaddling for a while because I am going back to work tomorrow.