opening just the bottom of swaddles for diaper changes?

lytedark

i saw mention of this in a previous post - can someone share the logistics of this?  assuming this is with the velcro swaddlemes - how do you re-velcro the bottom piece to the two top pieces once you get them back in?  do you just tuck it in?

and any tips for houdini babies that can wriggle their arms out of the swaddlemes?

paxilchyk

I just tuck the bottom flap back in as far as it will go.  Its definitely not as tight as redoing the whole thing is, but DS will completely wake up if his arms are freed.  

As far as houdini arms, DS can break out of the smaller swaddlemes because they're almost too small for him.  The only time he's broken out of the large ones is after I've done what I mentioned above or he's been able to sneak his hand into the side opening and pry the top flap open. 

Go_Dawgs

Diaper changes are really easy in the halo sleep sack.  The only part that you wrap and velcro is around the arms, and for a diaper change all you have to do is unzip the bottom.  We love our halo sleep sacks.

mopsie

I got DD a woombie - you can unzip it from the bottom, and there's no velcro so they can't get out!  DD is a total Houdini and she can't escape the woombie!

ka2shaz

We just tuck the bottom back in, but it's not as tight as when you just wrap LO. As for the houdini baby question I have 2 suggestions:

1. Miracle Blanket - DD has a much harder time wiggling out of it

2. Swaddle in a thin but large blanket first, then Swaddle Me over it. So it's a double swaddle, and it works wonders

KookasGirl

Go_Dawgs:

Diaper changes are really easy in the halo sleep sack.  The only part that you wrap and velcro is around the arms, and for a diaper change all you have to do is unzip the bottom.  We love our halo sleep sacks.

 

this is only way I have tried, doesnt work well for us in swaddle me blankets, easier to wrap him back up!