DD has "crazy arms"!

mollylila

DD, when awake and calm, starts moving her arms.. it eventually leads to a full on flailing motion and she becomes so upset!

 I can't swaddle her all day long, but she gets so worked up when this happens!

anyone else?? 

ActiveMama

My babies have pretty much been swaddled until 3-4 months.  That's usually when the arms stop flailing and they are happier when not so snug. 

kimmyt09

Lucas had some serious crazy arms, I posted about them a few times because they really freaked me out. He's 11 weeks now and while he'll still moves them around the movement isn't NEARLY as jerky. 

RebF

My DS flails his arms and legs A LOT! He can hold up his head for several seconds (and turn it side to side when resting on my shoulder) and roll on his side at only 2 weeks old! I only swaddle him at night though and he usually busts out and has his arms up above his head to sleep. I also worry about his constant flailing!

pisforporschia

RebF:

My DS flails his arms and legs A LOT! He can hold up his head for several seconds (and turn it side to side when resting on my shoulder) and roll on his side at only 2 weeks old! I only swaddle him at night though and he usually busts out and has his arms up above his head to sleep. I also worry about his constant flailing!

This sounds like my little man exactly

SuperThat1006

This is only a problem with Abby when she's eating. She inadvertently stiff-arms me and gets so upset! She won't eat in the swaddle, though, so I just have to deal.

McKenna04

Both my boys need to be swaddled, they are slowly starting to gain more control over their arms but the swaddle works like a charm

mollylila

McKenna04:

Both my boys need to be swaddled, they are slowly starting to gain more control over their arms but the swaddle works like a charm

 

swaddling all day? or just during sleep?

My LO usually starts flailing her arms while she is awake... its not too much of a problem while sleeping. I do half-swaddle at night (she broke out of her swaddle so much i just gave up on the full swaddle lol)

McKenna04

mollylila:

McKenna04:

Both my boys need to be swaddled, they are slowly starting to gain more control over their arms but the swaddle works like a charm

 

swaddling all day? or just during sleep?

My LO usually starts flailing her arms while she is awake... its not too much of a problem while sleeping. I do half-swaddle at night (she broke out of her swaddle so much i just gave up on the full swaddle lol)

I leave them un-swaddled after they eat until they get really fussy cause they are so tired.. the only way they will take a good nap is if they are swaddled.  During the day I just use blankets to swaddle them, at night we use the swaddle me blanket and then another blanket around that (warm babies sleep better, at least thats what Im told)

LuckyLizzie

DS has very crazy arms! They are all over the place. Usually it doesn't both him until it is time to sleep. He hates having his arms confined in a swaddle so he tends to fall asleep with us holding him close to our bodies so his crazy arms don't startle him.