The Swaddle...

IdahoGirl

I can't believe I didn't write this down in Mads' baby book...I don't remember when I stopped swaddling her or how I did it.

With Will, I feel like I should - but he just rubs his eyes all darn night if I don't and continually wakes himself up.

When/How/What did you girls do?

blueLu25

We still swaddle E. She always gets out of it by morning but it helps her go to sleep and she stays asleep if she gets out of it at night. She is gradually not needing it as much (dh can get her to sleep without it) so we will just go with what she does. We did the same thing with ds. 

ChubbyCheekiesMom

We swaddled T until he was 7 months, and it was a double swaddle.  Otherwise he did the same thing, his hands were all over his face all night.  At 7 months he decided he was done, and we moved him to a sleep sack.  He was in that until he was 18 months.

KNemo

I am no help. Max only did well with the swaddle for two months. Then my little Houdini broke out of everything (including the miracle blanket/straight jacket). We just stopped cold turkey, and he slept so much better.

A lot of people start swaddling with an arm out or both arms out at first. Then they give up on the swaddle all together if that works. How is Will doing? I think about you guys all the time. I hope your little happy man is back permanently, and that you all are having an easier time of it since seeing the allergist.

IdahoGirl

KNemo:

How is Will doing? I think about you guys all the time. I hope your little happy man is back permanently, and that you all are having an easier time of it since seeing the allergist.

Queue lovefest music here...  I think about you all the time too.  You're one of my favorite people that I never get to see   Will is continuing to be on the up and up.  He's starting to go down easier at night (could it possibly be that I won't have to CIO with him?  Did I just jinx myself?) and just be plain ole happier except for the normal witching hours any 5 month old would have.  It's so much more fun to have a happy baby!!!

mishquiche

We stopped around 5 months when he started rolling from back to belly.  I wanted him to have his arms free.  He was double swaddled (that kid is strong!) and we just went cold turkey one night.  We only had one rough night and then he became a happy tummy sleeper.  I hope you have as good of luck!

BethS2006

we swaddled for a looong time, and used miricle blankets.  They kinda restrain the arms in there, my kids never busted out...

McJen715

We double swaddled her (with a thermal blanket and then a SwaddleMe over top) until about 4 months and then quit cold turkey b/c she was breaking out and sleeping bad struggling to break out. Her sleep improved quite a bit at first, but then she cut teeth at 4 1/2 months and learned to roll over at 5 and it's gotten worse again. Boo! I hope that things go smoothly for you and your sweet little mister!

zazzu

We started  learning to sleep without it at 7.5 months. He started rolling back to tummy sometimes, and seemed to be getting one arm out almost every night. I swaddled loosely, and kept the arm he was pulling out, out of the swaddle. When I put him to bed (he falls asleep on us, then we move him), I'd hold down the free arm so it didn't jerk up the moment he was on the bed. Once he was back in deep sleep I'd let go and leave the room. Then we went to haveing legs in the swaddle, but arms free. I think he still liked the tight feeling on his chest and legs,

 He woke up some, but we were doing pretty good a few nights later. Now we use a sleep sack.

gina000

We went cold turkey, we were using the Halo sleep sacks with the swaddle thing, he broke out once it was over his face a bit, it freaked me out and we never swaddled again.  He as about 4 months old I think.

mrssmith717

We swaddled L until she was 4 months, but we have friends who swaddled until 11 months, so it really depends on what they need!  We just went cold turkey to a sleep sack.

cwhip77

I don't really remeber either.    M was always a half swaddler anyways, she liked her legs/torso swaddled but her arms free.  I think we just did it til she started wiggling out of the blanket, or the baby blankets got too small.  ~

KNemo

IdahoGirl:

Queue lovefest music here...  I think about you all the time too.  You're one of my favorite people that I never get to see   Will is continuing to be on the up and up.  He's starting to go down easier at night (could it possibly be that I won't have to CIO with him?  Did I just jinx myself?) and just be plain ole happier except for the normal witching hours any 5 month old would have.  It's so much more fun to have a happy baby!!!

Awe, shucks. Back atcha!!

You are such an awesome mama! You have two wonderful, beautiful kids that you would walk to the ends of the earth for. You work your arse off to provide for them, and I am so happy to hear that you are having a blast with them again! We should figure out some way to get together more. It would have been a lot easier if I still lived in Kent, but there's no reason that we can't find a way to make it work now! I think that Max would love Miss Maddy. And he LOVES "babies."

~Lynchie~

Holden was swaddled until almost a year...  =/ 

Kathzoo

We just started doing her arms out a few weeks ago.  She gets out of it during the night, but it's the easiest way to get her down.  We have to use a regular fleece lap blanket since she is so tall.