Swaddling

klr210

If you swaddled your LOs how long did you?

DD1 was never swaddled. The twins are swaddled in sleep sacks at night but not for nap times. They are 4 wks old

jedrisco

Our twins are 17 weeks today, and we still swaddle them.  Just this week we have only swaddled one arm because we are trying to move towards not swaddling. So far so good!  Good luck with your twins!

OrangeSmoke

Harry was all like - I don't need no stinkin' swaddle from day one... so we just didn't do it.

Alexander loved his swaddle... so after the first month, we would do our bedtime routine, put him down unswaddled.  Then if he woke up, we'd then swaddle him for the rest of the night.  As he dropped that waking/bottle, he dropped the swaddle as well.

 They both have been in sleepsacks since then.  So Harry since 4 weeks, Alex since around 2/3 months.

 

SoldiersGreenBean

DS was swaddled til 6 months, DD until 8ish months.

TheBachelorette

We stopped swaddling between 10-12 weeks.  I didn't want to develop a dependency on it.  They were fussy for 2 nights once we stopped swaddling and have been fine ever since

UsedToBeGoldie

all 3 of mine LOVED to be swaddled- and were great sleepers while swaddled- so we had them swaddled until 6mo at night... we stopped for naps around 4-5mo.

MrsLnt

We swaddled from birth until 3.5 months or so. Started out just at night but added in naps after a few weeks. 

smit3807

We stopped swaddling one DD at around 3.5 months, but the other one clearly still needed it.  We stopped her at around 5 months, and the first few nights were rough.

ETA: We stopped swaddling the first DD because she started to roll.  The other one was a slower roller, so I was ok keeping her swaddled.

princesspinto

Mine hated being swaddled. They lasted roughly 2-3 weeks being swaddled. So, we decided not to swaddle them anymore. I do use a Halo wearable blanket and they don't seem to mind that. They're 4.5 months now and have been sleeping fine without being swaddled.

natb22

I've swaddled in MB's since the girls were 5 weeks old and we are still trying to get them to sleep unswaddled now. I'm going to have to stop cold turkey soon

ams8099

I still swaddle!

blondek8

We swaddled for naps and nighttime until just shy of 6 months.

Leigh71

ditto.  I swaddled until 6 months.  .... I wondered if it was ok that late...and our PT for Kate told me it's actually very good for them to stay in the tucked position.  Helps w/crawling down the road, etc.  vs. being all sprawled out like a frog. 

amanda31H

Swaddled until 4.5 months.  Quit cold turkey for naps and bedtime.

Rangergal9

We also never swaddled older DD but we swaddled the twins until 3-4 months.  Hannah had to be swaddled until 4 months and Lily stopped at 3 months.