Swaddling/Swaddlers

symphonyofblasse@hotmail.com

Those of you that swaddle, do you prefer large blankets or do you use the swaddlers with the bells and whistles? Trying to finish my registry and unsure which route to go, and which brand to use if the swaddlers are worth it.

Thanks for any help! :-)

MrsJetSet

As a newborn, we preferred the Aden + Anais muslin boutique swaddle blankets. (DD was 5 lbs at birth). They were the perfect size for getting a good, tight, wrap.  We found the smaller blankets to be difficult to keep the swaddle tight.  

As she got larger we started to prefer the Summer Infant Swaddle me which were really easy, even for visiting grandparents.  They were nice too because we could use the holes to swaddle dd in her carseat if we were going out to dinner or something when dd should be sleeping.  

After dd started to roll, we moved to the A+A sleep sacks and still use them (we are about to go to our 3rd size).

Although we only used the A+A blankets for swaddling for about 2 mos, we used them for lots of other purposes, and still do.  I frequently recommend them to friends. 

smittendorff

We used the Halo Sleepsack swaddles with DS2, and loved them!  We used the SwaddleMe's with DS1, but we upgraded with DS2 and they were so much better.  My husband was pretty good at getting a tight swaddle, but I wasn't, especially in the middle of the night.  They are safer too.   

chardonnay24

We loved the Miracle Blanket. It was the only thing he couldn't break out of.

drpayne

chardonnay24:

We loved the Miracle Blanket. It was the only thing he couldn't break out of.

 

loved ours, too.

ocho2002

We used Halo swaddle sleep sacks with #1 and will probably use them again with #2. #1 STTN at 6 weeks. I found the cotton ones didn't work as well as the fleece and #2 is due in July so we will have to use the cotton. I am also interested in the woombie but will probably stick with what we know works.

eyenigh

We liked the Halo Swaddle Sleepsacks for swaddling (which we only did for the first 4-6 weeks) but I LOVE the aden + anais swaddle blankets for everything. We still use one for something every day.

TMWarren85

Summer Infant also makes a Swaddle Pod that zips up and claims to be great for a newborn; I have one of those, 2 cotton swaddles, 1 fleece swaddle all in size small. I have two Halo sleep sacks in Medium, and I plan on buying the Aden+Anais blankets as well. I figure somewhere along the way we will find something that works. With DD we couldn't swaddle her with  blankets but I'm thinking it was because they weren't big enough. Once we could use the Summer swaddles she lived in those.

symphonyofblasse@hotmail.com

Thank you ladies! I already have some homemade blankies big enough for swaddling, so I went with a few Summer Infant swaddlers and some Halo sacks in larger sizes. Hopefully those will work for us! Really appreciate the help. :-)

SweetHurricane

chardonnay24:

We loved the Miracle Blanket. It was the only thing he couldn't break out of.

This. We used the MB with both girls until they started rolling over. If you have this, there is no need for any other swaddling product.

pb_bride

Swaddling blankets never worked for DS, he is a houdini.  Even with the super-tight swaddling the nurses did in the hospital, he broke out of them right away.

We initially used Summer Infant Swaddlemes.  They work well BUT DS grew out of them quickly - by one month.  DS was 11lb at 1 month and even though the Swaddlemes are "up to 14lb", they got too small quickly.

We then switched to Halo swaddle sleepsacks (S size 3-6mo) for DS.  At first they were a bit big but DS grew quickly was 14lb by 2 month.  The S size fits him very well now.

DS is still able to get his arms out of the swaddlemes and Halos some nights.  I love that the Halo has arms in/arms out option.  We just started leaving DS's R arm out of the Halo at night. 

luvmyducks

We used receiving blankets and A&A blankets and folded them like in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4VdZxwsu4&list=FL0FTzKP20guRsvEzj78u_2A

We did it from when she was a newborn until she was about 5m old when we broke her from the swaddle.  That was when she was strong enough to break out herself.  Before that, that approach was magic. 

ETA:  This approach is the same thing as the Miracle Blanket pretty much--except you aren't buying a special item to do it.  We tried the Woobie and it was an epic fail but I do know others who loved it. 

abell77

I found the aden and anais blankets to be the best and worth the price.  I also loved the miracle blanket but they outgrow that @ 14lbs I think.  

heyitsme

With DD I preferred SwaddleMes, but that's because I didn't know about the Miracle Blanket. Started with SwaddleMes for DS but then discovered the MB and LOVED it!