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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
introduction & swaddling post (sorry, kind of long)
hello... i am new here and this is pretty much my very first post. i've been lurking for a while now and was a lurker back in the trimester message boards before i had dd. pls let me know if there are any unwritten rules i should know about asides to the ones noted in the community rules section so i don't step on anyone toes without knowing it and i'll be sure to abide.
my question is, is there anyone here that is still swaddling past 6 months? syla has been pretty much swaddled since the day she was born and i can't picture her ever not needing it. and on top of that, situations here just got worse. she is needing to be swaddled when awake, too! the only way to make her sttn is by being swaddled. for whatever reason, she does not roll in her sleep. wherever i put her in her crib, that is where i will find her in the morning. i know what you're all wondering, why fix something that is not broken? i don't have a problem with the night time swaddling, it's the daytime swaddling that is bugging me. i know that i big part of her *needing* it is because of her eczema. she often wants to scratch her face because it's itchy, but when i swaddle her she lays there contently...day, night, it doesn't matter. when she is swaddled she is quiet and happily scanning the room. but i feel like i am only holding her back by keeping her swaddled more than what is "allowed". whenever i play with her unswaddled, she scratches so much and screams in frustration when i try to hold her arms down. distracting her is not even an option anymore, she just ignores it and continues with the scratching. she has scratched her eyelids twice so badly that it bled so much we had to take her to the ER. and yes, that is even with her nails trimmed. i trim them down about twice a week or anytime i see even just a little bit of growth. mitts...i can't find any that fit her hands. all the ones i've seen are for newborns up to 4 months. i've used socks on her hands, but she's figured out a way to take those off, too. so i feel like i have no choice, but to swaddle her and just let her lay there happily. as for her physical developments, i think she is behind. she can only sit on her own for a few seconds before she topples over forward. but the weird thing is, she can roll over both ways with no problems. we do tummy time, but that often turns disastrous, too. after about 1 minute she'll start to scrub her face against the mat and it ends there. i haven't given up on tummy time just yet though! i didn't bring this up to her pediatrician at her 6 month check up because the daytime swaddling started happening shortly after that. i did ask her about the swaddling at night and she just said not to worry about it because she is not rolling over in her sleep anyway.
do any of you have any suggestions or anyone here can tell me that i am not alone? i feel so bad every time i have to swaddle her during the day, but i feel like she wants me to do that for her as if i am doing a favor for her.
thank you in advance and i am so sorry for the long post!
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Re: introduction & swaddling post (sorry, kind of long)
If you are wanting to de-swaddle a night - I would read the ferber book that will help you figure out how to deal with the transition.
As for the scratching, maybe little baby gloves? Definitely call your pedi. They are there for YOU, not the other way around.
GL and I hope everything smooths out for you.
YOU ARE SOOO NOT ALONE!. DD has been in her swaddle since day one. and let me just tell you this. She breaks out of her swaddle about 4 times a night lately! She has been doing this for a week. But yet she can't sleep with out it. She naps with it and sleeps with it at night. I posted something about swaddeling not too long ago. Someone swaddeled up to 8 1/2 months. So that made me feel better. Your LO will let you know when they dont want or need the swaddle anymore. I thought my dd was telling me she didn't need the swaddle anymore. Well...she doesn't want it...but oh boy she still needs it!!! It will just take more time ....thats how I look at it. My dd will roll from back to belly. But has only the belly to back maybe 2/3 times ever. Im not concerned yet about this. GL to you with the swaddling. Just give it time.
yes, that is how i feel, too. that is why i am here with the hopes of someone giving me suggestions, perhaps things that i haven't tried yet? we've tried every cream i can think of. i've even purchased expensive stuff from the UK that didn't work.
Is there such a thing as a pediatric dermatologist?
Have you tried googling about it?
I'm sorry I have no advice but I do agree with you that she shouldn't be swaddled during the day anymore - now is when they get physical and begin to sit up.
Definitely go back to the pedi. My DD has eczema also and finally we were able to get it under control with cortizone cream and lots of lotion. You can try cortaid over the counter, but it's better to check with the pedi first since it is a steroid (and they may give you a prescription instead).
We swaddled until 5 months, and even then, she was only swaddled at night and sometimes for naps, never while awake. She really needs to learn to use her hands and move around independently and she's can't do that while swaddled.
thank you for all the helpful answers. we have tried all sorts of creams and lotions, both cheap and expensive. and we do have prescription creams as well, but i feel like i shouldn't be using this stuff for a prolonged period of time? my mom told me it's not good because it thins out the skin? something along those lines. i've never had to deal with eczema before so i'm pretty clueless. but i am doing as much research as i can. i shall be bring her back to the pediatrician to see what she says about this new situation we are in.
so again, thank you so much.