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I'm being stupidly stubborn
And I don't know why. I really don't want to deal with the hassle of swaddling but I may need to try again to save my sanity...I just don't want to still be swaddling at 4 months and don't honestly know if I'd know when to stop.
At least DH is doing bedtime for DD tonight. I feel like I should go rescue him and just nurse her to sleep but I think her recent dependency on that is one source of stress for me so we are going to try to stop doing that...she was doing so well before DS came. UGH.
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Re: I'm being stupidly stubborn
I think these are both great ideas. Babies receive comfort from swaddling. That they break the swaddle doesn't indicate that they don't still find comfort in it, IMO.
If DD was going to sleep without nursing before DS, she's fully capable. Getting her to sleep without the crutch is doing both her and you a favor.
To *not* do either of these is doing you a huge disservice, as well as your children.
((hugs))
Tales of the Wife
Noah was swaddled til 6 months too. and my cousin swaddled her baby til he was like 9 months!
and i'm with Glad. you're doing yourself a disservice here. take care of mama.
Bruce was never swaddled - he disliked it immensely beyond about the first two weeks. But if you think your DS will like it then definitely give it another shot. Anything is worth the effort at this point I think!
And as for the nursing to sleep. I know what you mean - it is hard to break that habit but it is just a crutch and they don't need it, especially if she'd been doing it before without problem. We had the best luck by offering cuddles and special time before bed with both of us in place of it, but I don't know how realistic that would be in your situation since it seems what you need is really for her to go down for just your DH so you can have a break.
We Swaddled DD right up until 4 months maybe a little later. We stopped because she didn't really say in it long enough for it to comfort her to go to sleep and also at nap times she was able to put herself to sleep without it.
So we figured if she can sleep without it a nap times and with her getting out of it so fast it was time to move on. We find now she likes to hold a blanket in her hands and rub it on her face to help her go to sleep.
I hope bed time went well.
We swaddled until 5 months to sleep. You can try doing arms out, even, if you want.
It really does sound like he needs it for a bit longer. Think of it this way- you wear the baby because he likes to hear your heartbeat and feel your warmth, just like he did when he was in your womb. You swaddle for the same reason- when he was inside you, he was wrapped up nice and tight. He just needs some more time to adjust to being an outside baby.
Good luck!
We stopped swaddling Charlotte at about 8 weeks and just in the last week started swaddling her again to stop her from rolling all over her crib when she's trying to get to sleep. It works like a charm almost every time! Do what works for your sanity!
((hugs))