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Ugh. I think it's time. (re: swaddle weaning)

Luv-a-BugLuv-a-Bug
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

 

The past 2 nights DS has woken up several times during the night, every time with an arm out or an arm on its way out of the swaddle.  I haven't gotten much sleep at all either night and I'm running on fumes right now.  Getting him to go to sleep without it is not going well either.. every time I lay him down he wakes up and cries.

If DH is going to get any sleep for work I am thinking we're going to have to do swaddle wean and starting him in his crib in his own room in one fell swoop.

God help me.

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Re: Ugh. I think it's time. (re: swaddle weaning)

  • MrsStuMrsStu member

    What are you using to swaddle? Eloise worked her way out of her swaddle quite often with a regular blanket, but once we got her into the miracle blanket, we don't have any problems.

    I dread the day I have to wean her from her swaddle. She is sleeping 10-12 consecutive hours every night and I don't want to give that up :(

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  • SaturnmazzSaturnmazz

    that's tough!  We were getting up all the time in the night because JJ would wake himself up by rubbing his eyes, knocking out the binky, scratching his face or hitting himself, right before 3 months we started using the escape proof swaddle, let me say it works awesome!!  (it's on you-tube) Now he just wakes when he is hungry.  We have him nap without swaddling sometimes just to see how he does, and he only naps for 30 min or so since he wakes himself up with above actions.

    There was an earlier post about weaning the swaddle that might help you too. GL!

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  • notforevernotforever
    we're having the same problem this week! we use a swaddleme and he's still busting out. so i think he's trying to tell me he's done with it. he naps on his tummy, but at night i've been putting him on his back swaddled... but i think tonight i'm going to try him on his tummy all night. GL to you! hopefully we can both get some sleep again very soon!
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  • aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    We weaned from the swaddle during the 3 month growth spurt.  I figured I was already up feeding him 2 to 3 times a night plus he kept breaking out of the swaddle (we used a blanket or the swaddle me and he escaped both).  It hasn't been that bad except I think we hit the 4 month wakeful period because now  he just wants to be up to be up.  I just can't win! 
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