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Anyone need to double swaddle??

MylilpumpkinMylilpumpkin member
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My almost 4 week old son is a kicker and wiggler.  When we wrap him in a swaddle me he kicks his legs like crazy and within an hour has his arm out the top no matter how tight we velcro it.  So we started double swaddling ( a swaddle me and then swaddling in a blanket)  It works, but we are sleeping downstairs now, because it is too hot at night to have him sleep upstairs.  ANyone have a similar situation?  Any suggestions to keep him calm in just a swaddle me?.  thanks!
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Re: Anyone need to double swaddle??

  • MarchmammaMarchmamma
    my girls hated the swaddle and would always break free.  I started using the "sleep bags" and they were great with them.
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  • mopsiemopsie member
    Have you tried the Woombie?  It's the only swaddle DD can't get out of!  And they make light ones for the summer, too.
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  • jamdv3jamdv3

    imageMylilpumpkin:
    My almost 4 week old son is a kicker and wiggler.  When we wrap him in a swaddle me he kicks his legs like crazy and within an hour has his arm out the top no matter how tight we velcro it.  So we started double swaddling ( a swaddle me and then swaddling in a blanket)  It works, but we are sleeping downstairs now, because it is too hot at night to have him sleep upstairs.  ANyone have a similar situation?  Any suggestions to keep him calm in just a swaddle me?.  thanks!

     

    i swaddle DD in a receiving blanket, and then wrap the wing part of the halo blanket around her bc it has velcro.

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  • synchrosallysynchrosally member
    I usually double swaddle DS, but it's been too hot to do it.  He will be completely out of it by the time he wakes up.  I use really really old recieving blankets; the ones that are rectangular instead of square.  They're the only ones that work.  The new square ones are much too small to swaddle him with.  On really hot nights, I just use a sleep sack, or when I'm too tired to bother swaddling, or for DH who has no clue how to swaddle.
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  • jamdv3jamdv3

    imagesynchrosally:
    I usually double swaddle DS, but it's been too hot to do it.  He will be completely out of it by the time he wakes up.  I use really really old recieving blankets; the ones that are rectangular instead of square.  They're the only ones that work.  The new square ones are much too small to swaddle him with.  On really hot nights, I just use a sleep sack, or when I'm too tired to bother swaddling, or for DH who has no clue how to swaddle.

     

    THat made me chuckle. My DH is equally clueless. 

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  • smittendorffsmittendorff member
    We used Halo sleepsack swaddles, and they worked great for my LO.  He didn't start busting out until he was nearly 4 months, which is the typical age to do so.  Maybe your LO is ready to be done swaddling, since he's breaking loose so much.  Try a regular Halo sleepsack instead. 
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