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What to use when baby breaks out of Miracle Blanket?

jlthompson19jlthompson19 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months

This is happening more and more frequently, and at 4am DD had gotten both arms and one leg out.  Is there a "next" step product out there?  I'm currently looking at the Magic Sleepsuit.  Any other recs? 

I'm going to try her in just footie pj's this weekend, so if she does wake up overnight, it won't affect my work day.  If she still sleeps well, I won't spend any more $, but if not, I'll try something else b/c I LOVE that she sleeps 12 hours straight in the MB.

 

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Re: What to use when baby breaks out of Miracle Blanket?

  • Lambie.Lambie. member
    The woombie, literally impossible to break out of.
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  • APRILMWAPRILMW member

    I switched to the Aden & Anais blankets and did the "super swaddle" with my LO.

    She still can get her feet out a bit, but arms stay secured.

    Also, I looked into "The Woombie" and I think Im going to be purchasing that!

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  • CincyBuckeyeCincyBuckeye

    How old is your LO? It might be time to wean her but in the meantime you could try escape proof swaddling - I used this for DS for a couple weeks before I weaned him and it worked really well. I found out about it from another bumpie

     

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  • synchrosallysynchrosally member
    We just use a sleep sack.
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  • jlthompson19jlthompson19 member
    imageCincyBuckeye:

    How old is your LO? It might be time to wean her but in the meantime you could try escape proof swaddling - I used this for DS for a couple weeks before I weaned him and it worked really well. I found out about it from another bumpie

     

    Escape proof swaddling (you tube video)

    3 months.

    I can't watch youtube at work, but I'll view it at home.  We are BAD at swaddling-could never get it right, so hopefully that'll help!

    And I'm loving this woombie!

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  • Lambie.Lambie. member
    Escape proof swaddling is effective but sweaty.
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  • CincyBuckeyeCincyBuckeye

    imageLambie.:
    Escape proof swaddling is effective but sweaty.

    Agreed. OP - if you do this, I would use the lighter Aden and Anais blanket for the "outside" swaddle as a PP said. Essentially, escape proof swaddling is using a smaller receiving blanket and folding it in half twice to get a long rectangle and do basically the same thing that you do with the miracle blanket (I believe but I never owned MB) - that is tuck the arm in and place the end underneath them repeat on the other side so their body weight and the smaller blanket are holding their arms down. Then use your regular swaddle blanket and swaddle as usual.

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    We just use a sleep sack.

     

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  • hikerbethhikerbeth member
    We'll probably just go to the sleep sack (which is what DS uses for naps).  We got a Woombie but he was so used to the MB by that point that he was totally disturbed by the fact that he could move his arms but couldn't put his hands in his mouth. . . and I didn't want to try to "train" him to use the Woombie by using it for naps since he was already arms free for naps.
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  • jolibebejolibebe member
    DD hated being swaddled since she was about 2w old...it's been nothing but the Sleep Sack for her.
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  • jlthompson19jlthompson19 member

    imagehikerbeth:
    We'll probably just go to the sleep sack (which is what DS uses for naps).  We got a Woombie but he was so used to the MB by that point that he was totally disturbed by the fact that he could move his arms but couldn't put his hands in his mouth. . . and I didn't want to try to "train" him to use the Woombie by using it for naps since he was already arms free for naps.

    I think the moving of the arms thing would be problematic.

    I would like to get a sleep sack with the ability to wrap her arms, but the Halo ones only come in xs and small and my big girl won't fit in those for long:(

    I'm afraid a regular sleep sack will be too freeing for her. 

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  • CincyBuckeyeCincyBuckeye
    I don't know if you will check back on this thread but we took the velcro wrap from the newborn sleep sack and just used it on the next size up. Just make sure the velcro on the wrap doesn't get near LOs neck since the bigger sizes don't have the felt pad in the back like the NB one.
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