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stressed out about swaddling!

nae87nae87
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I've swaddled my DD since she was 3 wks old.  She is a little mover and she loves to be snuggled when she's sleeping.  Lately she's been wiggling her arms out of the swaddle and cramming them into her mouth.  This of course wakes her up.  I really don't think she's ready to be unswaddled, but I'm unsure.  Yesterday she fell asleep on the couch so I carried her to her room, swaddled her from the chest down (arms out) and she slept for about 25 minutes.  Occasionally she will fall asleep while playing on her playmat and snooze for 30-40 minutes.  But, if I ever try to put her down unswaddled it does not work.  This morning I tried to put her down with her arms out of the swaddle and it was not successful.  She was fussing and kicking her legs.  I tried putting her pacifier back in her mouth and standing there calming her down but she clearly was not going to go to sleep.  So, I swaddled her with her arms in and held her for 2 mins and she was totally ready to go to sleep.  I laid her down drowsy and she hasn't made a peep. 

Is anyone else having a similar dilemma?  At this point I feel like I need to keep swaddling her and just dealing with her waking up earlier than she used to.  I don't see how anyone in our house will get any sleep if I try to get rid of the swaddle.  Thoughts?  Suggestions?

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Re: stressed out about swaddling!

  • ebeemcgebeemcg
    how are you swaddling your LO? We use the swaddleme blanket &  I was having a problem with DS breaking free. He had just outgrown the size we were using so I bought a larger size and now we're all happy again.
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    You swaddle for naps too? I'd say let her sleep without swaddling for naps before you try bedtime.  I have DD in her swing for naps under a blankie, and hold her arms still as i put her down.  Lately she can go most nights without a swaddle too.
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  • nae87nae87
    I use the summer infant swaddle blankets.  I suppose I could try the next size up.  Yes I swaddle her for naps too.  During the day she sleeps swaddled in her crib in her room and at night she sleeps swaddled in her PNP in our room.
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  • sarag0116sarag0116 member
    Escape proof swaddle (look it up on youtube).  Best thing.  We experimented 1 night going unswaddled and she made it only about 2.5 hrs and then couldn't go back to sleep b/c she kept going nuts with her hands.  So I feel she isn't ready to go unswaddled yet either.  We only swaddle at night though and not at all during the day.
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  • LilleybugLilleybug member
    We still swaddle too and he has even escaped the escape proof swaddle, he is like Houdini! If we do not swaddle he doesn't sleep. I do not swaddle for naps unless he is super cranky. At night we are trying to swaddle leaving one arm out to wean over time. We use the miracle blanket swaddler, best thing ever!
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