Moving around the crib while swaddled

Temp246483875007510 · June 2011

So last night around 3:30 am I woke up and looked at the monitor screen and LO was not on the screen! I had a panic attack and ran into his room, I found him at the foot of the crib completely sideways!

Anyone elses little one on the move like this? Should we stop swaddling?

skio · June 2011

lol. DD did a 180 in her crib the other night - her feet ended up in the corner where her head was when I put her down. I don't even know how she managed it while swaddled.

I'm not going to stop swaddling until she can roll back-to-tummy. I don't see any harm in her scooting herself around while swaddled, but the thought of her rolling onto her tummy with her arms stuck freaks me out.

Bexxy10 · June 2011

I asked my pedi when to stop swaddling, he said you stop when she starts rolling over. Or basically if LO is able to roll into a position to smother themsevles.

aubreyalise · June 2011

my guy does the same thing... so far we're keeping him swaddled (well, in his woombie) because he's just wiggling down, he isn't making any attempts to roll over (swaddled or not). the first time he starts to roll, though, he'll be in a sleep sack and i'll be sad because we LOVE the woombie.

i took snapshots from the video camera in his room showing where we put him to bed and where we find him in the morning sometimes he's so much further down his little legs are all scrunched up against the crib bars. once we saw he was on the move we did end up switching to a breathable bumper.

myst33 · June 2011

This is my ds. He ends up at a 90 degree or even 180 all the time.

Temp246483875007510 · June 2011

Yeah I'm basically afraid he is going to roll over swaddled...what a heart attack this LO gave me!

vanfox · June 2011

Yup, mine's a little inchworm, always trying to escape his swaddling. I start him at the head of the co-sleeper, and he's always turned himself sideways by his first wake-up of the night. I think rolling from back to belly is supposed to be harder than rolling from belly to back, so at least you're probably fine for now?

MissYouDietCoke · June 2011

LO does this too. He's awesome.

he did a 180 last night.

traycee3 · June 2011

I couldn't do anything but laugh at this post because I could visually picture this because my DS does this very same thing. Its funny listening to him and all his squirming and finally getting up to see that not only has he managed to inch all the way down in the bassinet, but he has also managed to get at least one of his arms free(right about the time he is finally content enough to stop grunting). My hubby has him velcroed in that thing TIGHT! I think we are going to stop swaddling because he doesnt grunt and move around as much with his hands free. We are just going to continue to use the sleepsack part and take the swaddling attachment off. He is able to roll to his side, but I don't think all the way onto his stomach yet.

biblionerd · June 2011

DS never liked having his arms swaddled, but we tried it the 2nd night home from the hospital. I was sleeping in the nursery with him and heard some noises and looked over and he was on his side! So I freaked out and kept his arms out since then!

smitt2619 · June 2011

The risk is if he rolls while swaddled, more so then wiggling. My LO didn't wiggle much while swaddle, and never rolled. We had stopped swaddling when he was busting his arms out, which was just before he ever rolled (he was a late roller). It might be worth trying to see if he'll sleep without it. You could try just one arm out, or both right away, and wrap just his belly for awhile. We had been using the Halo swaddles, and they worked really well to just wrap his belly. Although it doesn't help with the startle reflex, I found that using a sleepsack does still provide some confinement and snugness.

biblionerd · June 2011

smitt2619:
Although it doesn't help with the startle reflex, I found that using a sleepsack does still provide some confinement and snugness.

Same for us. He likes the snug feeling around his stomach. Seems to be kind of the same thing as when he fusses and I just put my hand on his stomach.

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