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Swaddle question...DD hates it!

princessniclynprincessniclyn member
in February 2012 Moms

She refuses to have her arms in the blanket when we swaddle her.  Just wondering if this is pretty common or if maybe we should really try harder to do a full body swaddle when we put her down?

Any suggestions or affirmations that it is ok?  

BTW, I missed this board!  I haven't posted or read in a while...  :)

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Re: Swaddle question...DD hates it!

  • nonoemilynonoemily member

    I guess some babies just don't like it...My SIL was just telling me her first baby loved it and her second baby hated it. She kept trying and trying before she realized her DD was just not a fan...

    My little guy loves to be swaddled, but his arms are almost always out. We have a couple of those "swaddle me" bodysuit things with velco closures, that's pretty much the only way his arms will stay put. One of them is all white and it looks like a baby straight jacket, but he does seem to really enjoy it. He also loves being in the moby wrap. If he is majorly fussy and too tired to sleep, we put him in the moby and he falls asleep instantly.

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    I second the Swaddle Me bodysuit. He's a pretty restless sleeper so he kicks himself out and then wakes up when we swaddle him regularly. We just got a couple of the Swaddle Me bodysuits and so far he seems to love it. He can kick and punch all he wants and he stays all bundled up.
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  • megahofmegahof member

    My friend's daughter hated her arms being swaddled, too, so they would swaddle the rest of her. I think she used her hands to self-soothe, so it worked out for both of them. I'm pretty sure it's legal to just swaddle her from the armpits down. :-) 

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  • halo_txhalo_tx
    DD hates having her arms swaddled- she would fuss and struggle to get her hands free, so we just stopped swaddling her arms. She sleeps in a sleep sack, we just took the swaddle part off. She sleeps better and is happier that way and is warm enough, so I don't see the point of forcing her to be swaddled.

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  • firewife9278firewife9278 member
    My daughter hates the swaddle too. She will fuss and fidget until her arms are free. We put her in a sleep sack with her arms free and she sleeps great!

     
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  • btartaroindbtartaroind member
    I agree with pps, we swaddle Jameson under his arms because he likes to sleep with his arms above his head. He stays warm am I just need to make sure he has mittens on to prevent scratching :)

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  • nmdeskinsnmdeskins

    imagebtartaroind:
    I agree with pps, we swaddle Jameson under his arms because he likes to sleep with his arms above his head. He stays warm am I just need to make sure he has mittens on to prevent scratching :)

       This is what we did with our first daughter. She hated to be swaddled, so we just made sure she was swaddled from the armpits down to keep warm and put mittens on her hands so she didn't scratch her face up. Simple solution!

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