if you swaddle....do you just do at night or naps too?

MrsJaimebeth · May 2012

i have only been swaddling at night (so she correlates the swaddle with night time sleep, rather than day time naps)....but I'm thinking of swaddling for naps too. I think it will help her nap better during the day. Now, if we are dropping off my older daughter to school and pick her back up, she will stay asleep in the carseat....but for a "normal" nap, she typically falls asleep in my arms or on my chest. When I transfer her into the pack and play, she continues to nap, but for only 45.

Wondering what others are doing regarding the swaddle (night vs day)

Thanks!!

nicole0066 · May 2012

Our DD prefers to sleep with her hands out. During the day we don't swaddle, just use a blanket since we can watch her. We use the Halo sleepsack at night or if we want to nap...we just wrap under her arms.

u_rica77 · May 2012

I do it for both. My LO is way too active with his hands and unless he's sleeping on my chest, he doesn't stay asleep for longer than 30 min without being swaddled. I know it says something on the instructions for the Miracle Blanket that you shouldn't swaddle for more than 10 hours a day but I talked about it with my pediatrician at our 1 month check up a few weeks ago. She said it was fine since he has very strong arms & legs.

BelleWithABlade · May 2012

We only swaddle at night. He tends to sleep longer stretches when we swaddle so I wold like to encourage these at night

becketts · May 2012

We always swaddle at night with a Halo sleepsack, but daytime naps are hit or miss. Sometimes I do the sleepsack with arms free. Other times I loosely swaddle her with a receiving blanket. If she naps in the swing we don't swaddle.

katcarls · May 2012

I only swaddle at night. For the reason you stated and also because I want her to be able to move her arms and legs freely during the day.

winter-shock · May 2012

I only swaddle at night. Even with DD1 she always napped great without being swaddled.

Mr. & Mrs. Woodtick · May 2012

BelleWithABlade:
We only swaddle at night. He tends to sleep longer stretches when we swaddle so I wold like to encourage these at night

This exactly!

juliane2004 · May 2012

For newborn-6 months, we swaddle for all sleeping (naps and night-time). Why wouldn't you? If they sleep well swaddled at night, they will sleep well for naps too. It doesn't make sense NOT to, IMO.

shaket83 · May 2012

We swaddle with a Halo sleep sac at night, pretty tightly. For naps we swaddle with a blanket, still tight enough to be safe, but not as tight as the sleep sac gets.

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