swaddle for a nap?

jjgal · February 2013

DD is swaddled for her nap now... second time I've done this. She sleeps a long time when swaddled (it's been 2.5 hours already). Do you all experience longer naps when swaddled? I don't want to wake her, but also don't want her to sleep TOO long. She also is swaddled at night and has become a very good sleeper.

SarahBBowers · February 2013

do u swaddle arms in or out?

jobiann · February 2013

I've always felt DS sleeps longer when swaddled. But after two nights waking up to his Halo sleepsack up around his chin because he has been trying to burst out (and yes, I swaddle with his arms straight at his sides and as tight as I can get it without thinking I'm torturing him!)...I gave them up. He sleeps just as good without them. So maybe I'm lucky.

If I swaddle DS while he is awake he screams...so I would always have to do it after he falls asleep. Which was bad anyway as we have been trying to put him down to bed when he is showing signs of being tired instead of being asleep.

Allison546 · February 2013

We only swaddle at night. He's a good napper as is either in the RNP, nap nanny, couch, wherever, so I don't think it's necessary. I'm thinking we'll keep with this routine so that DS starts to know swaddling always means bedtime.

jjgal · February 2013

SarahBBowers:
do u swaddle arms in or out?

arms in... in the miracle blanket

emja0214 · February 2013

I swaddle DD during the day if she is starting to get fussy and needs to soothe. If she happens to fall asleep then she will nap swaddled. She is always swaddled at night.;

Kyleedawn08 · February 2013

we swaddle anytime we put him down to sleep. we actually tried to swaddle with arms out last night (he is so close to rolling) & i had to go soothe him every half hour. this is a baby who sleeps 7 1/2 hours straight, after feeding him the first time we swaddled arms in and he was out until morning. for us, swaddling is the way to go!!

Andie41 · February 2013

If he likes it, I say go for it! My DS sleeps better swaddled as well. Eventually, we'll all need to break the habit but at only a month or two old, it's not a big deal. Sleep is glorious

hansonam446 · February 2013

Kyleedawn08:
we swaddle anytime we put him down to sleep. we actually tried to swaddle with arms out last night (he is so close to rolling) & i had to go soothe him every half hour. this is a baby who sleeps 7 1/2 hours straight, after feeding him the first time we swaddled arms in and he was out until morning. for us, swaddling is the way to go!!

My LO also sleeps better swaddled. When he gets his arms out he rubs his face and wakes himself up.

dulcemariamar1 · February 2013

We only swaddle at night with arms out because LO was able to roll on her side from like week one and I was just scared that she would just roll over one night.

I dont swaddle for naps because LO refuses to sleep in the crib.

Chappy_jr · February 2013

Aside from times like now, when LO is napping on me, I have stared swaddling for naps this week and it has made a huge difference. The last two weeks, before swaddling for naps, he would only nap for 5-15 min. I think a part of it is also the extra warmth

EAMommy · February 2013

We always swaddle when we put him down to sleep but it's hit and miss as to whether it works... Sometimes he fights it so much he breaks out before he falls asleep; other times he's perfectly content and stays swaddled... And there's really no rhyme or reason to how he sleeps when swaddled or not. However, we continue to swaddle because most of the time it does calm him down and help him relax.

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