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Weaning from Swaddle

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LO is using a Halo sleep sack that has the wings to swaddle. When completely swaddled he sleeps 7pm - 4:30am, eats, and sleeps until 7 or 8. A couple weeks ago I tried just swaddling his torso and one arm, leaving the other free. He woke up at 11:30pm. Exhausted (I'm pregnant with #2), I gave up and swaddled both arms in and he slept through the night. I initially wanted to start weaning him because he can roll back to front. I gave up and figured I had a few more weeks because he had never rolled while swaddled. Well, he started crying this morning at 5:30am (after eating at 4:30am; so I knew it wasn't hunger). I went in and he was face down (swaddled completely). So...the wait is over. We have to wean. I'm scared for my sanity (and exhaustion). He just doesn't sleep well with his arms free. By the way, he is 19 weeks (yes, we will have 2 under 1). Tips on weaning? Should I do one arm at a time or cold turkey (since he definitely can roll)...?
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Re: Weaning from Swaddle

  • CdnFarmGirl08CdnFarmGirl08 member
    I have no advice. I am still swaddling my little one. He instantly wakes up when he isn't swaddled. I think he will be swaddled until he's 12.


     
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  • jennajoybeckjennajoybeck member

    Man, I Am not cut out for this weaning stuff! I just got him ready for bed with one arm out. While we were rocking he was arching his back and squirming like crazy (just too much stimulation with arms out), so I caved and put his arm back in. I kid you

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  • tortuga47tortuga47 member

    Try the zipadeezip. Zipadeezip.com 

    My LO was turning to his side and I got worried about it and ordered one. I transitioned him to naps with it and now he sleeps with nothing during naps and this at night. It just offers a bit of arm resist

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  • vababyvababy member
    i am going through this right now and it is not fun! i will look into the zipadeesip. 
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  • laura1laura1 member

    My DS would not let us unswaddle him either.  He was a late roller, so we had more time, but at 6 months, we just did Ferber to get him out of it.  However, we did try putting him in a sleep sack with his arms zipped into it (not coming out o

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  • kerbear135kerbear135 member
    We just went cold turkey. I still use the swaddle feature, but I leave her arms out. She handled it pretty well, but I've been having to put no-scratch mits on her hands at night because I'm pretty sure she was Edward Scissorhands in a past life. Maybe if


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  • AnjvatierAnjvatier member
    My LO was STTN since 6 weeks swaddled, so I feel your pain. She was also sleeping in the RNP so I didn't feel the need to fix anything that wasn't broken UNTIL she started going through her wakeful. We said screw it and we were going to take the wakeful t
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