One month old, sleeping unswaddled?

kristinasmall · July 2013

My baby can break her arms out of almost every swaddle I tried. I did find one a YouTube video called escape proof swaddle that would work for we where you use a receiving blanket to hold their arms straight down at their sides and then use a swaddle wrap over that. But with that she seemed to be waking up and being angry that her arms were straight. Also, she is very warm blooded so she was sweating like crazy. So is started using the AA muslin swaddle blankets and just wrapping her with her arms almost out. The first night she slept great. Went a 5 hour stretch. Then the second night was horrible, with her waking every 2 hours. Now I don't know if it has to do with the swaddle, or just one of those nights. Does anyone have a little one who sleeps with their arms unswaddled??

kelly422 · July 2013

I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!

epeytonw · July 2013

I could not get my son to sleep swaddled. He wanted his hand free all the time and would get angry if they were tucked in. As soon as we left the hospital he was never swaddled. He slept in a swing for a while (which he loved) and now he is 3 months old and sleeps in a crib. Try a swing. That is what finally worked for us because we had the same problem

Jillsee · July 2013

kelly422:
I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!

This!

kristinasmall · July 2013

Does she sleep pretty well at night that way?

TheyCalledHerKate · July 2013

Get a Woombie. Babies can't get out of them. They were designed by a NICU nurse.

CraftGirl · July 2013

Halo sack saved us. LO didn't live being swaddled but sleeps much better with one. She doesn't fight it anymore until she wakes up in the morning and wants to stretch.

amberdanielle68845 · July 2013

Jillsee:
kelly422:
I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!
This!

Ditto. We swaddled the first couple weeks and she was constantly breaking out so we went to swaddling from the chest down and quit swaddling around one month bc she just didn't like the constraint.

megaroo64 · July 2013

B has never really liked to be swaddled- he like his arms free. And he sleeps fine.

bumpuser3155624 · July 2013

Jillsee:
kelly422:
I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!

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We use swaddle me's with arms up. Seems to work.

musicalsilver · July 2013

LO was amazing at breaking out of the swaddle - even the nurses' double swaddle in the hospital. And LO loves sleeping with his hands above his head. So we've been swaddle free since our second night home from the hospital.

notquiteblushing · July 2013

We're about 50/50 with the swaddle and he seems to be fine without it. I only really break out the swaddle if we're having trouble getting him to sleep. For naps I almost never use it.

pinottoparenthood · July 2013

We have never swaddled our DS and he is a great sleeper, STTN. At 2.5 months. I think it just depends on the baby... I would give it a few more nights/keep experimenting!

mgm84 · July 2013

Glad to hear I am not alone! DD likes to be in the Halo or Swaddle Me sleep sacks, arms out!

KikiCohen · July 2013

DS just sleeps in a onesie with a footed sleeper over it. He sleeps with his arms above his head, so swaddling never worked.

Mufflerlove · July 2013

My LO sleeps in a sleeper and then a sleep sack to keep her warm. She hates when her arms are trapped.

Runaway22 · July 2013

We didn't swaddle. DS didn't break Wink

momintraining2013 · July 2013

I am a FTM and baby is still on the inside, so you can take this with a grain of salt. Smile

But I went on a hospital tour the other day and the RN giving the tour mentioned that many babies prefer to have their hands free. She said, "Think about where their hands are when you see them in ultrasounds...always near their face!" She said just keep their nails filed and you're all set.

prazenjc · July 2013

baby Gs mommy:
kelly422:
I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!
This for us too. Ds hates to have his arms restricted.

if we swaddle, this is what we do. if it is too hot, then we will just let her sleep in a sleeper.

she doesn't get awakened with the startle reflex, typically, either.....

Ssequestrians · July 2013

We didn't swaddle and our LO was fine! He hated being restrained and would wake up constantly if we tried to swaddle him.

jlpev · July 2013

kelly422:
I swaddle LO from the chest down. She hates her arms tucked in!

This!

cmw327 · August 2013

My daughter hates being swaddled. She has to have her arms out. I bought those swaddle me blankets with the Velcro. I swaddled her from the waist down. She sleeps great.

DANR2012 · August 2013

Check out "The Happiest Baby on the Block" dvd or book. It explains why LO's don't usually like to be JUST swaddled. The secret is in the "5 S's"

Really, you'll be glad you did.

kriskell · August 2013

We don't swaddle. DD hates it so we gave up. She's 7 weeks and sleeps from 11pm to 4 am every night.

lhotkami · August 2013

We used to only swaddle without his arms tucked in (with Halo sleepsack). Now he doesn't get swaddled. He has been sleeping 8 hours here and there before 2 months and after two months 8 hours, and now 10 hours each night! One time he even went 11.5 hours (and on the weekend allowing us to sleep in). So I do not believe swaddling is the key to them sleeping well! If he/she does not like their arms tucked in, do not tuck them in. His poor hannies get cold but I always warm them up when BF'ing him.