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Swaddle no more!

HSDixonHSDixon member
in September 2013 Moms
Our pedi told us to stop swaddling now that he is 3 mths old so that he can start to self soothe himself ! We're on day 4 and he is pretty noisy/restless throughout the night and hard to put down to bed. How did you transition your lo's to sleep without being swaddled? We swaddle his bottom half right now...

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  • staebellsstaebells member
    We will swaddle until he's rolling over. Or in the Magic Sleep suit. I think my baby would never sleep if it weren't for a swaddle.
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  • CDMay2006CDMay2006 member
    What about something like this? https://www.woombie.com/Combo_Swaddles_7_cat.html (they have other types)
    Boy 10.6.13
    Labored at freestanding birth center using hypnobirthing techniques
    Delivered via csection
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  • Nw967Nw967 member
    I went cold turkey last night and she did great! We used a sleep sack. Woke up at her usual times. I'm hoping it wasn't a fluke. I made sure she was fully asleep before I put her down. I am totally shocked! She's 12 weeks.
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  • hmlynch84hmlynch84 member
    I am another one who thinks I will have to swaddle forever. My LO will rub his eyes endlessly if I didn't swaddle him he also strains in his sleep like he's trying to poop and the swaddle helps calm that down. We were using the SwaddleMe but he easily got his arms out, now we are using the halo sleep sack which has much better Velcro and arm coverage and it's working much better. I am scared to transition out of it.
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  • eyriseyris member
    Everett was never big on swaddling.  We did it for the first month and after that he would wiggle out of it or freak out trying to free his hands after initially falling asleep.  

    He sleeps in the sleeveless Halo sleep sack now and does really well with it.  I put him in a long-sleeve onesie and then that on top.  I like that is has more length than Carter's brand because he is on the tall side and has room to move his legs around.
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    My little guy!  Everett Richard born 9/3/13

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  • bumpuser9130703bumpuser9130703 member
    AFwifelife said:
    My kid will be swaddled forever.
    For real. I cherish my her sleep.
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  • pescadora712pescadora712 member
    My LO will be swaddled until he can stop randomly smashing his own face with his fists. He is 11 weeks old.

     

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  • HeffafishHeffafish member
    Weirdly, I'm the other way around. From birth our baby girl refused to be swaddled and would just scream if we tried to secure her arms down and would always break free, although she always gets a bit crazy with her arms and kept waking herself up by hitting herself in the head. So finally at 7 weeks old we are now able to swaddle her and will wake up in the morning and she rarely breaks free anymore and sleeps better!
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    Swaddlers here, too. It's part of her bedtime routine. I tried the Halo sleep sack and she moved herself 90degrees in her PnP and is very restless. With the SwaddleMe she stays put and sleeps more soundly.

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