Stop Swaddling

shoegalct · February 2014

Hi! My LO is almost 3 months. We've been swaddling him since birth due to colic and then continued bc his arms would wake him up. When did you stop swaddling? He seems to groan and squirm now when hes in it, but as soon as u take him out his arms go up and his hands are rubbing his eyes...

olga1311 · February 2014

We stopped about a week ago. The swaddle became pointless as she would break out of it within 5 mins flat and the act of breaking out of it would wake her up. She has been very hard to get to stay asleep this week ( waking up every 1.5 hours at night). I just ordered the MMSS to help with transitioning to non swaddle sleep. Hope it helps us.

juliane2004 · February 2014

We stop when they roll, start sleeping poorly WITH the swaddle, or 6 months, whichever comes first.

For #1, we got to 6 months, then stopped.
For #2 and #3, they started sleeping poorly while swaddled at about 5-5.5 months (when they were previously napping and sleeping well before that).
For #4, we are still swaddling (almost 4m).

None of my kids have rolled before 6-7 months old.

scruggsa · February 2014

We stopped around 2 months since he could break out. He flailed the first 2-3 nights and woke up a little more often then got used to it. We just do an sleeveless sleep sack. Now he loves to sleep with his hands behind his head just chillin

Colada584 · February 2014

We stopped about a week before LO turned 4 months. She was breaking out anyways. We didn't do a sleep suit or anything, just stopped cold turkey. The first few nights she would wake herself up rubbing her eyes. Now she does just fine. She actually sleeps better because she can get in the position she wants.

Mum2Be28 · February 2014

Ugh I dread not swaddling him. He is 15 weeks old today and has been STTN (7pm-5am) for almost 3 weeks. I know the transition will mean losing all that great sleep. He's not rolling yet so it's not urgent, but I know I need to do it sooner than later. Maybe I will order that sleep suit. DH will probably have some words to say about that though-- he already thinks the Halo swaddle sleep sack is a torture device.

Llm3054 · February 2014

We stopped two weeks ago. She is 4 months. First we did a week with arms out and then no swaddler. She wakes up more but it's not too bad. She started rolling in her sleep which is why we stopped.

hmlynch84 · February 2014

We stopped when he was 4 months old (he is now almost 6 months) and started breaking out of his swaddle and waking himself up by rubbing his eyes. We transitioned to the magic sleep suit and it's been perfect.

shannoncorrin · February 2014

I'm so worried about stopping the swAddle too. He is 4.5 mo and sleeps the best with the "escape proof" swAddle method. If I don't pin his arms down , he sleeps a lot worse. I tried a zippadee zip under his swAddle and didn't pin his arms down, and we got really crumby naps.

algalphys · February 2014

I just 2 days ago stopped swaddling cold turkey after lo rolled over swaddled in the middle of the night. It's gone slightly better than I expected but he definitely isn't sleeping like he used to. I know in time it will improve I just have to be patient. I didn't feel like dropping a bunch of cash on a Merlin suit or the like when I knew I'd have to ditch those too. He is definitely getting used to his sleep freedom. He's 5 mo

sschwege · February 2014

With DD we stopped at 6 months.

With DS it was earlier, like 4 months because he started rolling to his side. We started using the Magic Sleep Suit which is a great transition.

Kfran84 · February 2014

We just transitioned to the sleep suit this week because DS rolls from back to tummy. I miss the swaddle and kind of wish he wasn't rolling so early (3 mo., 1 week). The sleep suit is a good alternative, and he's getting used to it quickly. He slept 7:30 to 3:30, then to 5:30... we were getting 7:30 to 6:30 before his 3 month gs.

Svenny1011 · February 2014

We started transitioning last week. I did one arm swaddles during daytime naps and kept him fully swaddled at night. Then I started one arm swaddling at night and he slept just as well as before. Now I'm doing no arms during naps and still one arm at night. I'm afraid to take his other arm out, but I think he'll be fine. He's completely escaped at night before and it didn't bother him.

JenChris1825 · February 2014

I had to stop swaddling by the 1st month. My little guy did NOT like having his arms down. He always sleeps with his arms up. As a matter of fact, I can't keep my little guy under any covers. He kicks out every chance he has. Sleep sacks are my only option.

Ratpasta · February 2014

shoegalct said:

Hi! My LO is almost 3 months. We've been swaddling him since birth due to colic and then continued bc his arms would wake him up. When did you stop swaddling? He seems to groan and squirm now when hes in it, but as soon as u take him out his arms go up and his hands are rubbing his eyes...

thats pretty good - mine punches himself so hard in the face you can hear it from across the room. Sound like hitting a cantaloupe with a wooden spoon. So, yea we are sticking with the swaddle for awhile and ours is 4 months

dvmsara · February 2014

We stopped once he could roll while swaddled (I think around 6 months). The daycare did a lot of the "dirty work" though--they had already stopped swaddling him for naps. We found that when not swaddled, he sleeps much better on his stomach (not ideal, but they say once they can roll you can pretty much let them sleep however they're most comfortable). Now at 9 months he's still not awesome about going to sleep on his own (have to put him down REALLY drowsy, whereas with swaddling he could be pretty awake), but once asleep he does pretty well. I hear him stir sometimes, but he usually puts himself back to sleep.

Stephanie2167 · March 2014

My girls turned 3 months old yesterday and we ordered the Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit because they were breaking out of the swaddle to suck on their hands. Last night was night two in the sleepsuit and they both slept from 10:30pm - 5:30am. Honestly, they don't even make a peep at night. Sometimes I get up to check on them because they are so deep in sleep they don't move.

Marchmellow2 · March 2014

Stephanie2167 said:
My girls turned 3 months old yesterday and we ordered the Merlin's Magic Sleepsuit because they were breaking out of the swaddle to suck on their hands. Last night was night two in the sleepsuit and they both slept from 10:30pm - 5:30am. Honestly, they don't even make a peep at night. Sometimes I get up to check on them because they are so deep in sleep they don't move.

How many hours did they sleep when swaddled? Just want to know if you think they sleep better in the magic sleep suit.

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