When will you stop swaddling?

Clbragg33 · March 2014

What's the "rule" for when to stop swaddling? I'm thinking when they start rolling over. When will you all stop?

ababymaybe · March 2014

When he starts rolling. Hopefully he's old enough to ST then if needed. Ds1 wasn't (rolled really young) and it was painful.

CeeJC121013 · March 2014

Yes, I believe that the rule is that when they can roll over in the swaddle, to stop swaddling. It's not safe for them to be on their tummies and swaddled.

I have also read that when you think they may be ready to be done with swaddling, start with one arm out. If they sleep the same as always then try both. If they still sleep the same as ever then they don't need to be swaddled any more.

bethughknee · March 2014

I will stop ASAP. As soon as that moro is gone I'm going to try it. I think ending the swaddle will be the key to really getting DD to go down drowsy successfully. She hates the swaddle so hard but it really does help her sleep longer. I'll be trying the one arm out trick to work my way into it.

Also, I'm not sure the rolling over will matter for me first or not. She sleeps in the RnP and that's constrictive enough the continue using after they can roll over, I believe. I would like to transition her to the crib (even if it is with a wedge) as soon as she stop choking flat on her back.

ksonne · March 2014

Like pp have mentioned, when he can roll over or when he no longer has the Moro reflex. For DS1 this was about 3.5-4 months.

worleygirl · March 2014

I'm done at 8 weeks. We switched to tummy sleeping.

slmille4 · March 2014

I just hope dd transitions well. She has always been swaddled arms out and she's in a sleep sack swaddle so I dot know if he just loves the compression on her stomach or what.

valigrl21 · March 2014

When she can roll over.

peanutmuse · March 2014

I am swaddling until he's rolling over or until the moro reflex is gone, which ever one is first.

ababymaybe said:

When he starts rolling. Hopefully he's old enough to ST then if needed. Ds1 wasn't (rolled really young) and it was painful.

And @ababymaybe -- hopefully he's old enough to.... sexy time? LOL, I know that can't possibly be what you mean, but I am at a loss for what else this could mean. Maybe STTN for sleep through the night??

ehepner · March 2014

That what we did with DD. Then I swaddled under her arms for awhile and did sleep sacks.

slmille4 · March 2014

I feel like in the minority here. Our hospital only wanted her to be swaddled arms out so she could stop herself if she was rolling too much because she always ends up on her sideas well as so she could bring her arms to the face to comfort. We've always swaddled arms out, now getting usually 6 hours of sleep, but kinda curious what would have happened if we swaddled arms in. But good luck convincing DH he doesn't do anything against doctors orders. So happy we're seeing the doc on Friday because it's gonna be 40 and I want him to hear from doc that it will be ok to bundle her up and take her for a walk!!!

CeeJC121013 · March 2014

peanutmuse said:

I am swaddling until he's rolling over or until the moro reflex is gone, which ever one is first.

ababymaybe said:

When he starts rolling. Hopefully he's old enough to ST then if needed. Ds1 wasn't (rolled really young) and it was painful.

And @ababymaybe -- hopefully he's old enough to.... sexy time? LOL, I know that can't possibly be what you mean, but I am at a loss for what else this could mean. Maybe STTN for sleep through the night??

lol @peanutmuse I thought the same thing. Hopefully when he's old enough for ST he's not still being swaddled.

peanutmuse · March 2014

slmille4 said:

I feel like in the minority here. Our hospital only wanted her to be swaddled arms out so she could stop herself if she was rolling too much because she always ends up on her sideas well as so she could bring her arms to the face to comfort.

Did they swaddle him arms out at the hospital? I have never, ever seen that done at a hospital.

sugarland726 · March 2014

When he rolls or when it stops working and becomes more of a problem doing it.

slmille4 · March 2014

peanutmuse said:

slmille4 said:

I feel like in the minority here. Our hospital only wanted her to be swaddled arms out so she could stop herself if she was rolling too much because she always ends up on her sideas well as so she could bring her arms to the face to comfort.

Did they swaddle him arms out at the hospital? I have never, ever seen that done at a hospital.

Yup arms out. I kinda wonder if it has something where they do want the startle response. I seem to remember a few months back a convo on here about some hospitals were saying no swaddle because keeping them from performing the startle response may be linked to SIDS

thegosiers · March 2014

peanutmuse said:

I am swaddling until he's rolling over or until the moro reflex is gone, which ever one is first.

ababymaybe said:

When he starts rolling. Hopefully he's old enough to ST then if needed. Ds1 wasn't (rolled really young) and it was painful.

And @ababymaybe -- hopefully he's old enough to.... sexy time? LOL, I know that can't possibly be what you mean, but I am at a loss for what else this could mean. Maybe STTN for sleep through the night??

I had the same thought!!!

But you never know, swaddling could be his thing... Not that there's anything wrong with that!

cnctf · March 2014

ovenrack said:

peanutmuse said:

I am swaddling until he's rolling over or until the moro reflex is gone, which ever one is first.

ababymaybe said:

When he starts rolling. Hopefully he's old enough to ST then if needed. Ds1 wasn't (rolled really young) and it was painful.

And @ababymaybe -- hopefully he's old enough to.... sexy time? LOL, I know that can't possibly be what you mean, but I am at a loss for what else this could mean. Maybe STTN for sleep through the night??

Ha, that's what I thought too.

Same thought here!

aessary03 · March 2014

I stopped swaddling quite a while ago. He doesn't sleep any longer either way. He slept awesome swaddled for the first 2 months or so. Other than waking every 3 hours or so because he's hungry, Ozzy is a pretty good sleeper. He eats and then goes right back to sleep.

xanadu94 · March 2014

I tried swaddling but it just made her mad so we gave up. She "usually" sleeps just fine without it (3-4 hours at 5 weeks). Last night was a fluke though and only gave me 1-2 each stretch.

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