Mommies - i need your help. I love Happiest Baby on the Block and quite frankly feel it's methods are a God send, but the one thing Dr. Karp doesn't teach you is to how to STOP SWADDLING. I know it's time, or i think it's time, but i am afraid of the wrath that putting Bramley to bed without a swaddle will bring. We are not using an actual swaddle, we are using those life saving sleep sacks with the wings. I call it the swaddling for dummies blanket which i desparately needed since to this day i am afraid to swaddle tight enough with an actual swaddling blanket.
So, your help please! When did you stop swaddling at night? how bad was it? how long did it take for the baby to adjust? Any advice would be MOST appreciated.
Thanks Village.
(and the picture i found on the internet, how cute is that little snuggled bug!!!)
I love this Blog!! This will help all the "clueless" moms out there. (including me)
ReplyDeleteI stopped swaddling Grace around 4 months.i would have let it go longer, but the doctor told me that it is dangerous to have their arms wrapped up like that, when they start to roll over. (If they don't have their arms free, they could suffocate)I don't know if Bramley has rolled over yet, but sometimes they do it when you are not around. We started by slowly letting one arm out at a time and then eventually put her in the plain sleep sacks. She may startle herself with the free arm at first, but she will get used to it! Good Luck!!
I was going to say the same thing -- one arm at a time. Once arms are free, the blankets are still fine so long as she's happy, I think. It's just a little tigher version of the Halo sleep sack thingies. My kids were all movers and *hated* arms-in swaddles from an early age. And back sleeping. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteWe switched to the zip up sleep saks at 3 months because both of mine always broke free anyway. Maybe you can try one out with a nap and see how it goes first.
ReplyDeleteWe used the Miracle Blanket with Ella and it was great. She started to be a little Houdini and busted out on her own (arms at first). I'd still wrap her loosely for a while after that (she didn't roll over until 4 months). She also started to suck her thumb and wanted her arms available! :) I used it until she was too big/long for it; then we went to the sleep sack like Kelley mentioned. The transition didn't seem to bother her. Good luck!
ReplyDeletethanks so much! She's not rolling over yet, so i guess it seems like a good time to start with one arm... I will probably wait until Friday so if she doesn't sleep through the night, i won't be a zombie at work, just at home :(
ReplyDeleteWe didn't swaddle very long... Tate didn't want any part of it. No sooner did we swaddle, he would be busting out through the top. But we've used the sleepsack forever (started with the winged one, and now he still uses a sack). So for our case, he decided when he no longer wanted to be swaddled. I'd say as long as she's happy and content, keep swaddling.
ReplyDeleteOK - so this might be a stupid question, but i am going to try the one arm tonight. Should i be worried about her little hand being cold??? What should i do about that???
ReplyDelete(THIS IS WHY I HAVE THIS BLOG, SO I CAN ASK THESE SILLY QUESTIONS! THANK YOU!)
Kasey hated swaddling from the start. She likes to have her arms free to flail about! I just usually wrap her body up.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed her hands feeling a bit chilly sometimes, but she doesn't seem to mind it or seem to be uncomfortable. Not sure what you could use if it concerns you, except maybe those little mitts to keep them from scratching their face?