Swaddle help!

[ashbash]

Okay Mamas help me out.....

C has always been swaddled (A&A blanket swaddle and halo sleep sack over it) and still has a strong startle relfex. But lately he has been fighting the swaddle like a mad man, it takes 2 of us to hold him and get him swaddled and then he is beyond pissed which makes it 100x harder to get him settled and asleep. And at least once a night he manages to break a hand free.

Oh and we tried the swaddle up and he liked it but flopped all over the crib like a fish out of water all night :/

So tips, tricks, advise???

These are are possible next moves
- try to swaddle up again and hope he gets used to it

- ditch everything and let him sleep on his belly (he rolls over by himself)

- buy and try a wombie

- wrap him in saran wrap (kidding! Mostly )

TIA!

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Sept 23, 2015 14:03:49 GMT -5 ashbash said:

Okay Mamas help me out.....

C has always been swaddled (A&A blanket swaddle and halo sleep sack over it) and still has a strong startle relfex. But lately he has been fighting the swaddle like a mad man, it takes 2 of us to hold him and get him swaddled and then he is beyond pissed which makes it 100x harder to get him settled and asleep. And at least once a night he manages to break a hand free.

Oh and we tried the swaddle up and he liked it but flopped all over the crib like a fish out of water all night :/

So tips, tricks, advise???

These are are possible next moves
- try to swaddle up again and hope he gets used to it

- ditch everything and let him sleep on his belly (he rolls over by himself)

- buy and try a wombie

- wrap him in saran wrap (kidding! Mostly )

TIA!

Wait if your baby rolls you should not be swaddling to sleep at night. Ditch the swaddle. I vote cold turkey or start by wrapping with an A&A blanket but with both arms out.

[Bluedaisy]

My baby is not a fan of swaddling so we just gave up on that since he's a pretty good sleeper without it but we used the wombies a bit. I found that he did still do the fish flop in the wombie.

[erbear]

Go cold turkey. i was told not to swaddle now that she rolls. We're switching to the sleep sack swaddled with her arms out.

[islandgirl14]

My first instinct was that if he's rolling, ditch the swaddle now. But, there was a recent thread about this - isn't there a swaddle that's safe for babies to roll over in? Isn't that the zipadeezip or something?

When we ditched the swaddle, we first did one arm out for a few nights, then both arms out for a few nights, and now we just swaddle his torso and down, leaving both arms out. That way he at least feels tucked in if you will, but has the freedom to move.

[ashbash]

Oh goodness ladies, looks like we will probably cold turkey it. He rolls here and there during the day but not at night but yall are right its probably time to ditch it because you never know when he will do a night time roll.

Eekk wish us luck!

[mrsdee1982]

Sept 23, 2015 15:19:16 GMT -5 islandgirl14 said:

My first instinct was that if he's rolling, ditch the swaddle now. But, there was a recent thread about this - isn't there a swaddle that's safe for babies to roll over in? Isn't that the zipadeezip or something?

When we ditched the swaddle, we first did one arm out for a few nights, then both arms out for a few nights, and now we just swaddle his torso and down, leaving both arms out. That way he at least feels tucked in if you will, but has the freedom to move.

If cold turkey doesn't work for him, then try a zipadeezip.  They are apparently magical.  We have one on stand-by for when Miss C is ready to be out of her swaddle up.  

[dmoney]

I was told that if your LO can roll by themselves to stop swaddling. DD has rolled a few times, never at night so we are slowly transitioning her out of the swaddle, WE have the Halo Swaddle sleep sack, So we have been swaddling one arm and the other has been out, IT has been about 2 weeks now and I think on Sunday we are going to start her with both arms out, but her check still being swaddled.

[carolyngrace]

For those whose babies aren't rolling and need a swaddle that can keep their arms in, try the Ergo swaddle. It has pockets for the hands. Plus it's stretchy so DB can move his arms somewhat, but not attack his face.

Going on 4 months here and don't want to ditch the swaddle!

[shahoi]

We use the Swaddle Me velcro swaddle and O has never broke out. She isn't rolling front to back yet, but she's also still sleeping in the RnP. I'm so scared about our crib and swaddle free transition. It's gonna be a biotch.