Help I need some advice on weaning my 7 month old off swaddling! She has been wrapped in a DreamSwaddle since she was 8 weeks old for every sleep and simply won't sleep without it.
However she has outgrown the largest swaddle now and instead of buying another I think its probably time to teach her to sleep without it.
We are also currently doing 'sleep training' to reduce the number of night feeds and teach her how to self settle.
So I am of 2 minds, since we are trying something new, maybe its a good time to get rid of the swaddle... or maybe its a really bad time since we are having such disturbed nights already? Maybe having her arms out would help with self settling?
For the last week I have been wrapping her arms with a muslin under a sleeping bag hoping it might help the transition.
I have tried a few times the one arm out technique but she won't fall asleep and wakes herself up scratching at her face, even making it bleed.
What are some of your experiences with weaning off a swaddle? What did you do and how long did it take? Have been looking at the 'Peke Moe' sleep sak as a possible alternative, has anyone used one of these, and was it worth the money?
TIA
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) to hold. It worked really well, and within a week he was in his go go bag. He never had a dummy, but really needs his sleepy toy to cuddle, chew and suck on. It's pretty grotty (we have 2 that we cycle) but has really helped in establishing good sleep.
