swaddling
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Topic: swaddling
Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Subject: swaddling
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:00am
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how long are you swaddling for ?
my bubs is 8 weeks old and still seems to sleep better and be more content while swaddled.. is there any guideline or ideas behind how long to do it for many thanks |
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:08am
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I swaddled my daughter until 8 months - I think it's one of those things that you just follow your gut on, as every child is different. When we stopped swaddling, I started using sleeping bags. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:17am
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my mother used to say that you should swaddle till they can get themselves out... always worked for me. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: SpecialK
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:31am
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Bizzy, Harry was able to get himself out of his wrap by day 2! Or maybe that was to do with my swaddling technique lol.
I wrapped him with arms in until 3 months, then with 1 arm out until about 4 months, and underarms until recently - so for about 5 months. He started fighting the wrap and crying so that's when we stopped. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:44am
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We wrapped til bout 9 months when he started fighting it. I've wrapped him a few times since then when hes been unwell too. Seems to help him settle better when he feels grotty. -------------   
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Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 10:59am
We have only just stopped but it really really did help his sleeping! I wish I could swaddle forever lol! 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 12:15pm
We just stopped with Jake but his little hands are so cold, I kind of wonder if I should start again.... Besides they look so cute all wrapped up Probably should have weaned him off the dummy first then the swaddle, whoops.-------------   
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Posted By: skp
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 1:25pm
My DD kicks her blankets off so she is in a sleeping bag, then I swaddle her up in the bag, she is 10wks and def sleeps better even though she an get an arm out pretty fast. Sometimes I let her get her little hand out cause she holds her dummy in and it saves me having to run in when it falls out!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 1:25pm
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Chelsea started being able to lift her arms up while they were wrapped around 4-5months, so I changed to lying her on the wrap, then tucking it over each arm and under her bottom so she couldn't move them. But in the last month or so she started pushing herself up the cot to escape the wrap, so finally a few days ago I put her in a sleep sack (a pillowcase with a head hole cut out lol) and she loves it! (Oh we did try not wrapping her at all when she first started getting out of it, but found she wouldn't settle at all with her arms free)
That was the long answer - the short answer is we wrapped for 7 months  ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 2:22pm
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ha, C liked to be swaddled til she was one ! I had to use sheets , she liked to be able to get her arms out tho
Ty also sleeps better wrapped up , so until he gives me a sign otherwise, i'll wrap him ------------- 
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 2:33pm
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8 months I think, I thought we would never be able to stop and then one day we just did, he slept so well swaddled it was fab, and then he just seemed big enough to not be swaddled and he still sleeps well.
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 7:53pm
| I swaddled until she was about 8 months old too and now use a Sleep T - its quite cute watching the little miss in this - she can still move and sit up (and stand) but it gives me a sense thats she ok in the cot with it. |
Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 8:01pm
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Sorry, a bit of a threadjack, has anyone stopped swaddling then had to start again? ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 8:07pm
Well I stopped with Jake when we moved once then had to start again coz he just refused to settle  -------------
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 01 October 2009 at 8:20pm
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I stopped last week (9.5 months) and switched Gabrielle to a peke moe. She has always fought being swaddled and the only way I could keep her wrapped was to swaddle her in a sheet. Despite fighting the swaddling she couldn't sleep without being wrapped so last week I took the plunge and swapped over to a pekemoe cold turkey. Its gone really well and she is still sleeping great, albeit with her arms stretched over her head now! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pekemoemum
Date Posted: 02 October 2009 at 8:44am
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was going to say the same thing at Shelt. We had issues weaning from swaddling as Tyde just did not sleep well out of the miracle blanket.. but kept escaping. Once in the Peke Moe he settled straight away and it kept his hands cosy too.
I think that if swaddling is working then don't change it, till you need to! (e.g. baby starts rolling etc and needs hands to help push back etc) ------------- Gina, Reef 15/6/03, Tyde 12/2/07 http://www.pekemoe.co.nz - Peke Moe - Unique NZ Made Baby Sleeping bags for babies who get out of swaddle/wrap |
Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 02 October 2009 at 4:58pm
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What's a sleep T? -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 02 October 2009 at 8:15pm
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Sorry for the TJ but Gina how long did you use the miracle blanket for? They say they're recommended for nb-14 weeks but I can't see my wee lad being weaned off it anytime soon (we tried and as a result I've been up since 4am).
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Posted By: pekemoemum
Date Posted: 02 October 2009 at 8:51pm
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well our miracle blanket was a 'home made' one! ;) so probalby not 'exact' size as normal, Tyde was in it till about 5 months I thnk.
Here is another option for adapting your own blankets to something similar to the miracle blanket - might help :) http://www.goddessinprogressblog.com/2007/11/uber-swaddle/ hugs!!! hope it helps! ------------- Gina, Reef 15/6/03, Tyde 12/2/07 http://www.pekemoe.co.nz - Peke Moe - Unique NZ Made Baby Sleeping bags for babies who get out of swaddle/wrap |
Posted By: sarahm
Date Posted: 03 October 2009 at 7:18am
Jo, Ive only just stopped using a miricle blanket with Floyd and he's 6 months  of course his legs no longer fitted but just layed him on the top of it and used the arm bit, I then used another wrap over the top of that!! He just sleeps so much better wrapped. During the day he is fine in a pekemoe but wakes himself up at night. Tried him in a sleeping bag last night and he woke giggling at 3am because his hands were free!! So long story short we may go back to swaddling!! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 03 October 2009 at 8:11am
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Isabella could get her arms out of her wrap from about a week old, so now I swaddler her arms down first then put another wrap on like normal(thanks Lisa!!) works a treat and she has been sleeping SO well since.
I will swaddle her until she starts fighting me while trying to swaddle her. ------------- |