Anyone still Swaddle to sleep?

Renee - posted on 02/12/2009

I am still swaddling my 5 1/2 month old to sleep as well.  She sleeps so well I have been reluctant to try putting her to sleep without it. Let me know how getting her to sleep without it works! I plan on on trying to break the habit soon as well.

Denay - posted on 02/12/2009

I appologize that I didn't read through allll the responses but did want to say we had the same problem...our son could not sleep without a swaddle and he was so long it took two blankets to really get him in there...  I started with swaddling just one arm out (the left) and he was great.  Then, I put the left back in after a couple of days and left out the right for a few days....again, noooo problems!  Next I bought a sleep sack that zips up the front and keeps his legs in but both arms out....DONE!  That's what he's in now and when he grows out of it, I'll try all limbs out and free!  Good luck!!

Kristin - posted on 02/12/2009

I never swaddled because Lucy could escape even at just a week old but I have a good friend who's daughter just at 2 1/2 started sleeping unswaddled and made the decision on her own. Her pediatrician didn't seem to think it was a problem to keep her in a night swaddle for that long, so I think don't worry!

Jodie - posted on 02/12/2009

i love the idea of weaning her out one arm at a time - thanks mammas! DD is still in a light swaddle, and wont go down without it!

Leslie - posted on 02/09/2009

Jake was swaddled for almost 5 months.    We tried moving to the sleep sack for a little bit and he wasnt sleeping as well.  We went back to the swaddle for about 2 more weeks and then went back to the sleep sack.  He definitely doesnt sleep as well, but I felt it was important for him to have free range of motion at night.  we just deal with him getting up more frequently.  Good luck

Amanda - posted on 02/09/2009

Madyson was fully swaddled until about 3 weeks ago. I knew she was ready to be unswaddled when she started waking up in the middle of the night. She has always slept really good and then all of a sudden she waking up 4 or 5 sometimes 7 times a night so one night abou midnight (after I had gotten up with her 4 times already) I unswaddled her and she fussed for about a 1/2 hour but ever since then she has been sleeping 8 to 8 no problems.

Stacey - posted on 02/08/2009

i have just delt with the same problem. she loved being wrapped but started waking at night when she would unwrap, so i started leaving one arm out then i got her a sleeping bag n havent looked back. she still feels secure cause her legs are covered but she can find her dummie n comfort herself to resettle with her hands

Marisabel - posted on 02/08/2009

you should probably try to put her down without it. Alexa always managed to get her hands out so i stopped doing and she is doing fine, i got lucky with her she sleeps all night not matter what from day one :)

Melissa - posted on 02/07/2009

my man is still swaddled at night too (he'll be 6 months on the 15th).  He sleeps through the night this way.  Even when he falls asleep while I rock him, his arms go right to his sides like when he's swaddled.  I also use a kiddopotomus.  I've tried to put him down unswaddles, and he just fusses.  He does get his arms out at night occasionally, and I hear him in there talking to himself and playing with his fingers.  Little stinker!  :-)  I'm going to try it gradually- one arm out, then both arms out, etc.  Hope it works!

Alissa - posted on 02/06/2009

I'm still swaddling my 5 1/2 month old too. She has never liked having her arms in the swaddle so we always just swaddle from the chest down. We only swaddle her at night and we have tried to put her down without swaddling but she has trouble settling down to sleep and then staying asleep. I hate to stop because she sleeps better that way and its a part of our night time routine but I plan on asking the dr. at our 6 month check up if there is a way to break her of the habit.

Storey - posted on 02/06/2009

We were having the same dilema a few weeks ago - she seemed to wake herself up if her arms were loose. But she was getting close to outgrowing the kiddopotomus, so we started swaddling under her arms just for naps. I figured she doesn't sleep that long during a nap anyways, so waking up a bit earlier wouldn't hurt. Then one night we just went for it and put her in a sleep sack. She fussed a bit more than usual when we first put her down to sleep, but after that she's been fine. She's been sleeping unswaddled for a few nights now and is just fine.

Alisha - posted on 02/06/2009

Her arms shouldn't wake her anymore. I would now put her in a baby sleeping bag. Such as a Grobag, where their arms are out. I first put my daughter in one at 4mths. It took about 3 nights for her to fully get used to it, then she was fine.

Tania - posted on 02/05/2009

We used to have Aiden (6 months next week) swaddled in a kiddopotomus. His arms were tied up, because he used to wake himself up by jerking his arms. For the past 1 1/2 month we slowly started leaving 1 arm out. Now both arms are out, but we still have him swaddled waist down and only at night (no more during naps) ... I would say, do it gradually so she doesn't notice it too much. Good luck.