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Question about Swaddling/Immobilising Legs!!

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Toothyboy · 13/05/2006 12:44

Ds2 is almost 12 weeks old. He sleeps well at night, apart from 4am ish onwards. Last night I sat up for a while to try to work out what was unsettling him and realised it's his legs flailing about!
He's swaddled, but I can only manage to immobilise his arms, not his legs - any tips on how to keep the legs still?

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workingitout · 13/05/2006 12:57

Hi
Our 3 week old fights like a ferret in a sack if you let her. She's a real kicker (and always was before birth too!), and we've found the kiddopotamus bags excellent-they have a 'leg pouch', which allows them to move their legs a bit, but not too much to get disturbed by it.

Jo.

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Toothyboy · 13/05/2006 13:01

Thanks - I'll check those out. Should have expected this really as ds2 was also a kicker before birth!

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Toothyboy · 13/05/2006 18:34

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zippitippitoes · 13/05/2006 18:47

I think it's good for them to kick freely..have you looked at grobags? I wouldn't be swaddling at all at this age.

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Toothyboy · 13/05/2006 18:58

Trouble is, zippi, it's not just a bit of kicking - it's jolting and uncontrolled flailing, and that's why it's waking him. I know he seems a bit old for swaddling, but he's very small, only 9.5 lbs (was barely 5lbs at birth), and his limb movement is still not controlled. I tried a grobag, but it didn't stop his whole lower body jolting!!
Thank you for your comments - all welcome!

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dandycandyjellybean · 16/05/2006 15:23

fwiw i still swaddle my ds and he is 7 months next week!!! He wriggles out of it pdq these days, even if i tuck him in his cot as tight as a drum, but I don't think 12 weeks is old at all. Do it if it helps.

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Kathy1972 · 16/05/2006 15:33

We were given something called a 'miracle blanket', \link{http://www.miracleblanket.com/\here} which is basically a long, shaped piece of jersey with a pocket for the feet and flaps to go under the arms. You can get them in the UK for about £15. It was much better than an ordinary blanket for keeping her legs still as you wind it round and round (and she looked like baby Jesus, which is always nice .)

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Toothyboy · 16/05/2006 22:14

Thanks Kathy - that looks ideal! I've ordered something similar, but if it doesn't work then I'll probably try the miracle blanket.

And thanks Cubby - ds2 loves his swaddle - it always calms him immediately.