Is 9 wks too late to start swaddling ?

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DS1 is fine once he falls asleep, but it is a heck of a battle to get him there especially at night time. He seemed v unhappy with swaddling when he was first born so I didn't persevere, but thought I might try again as he flails so much which I think prevents him dropping off. Am concerned it might be too late though and he won't go for it. Any opinions welcome before I go and invest in a swaddling blanket (way too inept to do it myself) ?

Don't invest in a blanket! My DD is 12 weeks old and although I don't need to swaddle her anymore I only ever used a moses basket sheet to wrap around her snugly.

I used to swaddle then give her a final feed, and make sure she's at the 'almost asleep' stage when she goes down. If she is too awake she will wriggle around too much!

It's not too late if it works! Just give it a go and see, nothing to lose.

we used a summer infant swaddlepod which was brilliant as it is completely idiot proof. It just has a zipper up the front so no folding to be done. got it from amazon.

Worked brilliantly on DD from about 4 weeks until about 3 months when she outgrew it. She had lost the startle reflex by then too so we moved to sleeping bags.

I would give it a try. You havent got anything to lose.

Brilliant, thank you. I've never seen those before and they aren't too pricy so definitely worth a shot.