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when should you stop swaddling if baby loves it and sleeps well?

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Gemmitygem · 03/01/2007 07:52

My 12 week old DS is always swaddled at night, has been from birth, and has always slept well, starting now to sleep through till 5-6 am. If he gets out of the swaddle he becomes restless and cries, but goes straight back to sleep as soon as he's wrapped up again.

Should I just carry on till he gets free every time, or should I make it looser, or should I just bite the bullet and let him feel restless without it till he goes back to sleep? I don't want to stop suddenly if it will halt his steady progress towards sleeping through the night. Any tips appreciated...

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futurity · 03/01/2007 08:04

I faced this problem with DS1 and 2 as they loved swaddling. Can't remember exactly what I did but I think I left the swaddle looser for naps first and then swapped into a grobag. Once they were used to that I just bit the bullet and did grobag at night. I think DS1 took 2 nights of getting used to it where as DS2 wasn't bothered. They were about 16 weeks.

juuule · 03/01/2007 08:22

Why do you want to stop swaddling? I swaddled mine until it wasn't possible any more at around 6months. If it means he is settled and sleeps well, why spoil it?

taylormama · 03/01/2007 08:26

i swaddled my DS until he was 14/15 weeks and found his hands ... my sis swaddled her DS for months - don't stop if your lo loves it!!

FlamesparrowThePirate · 03/01/2007 08:27

I sitll do occasionally - DS is 10 months.

Pitchounette · 03/01/2007 08:31

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princessmel · 03/01/2007 08:39

Well.....My dd is 16 months and I still wrap her up swaddling style at bedtime. She has both arms out. Just likes the feeling of having her legs wrapped up I suppose. Its not super tight. And the action of laying her down on the blanket and wrapping it over is part of her routine and she knows it means sleep time. When she was little I used to do it in pram too as she would settle quicker.
On the few times I've tried a grobag she woke every hour. I'n just going to keep doing it for as long as she likes it. It makes no difference to me.

lulumama · 03/01/2007 08:50

mine was swaddled for 6 months, basically until he could escape ( not that long TM )

so keep going if he needs it ....if it settles him, great, or you are going to take his swaddle away and try to get him to settle with a new sleep association!

glamourbadger · 04/01/2007 09:57

Mine did exactly the same around 12 weeks. I used to swaddle them so tightly but they would escape in the early hours, kick off the covers and get cold. Decided to bite the bullet and transfer them to Grobags. Took about a week of unsettled sleep but have slept fine ever since.

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