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Does swaddling make babies dependant on swaddling, making it harder for them to sleep later?

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Chocolocolate · 17/07/2011 16:05

When looking after other peoples' babies, I have always used swaddling to sooth them to sleep.

I am now having my first baby and intended to swaddle.

My mum has said that if I swaddle, there will eventually come a point where I don't want to do it anymore and at that point our child may develop sleeping problems as they are so used to being swaddled to get to sleep - they'd be dependent on the swaddling so to speak.

She also thinks, when staying with others, they may swaddle in another way and our baby may not settle.

I see her logic, but swaddling has always been useful to me when caring for other peoples' babies - my mum never swaddled me or my brother.

Has anyone experienced this dependence? What have your experiences of swaddling been like?

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Catspersonalbanker · 01/08/2011 11:37

my Dh is still swaddled at 5 months but is now turning over onto her face. Does this sound like time to unswaddle?
I tried it last night but gave up after 2 hours and co slept forcing my DH to the back bedroom as so,eone wanted to play ay 2.30!.

Should I perseverse with the swaddling though she has to be pinned into the blanket for it to stay out?

Thanks

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