Love to dream swaddle at 12 weeks?

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My baby hated being swaddled at the beginning so I never bothered with it but recently she’s been waking herself up hitting her self in the face and kicking her legs. I have heard great things about the love to dream swaddle but is it too late to introduce and will she hate it when she hated traditional swaddling? I don’t want to waste my money if she won’t use it?

Mine both hated being swaddled but seemed to like the Love to dream swaddle. They do recommend a slightly different one if yours is rolling, though.

If not showing signs of rolling you can try but I would buy the transition one so you can still use it as a normal sleeping bag if she starts rolling or just doesn’t like it. If she sleeps with her arms up naturally she might like it. They can still kick their legs and touch their face in it though.

Isn’t it really dangerous to swaddle a 12 week old? I had my first abroad and the paediatrician said swaddling has to stop then as they could roll over and suffocate, even if they’ve never done it before they’re obviously going to do it at some point and you really don’t want to risk it being in the crib at night.

I wouldn’t bother at 12 weeks as you’re supposed to stop swaddling at about 8 weeks. Even if you were happy to use it against the advice you probably won’t be able to use it for long so wouldn’t be worth spending the money. He’d still be able to touch his face in the live to dream too so might not have the effect you’re after.

Could you use at ergo pouch to tuck his arms in for a while? We used one for a bit when transitioning out of a swaddle but I can’t remember the age advice on them so maybe check if they’re suitable.

*she/her

apologies 🙈

Thanks for all the replies. I didn’t know about the replies about swaddling and risk of rolling. Is there the same risk with a sleep bag?

No, sleeping bags are considered the safest thing to use right up until they switch to a bed with a duvet and pillow. Only thing to check with a sleeping bag when they’re very little is that they meet the weight requirements, it will tell you on tag what weight they have to be to use. Hope that helps.

I used a love to dream swaddle until 4 months and it was a godsend for us. Baby only learnt to roll at 5 months and still doesn’t ever roll in his bed at 6 months (though is now in a sleeping bag in case he decides to). It’s pricey for a short period and is personal choice, but since 4 months my baby hasn’t slept more than 2 hours at a time during the night so I am glad we got those 5/6 hour stretches back then!

We introduced the love 2 dream swaddle around 8 weeks because we realised DS was waking himself up by hitting his face - the moro reflex. He would only contact nap before it but on the first day it arrived he napped for over 2 hours straight in his cot.
We went for the transition one and I started to phase out the arms around 16 weeks because I was getting nervous about him rolling onto his front. He didn't end up rolling until just before he crawled at 10 months so with hindsight I needn't have worried.
I think he still liked the snug feeling around his chest even after both arms were free and then we switched to a regular style sleeping bag after a few more months when he outgrew that size bag.