How do you know when they are ready to be deswaddled?

[Iwasthefourthwiseman]

Dd2 is 13 weeks and has been swaddled for sleep since birth, but has recently 'found' her hands and is currently doing 'superbaby' a lot (you know, fist clenched and randomly stuck in thr air!) and just now in the car she fell asleep with her fingers in her mouth. So I was wondering if was time to progress to a sleeping bag?

Obviously the fear is whatever change I make is going to make night times worse not better. So any tips on how I know if she is ready and how to make the transition?

Half swaddle sounds a good compromise to me. Rome wasn't built in a day and all that

My DD is 16 weeks and is still swaddled at night time. In the last week she has learnt how to free her arms. I don't see her do it but they are always up beside her head in the mornings. Doesn't settle well at night if not. Daytime naps- she sleeps in bouncy chair because I can't be bothered to keep going up the stairs I can keep an eye on her.

On a side note, do babies get pins and needles do you think, from sleeping with their arms up? Because I do!

Argh! bothered

Thanks :) I wish dd was easy going enough to sleep in her bouncer! trying for the one-armed swaddle again tonight. Don't know if they show preferences at this age but looks like she may be a lefty like her dad!

I really hope she goes till 7.30 as I really can't lay I'm tomorrow when dd1 gets up!

Oh yes, get really bad pins and needles too!

Ok, so the 7.30 thing was a fluke...