Well you see....... we swaddle him up nice and tight for all naps and at bedtime every night.........
..........yet somehow he manages to get his little feet out.........
..........and one or both hands..........
Our dilemma: we'd like to be able to NOT have to swaddle him to get him to go to sleep anymore, but that's the ONLY way we can get him to calm down at night (and for naps) and go to sleep (and stay asleep), as well as to keep him from getting his hands in his face and waking himself up constantly (AND pulling binky out of his mouth on accident). Are we going to have to swaddle him until he's in high school, or will he eventually outgrow this? Better yet, is there a trick to get your child to keep his hands out of his face while sleeping and calm down enough to go to sleep on his own to begin with? Anyone who's had this issue and has had success getting swaddle-free, we'd love to hear from you! Jen tried going swaddle-free (yet again!) during nap time today and it did NOT work out so well (yet again!)......
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Yeah, but he sleeps 10 hours at night! Would it really be that bad to swaddle your H.S. senior??? Think about it--it may work to your advantage in the long run! :-)
Most babies outgrow the swaddle around 7 months...and if its true that he is sleeping 10 hours I would swaddle him as long as possible! I just learned a new way to swaddle and its much harder for them to kick out of it. I'll call u and explain :) we love it :)
Laura's right. Babies will grow out of the swaddle so don't worry about it! Izzy was out of a swaddle by 5 months. Some other babies will let mommy know when they're ready to not be swaddled. Have you tried the Kiddopotamus SwaddleMe? That works great both during sleep time and in the car seat. Also, look up the YouTube video for "Happiest Baby On The Block Swaddle Method". I found that swaddle method to be the best one. Good luck!
He is so darn cute! We had the same issues. We just kept swaddling him and he would keep getting out of it. When he started getting out of it right after we did it, we figured he was done and stopped doing it and he was fine! Maybe that will work for you too??
No advice here (since I am a rookie) but I am sure I will ask you for the same advice sometime.
So good to see you the other day. The little man is just adorable (and so are you!)
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