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one word: WOOMBIE!!!

eta: LMW has superhuman strength and broke out of every single swaddle we tried (especially ones with velcro) except miracle blanket, which she started breaking out of later on as well. We couldn't double swaddle because it was summer and she was a sweaty baby. So we went to the woombie and never looked back. Loved it. She even busted through the seams and I had to sew it back together but it's SO much easier than swaddling (just zip it up!) and keeps them in there!!!

something with velcro, not just wrapping.

You might think we're crazy but we had a houdini and we used the miracle blanket first then topped it off with the woombie. LO was a winter baby and we didn't have heating so it worked in our favor. Not sure if your climate will allow you to do this? Good luck!

My son was super strong and we had a lot of luck with the Miracle Blanket.

@Bookworm: How about the woombie? It has a zipper so even with super human strength your baby cant get out

I tried the miracle blanket but I hated it

Have you tried the super swaddle?

Miracle blanket and then Woombie.

We do the double swaddle--check it of on YouTube! We use a+a blankets.

yeah we've been miracle blanket-ing it up, too. The double swaddle was great for a few weeks but it was warmer for her and she started breaking out.

Before you buy a woombie/swaddleme!! I thought it was our answer too. But here's a picture of my child at about 3.5 weeks old busting out of a swaddle-me, which is like a woombie, except cheaper. This took her less than 5 minutes the first time i put it on her. She can also make short work of a halo sleepsack (with the velcro) or a traditional blanket swaddle.

Edited to add: your baby sounds like mine - long, lean, and strong. She could roll from side to side right away, and lift herself up if i hold her arms... and hold her head up no problem. Strong babies unite!

This has been my most successful and she can even bust out of this if she works at it a bit.

@mrsbookworm: We swaddle her in a halo or an A&A blanket, and she ALWAYS is out of it each time she wakes. With the halo my goal is to keep her arms from hitting her face. So I'll do it so if she wiggles her hands come out the bottom. She looks weird but at least won't startle herself by hitting in the face. But she does not sleep well either way. This morning I did a particularly tight one and could hear her lying in her pack n play working at it for 15-20 minutes until she got her arms out.

Thanks @lazylightning. I'm still hoping there's something I can do that will make him sleep more than 2 hours at a stretch each night!