https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:26:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1841404 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:55:11 +0000 Amelieisme 1841404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the advice! I'll look into the halo swaddle sack. Tonight I tried one arm out...to no avail. She wants to put her hands all over her face and it wakes her up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1841373 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:38:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1841373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the halo swaddle sack might work for you since she likes her arms swaddled. for both my kids, they pretty much quit cold turkey. it might be a rough couple of nights, but they are so adaptable. oddly olive slept through the night for the first time when we ditched her swaddle at 4 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1841366 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 20:35:17 +0000 birdofafeather 1841366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did it with the halo swaddles. started with one hand out so she could get her to mouth, then both hands up by her mouth, then both hands out but the swaddle tightly to her chest and finally loosely like a regular sleep sack until we switched to larger sleep sacks. i think it took a couple weeks of trial and error. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1840792 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:52:12 +0000 Tanjowen 1840792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to sleep sacks once our LO started to bust out of the swaddle consistently. He transitioned just fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1840620 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:21:49 +0000 illumina 1840620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did cold turkey and into a sleep sack straight away when LO was 8 weeks and she did fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1840613 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:19:34 +0000 rolypoly 1840613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to do cold turkey b/c dude was rolling over onto his tummy. It was super scary, but to be honest - the anxiety leading up to it was worse then the fact. It took longer to rock him to sleep (since he was missing the sleep cue of the swaddle), and he woke up a couple more times the first few nights - but it wasn't the all night rocking/fussing fest I was afraid of. We used a Halo sleep sack, but I'm not sure it made much of a difference. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1840542 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:57:29 +0000 Smurfette 1840542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used a Halo Swaddle sack. Her arms were out but she got the tightness on her chest. Then each night made is looser and then moved to a sleep sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-weaning-advice#post-1840534 Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:55:18 +0000 Amelieisme 1840534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 5 months old and I am still swaddling her! I tried to stop a few weeks ago and she wasn't sleeping. I bought Merlin's magic sleepsuit, which seemed to piss her off to no end. I currently use a Miracle Blanket and leave her legs free so arms are the only thing swaddled. I am going to try again this weekend since I have a 3-day weekend and can maybe deal with some sleepless nights :happy: Advice? I quit cold turkey with LO1 but this girly isn't cooperating with me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-sleep-to-go-back-to-normal-after-swaddle-weaning#post-1715219 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:32:41 +0000 littlecasita1122 1715219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We swaddle weaned when LO was about 4 months old - took 3 or 4 nights for his sleep to get back to normal. He hated just the arms out thing, so we ditched the entire swaddle altogether and that seemed to work better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-sleep-to-go-back-to-normal-after-swaddle-weaning#post-1715098 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:22:26 +0000 lemondrop 1715098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swaddle weaning is a new thing to me, since C never used one. With E we have been using the Halo sleep sack swaddle, and this past week started just wrapping it around his trunk and leaving his arms out. He still feels secure with the swaddle holding tight, but has his arms out to correct himself since he has just started rolling. Don't know when we will ditch the entire swaddle, but I've been loving the results so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-sleep-to-go-back-to-normal-after-swaddle-weaning#post-1715064 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:40:56 +0000 bookwormmama 1715064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@merbaby14: well he just mastered rolling back to front today while I was at work so I think it could be milestone/regression related! I think he still has a little of the startle reflex left, but we can't go back now! DH said he was pretty wiped after rolling a bunch so hopefully he sleeps better tonight! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-sleep-to-go-back-to-normal-after-swaddle-weaning#post-1715039 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:57:57 +0000 merbaby14 1715039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a very similar situation. My LO is almost 14 weeks and had been fighting his swaddle for weeks. We've been using the Halo Sleep Sack bc there was no blanket that could hold him anymore.</p> <p>Last week his sleep at night and naps went to crap (he had also been going for similar lengths as yours). I'm pretty sure that it's his 3 month growth spurt or maybe even his 4 month regression coming early. </p> <p>Since his sleeping was awful anyway, i decided to test not swaddling him and tried one arm out first which he still fought, then went straight to both arms out and he's been sooo much happier sleeping now.</p> <p>So i guess to answer your question, we had a pretty easy experience moving on from the swaddle with a baby that obviously was over it. I'm wondering if your LO's new sleep problems could also be a growth spurt/regression rather than the result of the swaddle being removed. Just something to think about.</p> <p>if you haven't already, i would also suggest watching him when you put him down to see if it's the startle reflex which is actually waking him when he's unswaddled.</p> <p>good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-sleep-to-go-back-to-normal-after-swaddle-weaning#post-1714885 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:36:23 +0000 bookwormmama 1714885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 14 weeks (tomorrow) and was sleeping a 5.5-6 hour stretch, waking to eat, and then going back down for 3-4 hours. He started really fighting the swaddle around 10 weeks, but was still sleeping well in it. Around 12 weeks he started to break out of the swaddle on a regular basis and struggle against it so much he would spit up all over his bed. So we started swaddle weaning last week. We tried with just one arm out/both arms out (but still swaddling his chest) and also tried the Merlin Magic Sleepsuit. His sleep has become HORRIBLE. He sleeps two hours when we first put him down and then we are lucky if he sleeps hour stretches for the rest of the night. It often takes 20-30 minutes to get him back to sleep just to get 30-40 minutes of sleep ourselves.</p> <p>How long did it take your LO to get used to having their arms out of the swaddle? Does this seem like a normal reaction to swaddle weaning, or are we trying it too soon? </p>