https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:58:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside/page/2#post-2446953 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:11:49 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2446953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The nurses swaddled DD in receiving blankets at the hospital. They recommended parents use Velcro swaddles instead because parents can't usually get the blankets tight enough and babies can work the blankets over their faces. We used swaddlemes until DD started rolling over a few days ago. We didn't have any issues missing feeding cues and she slept well in her swaddles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside/page/2#post-2446943 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 21:03:42 +0000 travellingbee 2446943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my baby 4 weeks ago and they still swaddled in the hospital. We swaddle for night time sleep but not for all naps. LO wakes up to eat and has gained a pound a week so certainly no issues with missing hunger cues or not gaining weight. We use swaddles not blankets so I'm not worried about blankets coming loose.<br /> @Mrs. Tiger: Me too! I was just thinking that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446922 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:42:23 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2446922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tiger: lol, same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446920 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:41:29 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2446920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There was an article about 2 years ago in the Globe and Mail recommending people do not swaddle. I think they said sids was a risk?</p> <p>We had our son right after that and in the hospital one nurse said to page her in and she would do a nice tight swaddle to help our baby sleep. We paged and a different nurse came in, and she said she wasn't allowed to swaddle!</p> <p>We swaddles super tight for months. I think the issue addressed in the article was blankets becoming loose and possibly becoming a suffocation hazard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446918 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:37:58 +0000 LindsayLou 2446918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly can't remember if the nurses swaddled my baby (5 months old now). If they did, it only happened once, but honestly I don't think they did. We kept her loosely wrapped in a swaddle blanket while we were in the hospital, but never did a full on swaddle because she wanted her hands by her face. Once we were home, we never swaddled her, just went straight to sleep sacks. She has always self soothed with her hands and has always slept great, so we had no reason to explore other options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446916 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:36:41 +0000 birdofafeather 2446916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>swaddling reigns supreme in my house. no issues missing hunger cues here and it looks like DD2 is going to find the same two fingers that DD1 sucked/sucks on for comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446911 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:33:24 +0000 catomd00 2446911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital gave us a sleep sack when we were there, but also swaddled and taught us how to. Wouldn't have survived without a good swaddle! Yes we will swaddle baby #2 if she has a strong startle reflex. I bought the Ollie swaddle and am excited to try it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446906 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:29:00 +0000 pastemoo 2446906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tiger: hahahahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446846 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:37:02 +0000 simplyfelicity 2446846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital swaddled but we didn't after the first few days. It was just too hot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446836 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:23:46 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2446836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting! I will totally be that grandma telling my DILs to swaddle their babies and they will be like that's so dangerous, I can't believe you did that! 😀 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446827 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:15:13 +0000 Foodnerd81 2446827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had my baby 6 weeks ago and they absolutely swaddled multiple times and showed me how, same as they did 2.5 years ago. My friend had a baby last week at a "baby friendly" hospital and they swaddled as well. </p> <p>Both my babies slept better swaddled so I'm going to continue. But I don't make the legs tight at least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446779 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:08:10 +0000 BadgerMom 2446779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital uses halo sleep sack swaddles instead of the usual hospital newborn blankets. They give you a brand new one as a going home gift ( which I'm sure you pay for :wink: ) too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446777 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:06:57 +0000 Meridian 2446777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is surprising! My LO1 is only 15 months and my hospital swaddled. I'm due with LO2 in May, so I'm curious to see what they'll recommend this time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446775 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 18:04:35 +0000 Dahlia 2446775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital swaddled but gave us a sleep sack to go home with. We used the sleep sack for awhile, then the miracle blanket. We never had any issues with missing hunger cues - she still woke herself up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446767 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 17:52:39 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2446767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have read that hospitals are moving away from swaddling because it causes babies to sleep too long and miss feeding times, causing low weight gain and potentially fostering a poor breastfeeding relationship.</p> <p>We swaddle. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446611 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:06:34 +0000 daniellemybelle 2446611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So funny - I thought swaddling was connected to lower incidence of SIDS?</p> <p>We never got the hang of traditional swaddling but we loved the Halo sleepsack swaddles. We'll use those next time. They leave the legs completely loose and just confine the arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446571 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:50:49 +0000 Mrs D 2446571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is why I take all recommendations with a grain of salt. Do what works for you and feels right by your gut...because in a few years it'll all change again!</p> <p>K was swaddled from day 1 (in the hospital for 2 nights) in 2013...due with DD2 in a few weeks - will be interested to see.</p> <p>They used to have a nursery in the hospital and encouraged new moms to take a breather while staying with a NB - now the nursery has been taken away. They just follow the current trends...</p> <p>Imagine all the ways we all should have died growing up 30ish years ago - based on today's standards... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446562 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:44:20 +0000 Littlebit7 2446562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The LC who ran my weekly moms group was SO anti swaddle. Restricts arm motion, hip motion/discourages froggy position.. But that was the only way she would sleep without startling herself. I didn't keep her swaddled 24 hours a day, duh, and she was meeting milestones, happy, eating etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446543 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:32:30 +0000 rachiecakes 2446543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Many hospitals have stopped recommending and using swaddles because of the issues mentioned above; hip displaysia, missing hunger cues, blankets in the crib, etc. </p> <p>Swaddles were all the rage when J was born 4 years ago but in the past 2 years new studies have come out and they are no longer recommending extended use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446529 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:26:25 +0000 MrsF 2446529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD was born in 2012 and our hospital swaddled with arms in. </p> <p>DS was 2014 and the same hospital swaddled with arms out. </p> <p>We are total believers in the arms in swaddle, so as second time parents we just sort of ignored the new hospital advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446467 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:47:03 +0000 Mamaof2 2446467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD was born in 2011 and they swaddled with arms out </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446465 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:46:24 +0000 Greentea 2446465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My kid was rolling around the bassinet in the hospital the night she was born. No one could get a swaddle to stay on her. With next kid I am not even bothering. I may try a woombie type swaddle that allows hands to be out or in. Also, she rolled completely onto her tummy in a few weeks, so I wasn't comfortable with it. I have also read swaddles can hurt their hips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446461 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 14:42:32 +0000 looch 2446461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Huh, interesting. When my son was born, he was basically using a duvet (Europe). When I asked the administrator, she said they had just had some budget approved to replace them with sleepsacks because she thought the duvet was antiquated and a smothering risk.</p> <p>As for swaddling, they said if we needed to do it, to go ahead and do it. As part of every 4 week well baby visit, they do a hip screening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446360 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:47:16 +0000 artsyfartsy 2446360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used some swaddlers with velcro because T was a master escape artist, but slept better swaddled.</p> <p>Is swaddling starting to be rejected? Just when you think you know something, it changes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446357 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:45:34 +0000 Mrs. Microscope 2446357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital did a funny arms out swaddle technique, but when our pediatrician came by he did the regular swaddle, and told us to continue it at home. The hospital just doesn't want the liability of blankets near the face. Same reason you can't co sleep in the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446354 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:43:39 +0000 avivoca 2446354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital swaddled H. I couldn't get the hang of it and she busted out of every swaddle, so we just didn't do it. I'll do sleep sacks this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446347 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:39:57 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2446347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital swaddled DD (and then we continued for a couple more months at home). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446316 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:17:37 +0000 BSB 2446316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My NICU swaddled them the whole time we were there and we continued to swaddle them until now (4.5 months). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446315 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:17:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2446315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ive heard this too because its confusing for new parents to have the baby with a blanket in the hospital but then tell them no blankets in the crib at home. So they were switching to sleep sacks (but ours have the arms for swaddling). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-going-by-the-wayside#post-2446313 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:17:01 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2446313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both our LOs were swaddled and reswaddled at the hospital and we continued to swaddle them once they were home. I think both were swaddled for naps and nighttime until about 6 months. DD uses a sleep-sack at 1yo and DS no longer uses either at 3yo. </p>