https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:40:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194380 Sat, 30 May 2015 19:44:46 +0000 Ginabean3 2194380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO was swaddled the whole time she was in NICU (almost two months!) and loved it. The minute she got home she hated it. We even tried the Velcro swaddles and you could hear her ripping out of it in the middle of the night. We just went to jammies/sleep sack and she did much better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194335 Sat, 30 May 2015 16:40:11 +0000 PurplePeony 2194335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby hated the swaddle so we sort of gave up. When we started putting her to sleep in the crib, though, she would startle. Sometimes, if I had time, I'd just stand there and hold her hands until she was in a deep sleep, but other times we'd put her in the Halo swaddle-sack and let her fall asleep, then Velcro her arms into the swaddle. She would still manage to wiggle her arms out eventually, but it kept them pinned long enough that she wouldn't usually startle awake and I could go get other stuff done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194298 Sat, 30 May 2015 14:35:33 +0000 SweetiePie 2194298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really depends on the baby and if yours is cool without it, then that's great! One less thing to wean from :-)<br /> My sister's 3rd baby didn't like it so she never was swaddled. My son has gone through every sleep contraption for every stage so far. Each baby is different!<br /> Halo also makes a sleep sack with swaddle Velcro wings that you can wrap around their arms for traditional swaddle or under their arms and around their chest so they still have that secure feeling but arms out. Might be an option if you think she likes the security of a swaddle but arms out.<br /> We also used the Love to Dream once he started breaking swaddles, but still needed to be swaddled. Absolutely loved them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194267 Sat, 30 May 2015 13:00:00 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2194267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: I really really love the love to dream swaddle. It's a pouch style but the can sleep with their hands above their head. Baby girl loves it too! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194234 Sat, 30 May 2015 11:44:34 +0000 mrsrugbee 2194234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't swaddle DD. She just hated it and it didn't help her sleep any longer. I let her sleep on her tummy in the sleep sack and she was much happier. She would turn her head and suck her thumb to all sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194211 Sat, 30 May 2015 10:50:36 +0000 sapphire 2194211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just depends on your baby! We use the SwaddleMe swaddles and most of the time can't get her arms out. She definitely sleeps longer like this. We don't do it for naps though so she understands that swaddles are part of her bedtime routine. But your babe is likely different! I also like the swaddle for feeding at night - our LO gets so active and pushy and distracted by her hands! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194180 Sat, 30 May 2015 09:30:00 +0000 PawPrints 2194180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daughter gets angry sometimes when we swaddle her and tries to get her arms out. The miracle blanket works really well. I think eventually we'll switch to the halo sack with arms out but for now I like that she can't startle herself awake, and it's also easier to nurse her in the middle of the night in a swaddle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194160 Sat, 30 May 2015 08:51:32 +0000 autumnlove 2194160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only swaddled for a few weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194153 Sat, 30 May 2015 08:34:21 +0000 blackbird 2194153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: we have two-one called the peanut and one called the pod, I think. I bought them used from once upon a child for $2.50 each! I freaking love them </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194130 Sat, 30 May 2015 08:17:03 +0000 dc yoga bee 2194130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ahhh this is great to hear! We are on our way to our first outing. Target of course! We will pick up a couple more halo sleep sacks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194129 Sat, 30 May 2015 08:12:51 +0000 FaithFertility 2194129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we ditched it all around 2 weeks old<br /> She slept great </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194114 Sat, 30 May 2015 07:51:38 +0000 MenagerieMama 2194114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We mostly didn't swaddle LO as well. I tried, I had swaddled many babies and they all loved it so I couldn't figure out why my LO didn't like it! She got so mad when her arms were confined. So we had a halo swaddle and we would just leave her arms out and velcro the swaddle arms around her trunk. I did get annoyed with the fact that then she would startle and wake herself up so what I started doing was waiting until she was asleep and then tucking her arms down and velcroing them down. She would sleep more soundly then but almost always would have busted out by morning and I usually wouldn't reswaddle her. Eventually she just busted out right away and we switched to the zipadeezip and now we're all happy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194112 Sat, 30 May 2015 07:50:50 +0000 Anya 2194112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't swaddle until she was a few weeks old, which was short lived and I ended up settling on sleep sack with the arms out. I don't know if it's any different than just pajamas but I guess it makes me feel like I'm doing something as far as the nighttime routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194110 Sat, 30 May 2015 07:44:33 +0000 getjazzy 2194110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely don't need a swaddle! And depending on the temperature of your house, a sleeper under a sleepsack is ok too. We kept our house pretty cool with the AC the summer LO1 was born so I never worried about him being too warm and we often did sleep sack and sleeper together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194106 Sat, 30 May 2015 07:37:14 +0000 Truth Bombs 2194106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If she sleeps well without it consider yourself lucky that you'll never have to deal with weaning her off it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194104 Sat, 30 May 2015 07:29:50 +0000 Mamasig 2194104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Follow your baby - not what the books say. If she is happy without a swaddle, go for it. </p> <p>Neither of my boys were really swaddled. DS1 used the Velcro swaddled with his arms out from the beginning. DS2 used a sleep sack as soon as he got home from the hospital. I just had a long sleeve footed sleeper on under it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194072 Sat, 30 May 2015 06:05:05 +0000 avivoca 2194072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never swaddled H. She hated it and we weren't good at it. She slept in footie jammies on my chest for the first several weeks before transitioning to the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194050 Sat, 30 May 2015 03:20:57 +0000 dc yoga bee 2194050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Is that the love me swaddle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194046 Sat, 30 May 2015 02:53:08 +0000 Bubbles 2194046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never swaddled DS, never even tried! He wore a sleep sack from birth, with a onesie and a sleep suit underneath (UK winter baby). If she's happy then no need to worry! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194044 Sat, 30 May 2015 02:44:37 +0000 rachiecakes 2194044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J hated swaddles and did the same thing, busted out of the hospital ones.<br /> He seemed to want his hands free, so I left them out and he slept in the Rock n Play, so his sides were supported and he wouldn't startle in his sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194042 Sat, 30 May 2015 02:40:24 +0000 blackbird 2194042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>T pulled those shenanigans at first. We use these swaddles and they're amazing. Can't get out! </p> [attach=618/15/np5jzc.338x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194030 Sat, 30 May 2015 00:54:23 +0000 dc yoga bee 2194030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah, it's been two hours. Two glorious horrid of sleep! She just woke up to nurse, and is right back sleeping. I'll take it!!! Thank you guys for confirming I'm not crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194018 Sat, 30 May 2015 00:02:45 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2194018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey, if it works, go with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194017 Fri, 29 May 2015 23:46:21 +0000 macintosh 2194017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DS is 4 weeks and we're not currently swaddling. He didn't like his arms in and stuffing his feet in the swaddle me wasn't really doing anything for him. Plus, it's one more thing to mess with during feeding/changing. He's been plenty warm sleeping in footed sleepers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194013 Fri, 29 May 2015 23:28:49 +0000 Rockies11 2194013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of mine didn't like being swaddled so I never swaddled them. They both just slept in regular sleepers, but our place is really warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2194006 Fri, 29 May 2015 23:10:04 +0000 QBbride 2194006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never swaddled my son because it was super hot and he was a hot sleeper. It was a blessing in disguise because then I never had to wean him from the swaddle either. I would think in your case it's best not to swaddle if your daughter is pulling the blankets up near her face, since it can become a safety issue. </p> <p>My son usually just wore a sleeper and was warm enough. But if she is happy in what she is wearing, go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2193999 Fri, 29 May 2015 22:46:28 +0000 Greentea 2193999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee: my baby was not.able to be swaddled. The night she was born she busted out, repeatedly, even out of the nurse's swaddle! She also rolled around her crib that very night- she'd put her legs up in the air and slam them down to the side, thereby twirling her around, enabling her to roll around her crib! I never found a swaddle that worked. Also, she rolled onto her stomach very early in the swaddle and that wasn't okay imo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2193996 Fri, 29 May 2015 22:40:39 +0000 jetsa 2193996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally depends on the kid. My firstborn hated it, lo2 loves it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2193994 Fri, 29 May 2015 22:37:42 +0000 runnerd 2193994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man, if she is happy, go with it!!! Swaddling (with Velcro ones) was a lifesaver the first few months, but stopped cold turkey around 4 months with no repercussions :) one less thing for you to worry about "weaning" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-not-swaddle-their-newborn#post-2193992 Fri, 29 May 2015 22:35:06 +0000 dc yoga bee 2193992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has broken out of just about every swaddle so far. This includes all the swaddles the nurses did. She kicks out of them, and pulls the fabric up by her face. Dr. Google tells me both you should swaddle, and not to swaddle. Anyone out there just do something different? Right now we have her in a halo sleepsack with her arms out and a basic white long sleeve tee to keep her arms and chest warm. She is loving it, and finally fell asleep on her back. Can I just do this for sleep? Also, DH is curious about just putting her in a sleeper for nighttime. I would think the sleep sack is a bit warmer though. </p>