https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:12:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-time-to-swaddle-wean#post-1714638 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:25:42 +0000 merbaby14 1714638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to write an update in case anyone revisits this post in the future with a similar situation.</p> <p>I stopped swaddling his arms and he's sleeping better!! so it worked! Yea! I was going to try just one arm but he was still fighting to have the other one free so I just went cold turkey to both arms out.</p> <p>A couple of times he startled himself and cried but he was way easier to soothe back to sleep. </p> <p>He's also much easier to put down for naps and bed with his arms out now. All he wanted after all was to be more comfortable I guess. So glad I gave it a chance even though his doctor said to keep swaddling until 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-time-to-swaddle-wean#post-1708745 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:46:16 +0000 Smurfette 1708745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would try without and see how it goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-time-to-swaddle-wean#post-1708715 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:12:24 +0000 Adira 1708715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @Dandelion: Xander hated having his arms wrapped, so we would swaddle him from the chest down! We actually started that really early on (maybe by 2 weeks) because he would just fight it so much. It took a little bit for him to get used to his arms smacking himself around, haha, but it was definitely worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-time-to-swaddle-wean#post-1708711 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:04:17 +0000 Dandelion 1708711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M hates his arms wrapped in, so I wrap him up and leave his arms out.</p> <p>We've been about a week with no swaddle now, though, and he's doing good without it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-time-to-swaddle-wean#post-1708709 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 07:02:13 +0000 merbaby14 1708709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm wondering if my my LO is ready to drop the swaddle. He doesn't seem to love it because he fusses when I wrap him and the.n spends so much energy trying to get his arms free after I'm done and trying to put him down. Definitely every time I get him up from sleep, his arms are as far up by his face as he could get them. </p> <p>We use the halo sleep sack bc he's so long, he kicks out of every blanket we try to swaddle him in. </p> <p>He doesn't roll over yet, he sleeps well at night with 1 wake up usually, and he's only 3 months. </p> <p>So I'm wondering if any other bees had a similar experience and whether it could be a possible sign that swaddle weaning may be a good next step for us even though it's a little earlier than I work have planned. </p>