https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:11:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2028422 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:17:53 +0000 erwoo 2028422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used the miracle blanket and it worked really well until about the time we started sleep training around 5.5 - 6 months. I knew it was time when my youngest started breaking out of the miracle blanket. So then I started out using the Halo sleep sack inside and continued to use the miracle blanket around the Halo sleep sack and continued to swaddle his arms in. I left his legs out of the pocket below. It helped transition him to a sleep sack. I remember I still had to rock him to sleep when he broke out. I don't remember how long I did that for but sleep training ultimately did the trick. I don't know if that was helpful, but that's what I did with my youngest. With my oldest, I went cold turkey to sleep training and 2.5 weeks later he was finally sleep trained. It was a tough road with him. Good luck and I hope you find something to help him sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2028342 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 09:06:27 +0000 BadgerMom 2028342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We switched from the swaddle to the Merlin and sleep trained when we swaddle weaned, which worked well for us. But I noticed in my Moms on Call book and the childsleepscience blog, they suggest starting a change like this for nighttime sleep only. And childsleepscience suggests possibly starting with the first 1/3 of the night where sleep pressures are highest and working towards the whole night. After you've mastered night sleep without the swaddle then move to naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2028289 Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:39:17 +0000 knittylady 2028289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: how's it been going? Desperate to hear as we are in a similar situation. I really feel like death. Hope you've seen improvement and can advise! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026631 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:38:48 +0000 Littlebit 2026631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hard to comment individually - I'm on my phone. When he busts out the swaddle he wakes up crying :(</p> <p>So far tonight we're trying one arm out. He's doing ok so far! Probably because he's exhausted from not napping well. I don't really want to try the merlin suit or anything because I don't want to have wean him from another thing later! </p> <p>I think I'm going to ask my babysitter to attempt it for the first nap, and if it's a bad nap to skip it the second nap. I figure any time with his arm out is good, but he needs to get some good sleep too. Hopefully as the days go on he'll be spending more and more time in it. I don't want to drag it out but I also need to be able to function for work every day. I may be more strict about it this weekend when I'm able to chill the next day (and nap!!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026600 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:26:57 +0000 ShootingStar 2026600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just rip off the band aid and sleep train now plus ditch the swaddle. Otherwise you have a difficult transition now, then another difficult transition right after. You'll feel like you're never getting anywhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026560 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:03:07 +0000 BabyTsMom 2026560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry you're going through this! How about trying the Merlin magic suit? It could just be that your LO's startle reflex is still pretty strong. The Merlin is supposed to be for swaddle transitioning, and it can also help with the rolling (i.e. it prevents him from rolling until he's really good at it, at which point you'd have to get rid of the Merlin).<br /> Another thing you could do is just keep swaddling him, as others have suggested, until you actually sleep train. You could swaddle wean and sleep train at the same time. He will hopefully learn to self-soothe during your sleep training anyway... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026333 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:05:02 +0000 knittylady 2026333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice just commiseration. My LO never goes down for the night. I put him down "at bedtime" and he's up ever 40 minutes- an hour all night. I feel like I'm dying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026112 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:11:36 +0000 Tanjowen 2026112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I switched from a swaddle to a muslin A&amp;A blanket because my LO needed to be swaddled but also struggled around this age. It was a weird "need but hate" love for him! With the A&amp;A blanket, he eventually broke free and I didn't worry about it. Then he started breaking free and rolling onto his stomach and at that point we switched to a sleep sack. </p> <p>My vote is to keep swaddling and letting him break free for now. Hope his sleep improves soon for you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026045 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:31:51 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2026045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you always rock to sleep? What I did was when it was close to LOs nap time, I would set her in her crib without swaddle and leave her to see what she would do. I would let her fuss for about 10 mins before I would decide to swaddle. One day she put herself to sleep which is what made me think she could do it with some encouragement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026038 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:28:59 +0000 Pumpkin Pie 2026038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: when he breaks out of the swaddle, does he wake himself up or is he still sleeping? Of he is still sleeping, I'd say give it a little more time. We started with naps for swaddle weaning. This way, if she didn't nap that time, then I could swaddle for the next nap so she could get some sleep. I do think when there is a change, it's natural for babies to fight it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2026020 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:22:08 +0000 psw27 2026020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My child basically doesn't nap so I can't comment on that. We swaddle weaned for nighttime to the Magic Merlin suit and it worked well. I was going to try the one arm out at a time thing but he's a maniac and was rolling onto his face and screaming so it didn't work out well. </p> <p>At daycare he naps in a sleep sack but he will only nap for 30-45 minutes... I think he hits himself in the face too, and he usually has scratches. ugh. Hang in there mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2025980 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:03:36 +0000 Mamaof2 2025980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did swaddle weaning at nighttime - put him down fully swaddled, when he woke to eat I nursed, then swaddled with one arm out and put him back down. Then we moved to 2 arms out then we started bedtime w/o the swaddle.</p> <p>I feel like night time sleep is a little deeper than just a nap </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-normal-for-swaddle-weaning#post-2025937 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:51:45 +0000 Littlebit 2025937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 18 weeks/4 months. I tried swaddle weaning at 16 weeks with the swaddle up (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Dream-Swaddle-Original--Medium/dp/B005ULUZIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1421355054&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=swaddle+up" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Love-Dream-Swaddle-Original--Medium/dp/B005ULUZIQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1421355054&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=swaddle+up</a>) and he just wasn't ready. So I've start trying again today because for the past 3 days hes broken out of his swaddle each time. I assumed he was ready. </p> <p>This time I'm trying to do one arm out for a few days, then the next arm, then done. His babysitter has said that he hasn't really napped today and he's fighting it. Is that just normal for swaddle weaning? Or is he not ready? I'd really like to get him swaddle weaned ASAP because I'd like to try to do some sort of sleep training (for falling asleep - not for feedings) and I feel like I can't do that if he isn't able to soothe himself without a swaddle. Also, he's starting to roll.</p> <p>Thoughts? Advice? Do I stick it out for a couple more days? My babysitter sounded like she was worried I'd get into a cycle of him being overtired...but I honestly don't know what to do anymore! His sleep is so awful right now...I'm so frustrated and just feeling pretty crappy to be honest.</p> <p>ETA: Please don't comment about how easy your magical baby was to swaddle wean. It's not helpful. </p>