https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:26:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-154044 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:23:15 +0000 tequiero21 154044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: nice! I was wondering what that was for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-154041 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:22:10 +0000 mrs. wagon 154041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wagon Jr. was so comforted by the swaddle, we didn't stop until he could flip over on his own, then we switched to a sleep sack. That was so rough. We literally stood over him, holding his arms down, until he was in a deep sleep. </p> <p>The only swaddle we could use was the Miracle Blanket. He could break out of any other kind of swaddle in minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-154035 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:19:28 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 154035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're still using a swaddle at 5 mos. for night time sleeps. We stopped swaddling for naps when he hit the 4month sleep regression and was only napping for 30min no matter what we did. He's been sleeping for 11-12 hours a night since he was 3 or 4 weeks old, so we're not messing with a good thing until we have to! I use an A+A blanket and do "the double swaddle" (google it and watch the youtube video) which is nearly impossible to break out of. We also put a halo sleep sack swaddle on top of it to really get him all pinned down ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-154021 Thu, 10 May 2012 12:11:44 +0000 Sweet T 154021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kiddosc: I'm so glad you posted that link! I kept thinking "I'm pretty sure that is illegal." So, maybe not illegal but I knew it wasn't safe or didn't seem safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153993 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:47:10 +0000 sandy 153993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we stopped swaddling around 3 months cold turkey and she had no problems but then a few weeks later had some sleep issues (she discovered her arms/hands and would keep swinging her arms up and down and it kept her from falling asleep) but that resolved itself after a week or two. She sleeps in a sleep sack now...it's pretty cold here still so I don't want her to get cold </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153990 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:45:49 +0000 kiddosc 153990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wanted to remind people of this thread... <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-safety-after-market-carseat-products-bundleme-piddle-pads-etc#post-83843" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/car-seat-safety-after-market-carseat-products-bundleme-piddle-pads-etc#post-83843</a></p> <p>The slit in the swaddle could be convenient for swaddling in a swing or bouncer, but I don't know that I would use it in a carseat. Carseats aren't safety tested with with these kind of products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153979 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:38 +0000 Mrs. Pen 153979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahaha - the slit is for the carseat. You put the swaddle in the carseat, then lay the baby in it, buckle them in first, then swaddle them up. It's pretty handy. Although my LO sleeps great in the carseat without being swaddled because of the confined feeling of it.</p> <p>My LO is 11 weeks and still swaddled, both night and naptimes. He has nearly outgrown his summer infant swaddles, but we also have two in size large. Kind stinks though cause the infant ones only go up to 12 lbs (lo is 11 lbs 12 oz), and the large starts at 14 lbs so he's stuck in the middle right now. We use the Aden and Anais blankets to swaddle him ourselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153963 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:27:42 +0000 IcebergMom 153963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At about 2-3 weeks we stopped swaddling her arms in the blanket. </p> <p>We got rid of the swaddle altogether at 3 months and went straight to a sleep sack. Once the baby rolled over we stopped swaddling. She adjusted to the sleep sack in one night and didn't have a problem no longer being swaddled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153939 Thu, 10 May 2012 11:00:31 +0000 Sweet T 153939@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We swaddled until 4.5 months. He learned how to roll over while swaddled and that was the end of it. Luckily, we were right next to him when it happened. </p> <p>Early on, we used the swaddleme's and we also had 1 halo swaddle sack. Once he outgrew those, we used the A+A swaddle blankets for swaddling. I did the russian swaddle. I found that it was easier to do and it didn't restrict any leg or hip movement. I also put a receiving blanket on the inside for DS's arms. It's the same idea as the miracle blanket.</p> <p>We never figured out what the slit was for either. We thought it might have been there to allow baby to bend at the waist without pulling the fabric and undoing the swaddle.</p> <p>ETA: Here's a link to the russian swaddle. This is where I learned how to do it. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM7kmgXqKpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM7kmgXqKpg</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153886 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:21:22 +0000 Honeybee 153886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped when DD was about 3 months; she just weaned herself and sudenly stopped needing.</p> <p>I think the slit on the SwaddleMe blankets is just a vent so baby doesn't over heat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153821 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:28:34 +0000 heffalump 153821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped at 2 1/2 month, she just didn't seem to love it anymore. It was great when we did stop because then she could find her thumb, and that's when she started sleeping through the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153755 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:46:38 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 153755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Swaddling never really worked for us, Mavrick moved way too much. So we used a sleep sack pretty early on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153753 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:45:37 +0000 pelikila 153753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't stop until after 6 months and we used regular A+A swaddle blankets or the miracle blanket so I have no idea what slit you have in your swaddle. When we took away the swaddle we did it cold turkey in conjunction with sleep training so by that age my son could roll to his stomach and was able to self soothe with his pacifier by himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153750 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:44:40 +0000 looch 153750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We swaddled until he broke out, around 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153749 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:44:06 +0000 LivsMama 153749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>also, what swaddles do you use that have the slit? We used Woombies, then when those werent tight enough, we used Aden &amp; Anais blankets with the woombie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153745 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:43:17 +0000 LivsMama 153745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didnt stop until like 6 or 6.5 months. Liv couldnt sleep without it. I used a modified swaddle that left her legs free so her hips werent affected and just went with it. The ONLY way she could sleep wihtout it was on her belly. She had started breaking out of it and was getting upset with being swaddled, so I knew it was time to stop;. One night I put her in the crib without a swaddle to see how she did and she rolled right over and fell asleep. We have the Angelcare so I left her like that, but thats all it took for us to break it. Id say dont force it. If she likes it, go with it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153719 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:27:17 +0000 purrpletulips 153719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember exactly when we stopped swaddling but once LO started sucking her thumb we'd just swaddle her preferred arm out.</p> <p>As for the slit in back, my understanding from the package of swaddle blankets we bought was that it is to thread the carseat/swing between leg buckle through; in case you want to secure them in the carseat/swing while swaddled. You would put the swaddle blanket down, thread the leg buckle through the slit then insert baby, buckle in and swaddle the rest of the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153710 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:20:46 +0000 Rubies 153710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We stopped swaddling at 3.5 months when we sleep-trained but went straight to a sleep sack.</p> <p>She loved the swaddle perfectly until she started discovering her fingers and thumb for sucking and would often break out of her swaddle. So we started swaddling just one arm in but it confused her! LOL. Anyway, by the time she was done feeling like a mummy, it was sleep-training time so it was okay.</p> <p>As for the slit...I have no idea. We swaddled using regular receiving blankets and such. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-who-swaddle#post-153704 Thu, 10 May 2012 08:17:07 +0000 jennylynn 153704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When and how did you stop? LO is only 5 weeks, but she wont sleep more than a couple hours at a time without it at night. she naps great without it in the daytime though. Curious bc shes about to outgrow the ones we have. Also, does anyone know what the little slit is for in the back of the swaddles? :p I'm sure it's probably something totally obvious, but I've yet to figure it out! </p>