https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:37:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-930113 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:14:27 +0000 shopaholic 930113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 12 weeks we quit swaddling cold turkey. She was waking me up once a night not to feed, but would be happy as soon as I unswaddled her, then fall right back to sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-930104 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:09:53 +0000 MrsRoo 930104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: I put LO in the Gerber sleep gowns with the mitten cuffs because her hands are always cold! She's still able to put her (mittened) hands in her mouth, but they stay warm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-930010 Sun, 14 Jul 2013 09:49:44 +0000 Mrs. Polish 930010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have suggestions on how to keep his hands warm? He wakes up because they're cold, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-925598 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:25:15 +0000 Mrs. Polish 925598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He kept the exact same sleep pattern.</p> <p>Check him out:</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKWyzxYZB6s&#038;feature=youtube_gdata_player" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKWyzxYZB6s&#038;feature=youtube_gdata_player</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924557 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:45:08 +0000 sslm 924557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am wondering too. Just posted about it!!! We are going to try a sleep sack tonight but I'm scared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924541 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:42:06 +0000 MaisyMay 924541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought she was so we tried it for most of a week...she's sleeping swaddled again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924534 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:41:17 +0000 cmomma17 924534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: ooh, my fingers are crossed for you! Please update in the am! </p> <p>Sounds like I might need to invest in a halo sleep sack </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924427 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:21:43 +0000 Smurfette 924427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: Glad that it went well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924413 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:20:09 +0000 Mrs. Polish 924413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: I used the SwaddleMe with his arms out. We have some sleepsacks but they're all too big for him now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924385 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:13:35 +0000 Smurfette 924385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: Did you use a sleep sack? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-924209 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:35:20 +0000 Mrs. Polish 924209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going cold turkey tonight and putting him down went perfectly. Fingers crossed for the rest of the night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-922151 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:54:38 +0000 Mrs Checkers 922151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once LO was able to roll over, we started swaddling her from the chest down only, with her arms out (probably around 4ish months?). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921561 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:46:41 +0000 delight 921561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I was super excited to find a fleece Halo on sale for 8$ at Winners this week. I wish they had more sizes! Although I shouldn't buy too much. </p> <p>Don't some infants not like being swaddled? Also I hear mixed reviews from people that you should/shouldn't swaddle. Ahhhh it's so confusing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921545 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:40:32 +0000 MrsF 921545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We kept the swaddle for a long time because she was a late roller and I didn't want to mess with a good thing. After I saw her roll back to front in the swaddle we switched to halo sleepsacks which we love. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921532 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:36:54 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 921532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: They are now one of my go-to gifts for baby showers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921527 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:35:14 +0000 delight 921527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: ok thanks! Just trying to figure out what I need for baby's arrival. I have a few swaddle blankets and a Halo sleep sack for now. Good to hear you can use the sleep sacks for a long time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921503 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:28:39 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 921503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@delight: Yes, they are great because they are able to independently move their arms, which means they can maneuver out of any bad situations they get themselves into. Our 16 month old is still in a sleep sack (when it's cool enough to wear one). It actually also helps with climbing out of the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921495 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:24:25 +0000 autumnlove 921495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Her arms were always above her head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921407 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:01:11 +0000 delight 921407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: after baby starts to roll though, are sleep sacks like Halo still a good option? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921368 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:49:44 +0000 Andrea 921368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped as soon as both my girls could roll over for the same reasons as @Mrs. Jacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921318 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:39:10 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 921318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped swaddling when my girls could roll over (4 months for my girls), because a sealed baby can roll over but not get back. That would wind them up on their tummy without hands to push their face out of the mattress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921230 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:57:14 +0000 Weagle 921230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO kept busting out of everything, MB and Woombie included. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921217 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:48:22 +0000 Mrs. Polish 921217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: that's why I wonder if he's ready. He wakes every morning with his left arm out. I went in this morning and took his arms out and wrapped his body. He slept pretty good for another hour. We'll try it again tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921216 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:48:16 +0000 Smurfette 921216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She kept busting her arms out. But she still responded well to be swaddled as a cue it was night time. So we bough Halo swaddle sacks and swaddle arms out and so far working great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921211 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 06:38:39 +0000 cmomma17 921211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: so you're a little ahead of me. :) my LO's other issue is that he busts out of swaddles. He's crazy strong. I still can't give up yet though because I really feel he needs it to sleep </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921186 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:50:32 +0000 Mrs. Polish 921186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: he is 4.5mo. 19 weeks I think </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921184 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:45:10 +0000 cmomma17 921184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: this is a great question!<br /> My son, 12 weeks today, is so ready to lose the swaddle, but so not ready at the same time!<br /> He is in a phase where he is absolutely obsessed with his fingers and hands (shoving them in his mouth and sucking on them). So taking away his hands to swaddle makes him so mad sometimes!<br /> However, the swaddle still works to calm him down, as a sleep cue, to help him sleep longer at night, and for when he is too wiggly during a nursing session.<br /> I don't know what to do!<br /> How old is your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddle-wars#post-921159 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 03:55:47 +0000 Mrs. Polish 921159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that I'll know when he's ready to not be swaddled anymore. I don't though. How did you know? </p>