https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:01:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2309034 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:05:16 +0000 daniellemybelle 2309034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like swaddling is one of those things that goes in and out of "fashion." My mom was very surprised that swaddling was "back in" when I had LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308943 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:24:50 +0000 MamaG 2308943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually just recently saw something from our local hospital on this as well. We are past the swaddling age so I didn't really look any deeper. Our second wasn't swaddled much and I know the hospital had switched to using the halo sleep sack/swaddle rather than receiving blankets prior to her birth in November 2014. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308936 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:17:01 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2308936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple of weeks ago my husband sent me a link to the new guidelines that say swaddling may cause SIDS. I probably should have posted here to share. There's so many ways to swaddle- blankets, premade swaddles and the research wasn't clear as to whether its all bad or certain products. The link we read also didn't say if swaddling- the act of confining the baby's movement- was the real issue.</p> <p>Here's the link <a href="http://www.medicaldaily.com/infant-sleep-safety-still-misunderstood-many-caregivers-353322" rel="nofollow">http://www.medicaldaily.com/infant-sleep-safety-still-misunderstood-many-caregivers-353322</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308923 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:11:26 +0000 Herrade 2308923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The absolutely least crunchy, most by-the-book nurse at the center where I delivered insisted on a loose swaddle and one arm out, citing the issues mentioned above by @anagram. She said those were the new rules, and she always follows the rules. Every other nurse -- the more laid back ones -- swaddled as tight and often as possible! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308918 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:09:39 +0000 Ms. RV 2308918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pickle: This is what our parenting class, too.</p> <p>The hospital always swaddled DD while she was there so I thought it was okay. Then her first night she broke out of her swaddle (first time) and the blanket was up over her face. No more unsupervised swaddling after that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308913 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:03:48 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2308913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right before I had A there was an article published (as in newspaper article) that swaddling is bad. </p> <p>I ignored it. It's to the point where we can only leave a baby naked in the middle of the room to sleep or we are breaking so many "rules". 😑</p> <p>ETA: Here's the link. The study was done by the registered nurses Association of Ontario. <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/new-guidelines-highlight-risks-of-swaddling-babies/article17170433/?service=mobile" rel="nofollow">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/new-guidelines-highlight-risks-of-swaddling-babies/article17170433/?service=mobile</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308906 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:57:15 +0000 MoonMoon 2308906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't heard this! We were only able to swaddle for a few weeks because LO turned out to be an escape artist, but everyone recommended it. Of course now my anxious paranoid mind will latch onto the SIDS thing and not let go... I remember baby being a good sleeper but I'd poke him awake because I didn't want him sleeping too deeply... Smh :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308881 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:43:22 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2308881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Torchwood: oh brother!!!!! Lol that's hilarious. Yeah all<br /> The face scratching all the time, that was my baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308861 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:30:21 +0000 Torchwood 2308861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One book I read says not to because the author had someone swaddle her and it freaked her out so now she thinks it only calms babies because they're too freaked out to complain. Cause swaddling an adult with full control of their limbs is totally the same as doing it to an infant who has no clue what those things that keep hitting her in the face are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308859 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:28:02 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2308859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think basically the idea is that SIDS comes from babies sleeping too deeply. and that it's a tool babies have to wake up to remind themselves to breathe? Sort of. Anyways, I swaddled the heck out of my baby. For a really long time. He used to sleep well and now he doesn't! I will say I tried not to swaddle my baby during the day to encourage physical development and his sense of touch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308858 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:27:46 +0000 Torchwood 2308858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other than the hip thing, and some RIE people, I haven't heard it's bad. Basically what you said, nothing scientific, just crunchy folks. I'm a big fan of both RIE and attachment parenting, and I swaddle at night. I don't during the day, but mostly because I'm hoping it helps keep her from getting her days and nights flipped (so far, so good). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308847 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:17:32 +0000 lisa1783 2308847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swaddle my LO and he is BF and is in the 98.6% for weight - you should show them my baby. :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308846 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:16:29 +0000 MK0180 2308846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS had hip dysplasia when he was born but we swaddled his arms/chest area only and made sure the bottom was loose enough for his legs to splay out (plus the harness makes it impossible to tightly swaddle anyway).<br /> Swaddling in general I hear more advocating than anything else.<br /> I mean, hospitals provide swaddling sacks (at least ours did) for your newborn so....? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308836 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:05:28 +0000 blackbird 2308836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Yeah that's what they told me! But i don't see it anywhere...no research, not on the AAP....but yeah, that's the data i see on SIDs, too </p> <p>We still swaddle T and I continue to do so. He's also in a crib at this point and I don't really nurse to sleep like they suggested...there were a lot of things told to me by this office that don't work for our life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308833 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:04:18 +0000 californiadreams 2308833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i've never heard anything but it makes sense what pps have said about hip issues. i figure if they do it in the hospital then we are good to go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308817 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:52:31 +0000 Anagram 2308817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: yeah I go to a new moms group for LO 2 and the nurse and LC who run the group have told all the new moms that the new recommendations are not to swaddle because "it hinders physical development, causes babies to sleep too deeply which hurts milk supply and can make SIDS risk higher, and can cause hip issues if swaddled too tightly".</p> <p>However, I personally would do whatever the hell made my baby sleep better, as long as it wasn't like...putting a pillow directly on her face.</p> <p>With my first, I was SO paranoid about SIDS but recently I googled statistics and SIDS deaths are less than half a percent of every 1000 births and that's including all the babies with smoker/drinker/drug using parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308814 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:51:43 +0000 Eko 2308814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was only told to be careful on swaddling with blankets too tightly around their hips as it could cause hip issues. Other than that I've never heard of not swaddling at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308809 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:49:42 +0000 mrsrain 2308809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weird! We swaddled with her hands out, because we wanted her to be able to self-soothe from the beginning, but not because I'd heard anything bad about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308803 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:47:40 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2308803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A nurse told us not to swaddle with receiving blankets but to use something with velcro because babies can work the receiving blanket up over their faces. I've never heard swaddling was bad though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308792 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:41:26 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2308792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard there is a problem when the baby had existing hip issues, but nothing about slow weight gain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308785 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:39:01 +0000 lovehoneybee 2308785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When E was born the LC told us we should unswaddle him if he was too sleepy to latch on, but that was it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308784 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:38:56 +0000 cascademom 2308784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard of swaddling as bad. Both of my kids love the swaddle. Baby J is reaching the point where he wants his arms out, so we swaddle his belly only compared to when he was in an RNP and swaddled tight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308783 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:37:23 +0000 Truth Bombs 2308783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only time I've heard swadling is bad is if the child has a known hip issue. Otherwise, I say, swaddle away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/swaddling-bad#post-2308772 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:27:50 +0000 blackbird 2308772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was anybody told not to swaddle their baby based on "new research?"</p> <p>I took T to get his frenulum lasered yesterday (yes, for the second time) by a very....crunchy family medicine clinic...and they made a point to tell me that he would be swaddled for the procedure, which is the ONLY time they advocate swaddling. I said what?! And she said swaddling is shown to increase the risk for SIDs and cause low weight gain in breastfed babies. </p> <p>So i took to Google and found nothing substantial to back up this 'research', since the AAP gives its thumbs up to swaddling. All I could find were some attachment parent-y sites that had negative things to say about swaddling and ignoring your baby, basically. </p> <p>Was anybody told the same? I'm going to continue to swaddle, and I'm unconcerned with T waking to eat at 4.5 months (and I sure as hell am not going to wake him to feed him, either, at this age, lol) </p>