https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:50:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1741252 Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:51:14 +0000 Tanjowen 1741252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ScarletBegonia: We went cold turkey into sleep sacks around 4 months, but he had been busting out of the swaddle for a week, so I think he was ready. I tried weaning him from the sleep sacks last week at 6 months and that is so NOT happening right now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740816 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 22:30:48 +0000 Grace 1740816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the sleepsack with the wings too, and I just went very gradual. One arm out, then two, then wrapped the sleep sack looser and looser and then used a regular sleep sack. No problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740791 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:31:57 +0000 delight 1740791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was super stressed about swaddle weaning but it was quite easy. We went from the swaddleme Velcro swaddlers to a halo sleepsack. We did about two days of having her in sleepsack just for naps but kept her swaddled at night. Then we jus took the plunge and went to the sack at night. We also introduced a lovey around the same time (5 months). It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740775 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:19:23 +0000 daniellemybelle 1740775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stressed about it because LO was a flail-er. We were using Halo sleepsacks with the swaddle, too. I ordered the Merlin but it was too small. I think she was 3.5 months or so &amp; we just went cold turkey. We swaddled her middle but left both arms out. I wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting! I think you just have to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740767 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:10:56 +0000 blackbird 1740767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to the metlin and had to go cold turkey after that. But E was rolling too hard at 3 months to ditch the swaddle totally </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740766 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 21:07:55 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1740766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well we're going cold turkey now cause he woke me up last night at 5am screaming, and was on his stomach :shocked: He hadn't rolled over properly from back to front yet, so I'm surprised he was able to do it swaddled! He's taking his first unswaddled nap at the moment and is 15 minutes in with no wake ups - to be honest I thought we'd be lucky to get 5 minutes. We'll see how it goes! Thanks for the tips &amp; advice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740276 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:51:35 +0000 Mrs.Scientist 1740276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from the swaddle to the baby merlin magic sleep suit. If we put him down when he was sleepy without the sleep suit he would always wake up. Now I think I'm going to attempt to wean from the sleep suit and start using a regular sleep sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740245 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:31:08 +0000 gilmoregirl 1740245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went cold turkey yesterday and I'm surprised how well it's going. His sleep is mostly the same but it has taken slightly liger to get him to go down. We went from a sleep sack with swaddle like you have to a regular sleep sack. I made the switch because he was breaking out of the swaddle no matter how tightly I'd wrapped him, fighting being swaddled, and wakin himself up trying to get out. So I think we might just be lucky with our transition and he was ready for it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740235 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:27:09 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1740235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought the zipadeezip. We LOVE it, and it helped immensely. K loves the swaddle, so it was hell when we tried to go cold turkey. She's still in the zippy at almost 11 months, but because they come in bigger sizes, she could potentially wear it until age two. We're probably going to take her out of it at a year, because she's starting to be able to unzip it herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740200 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:55:59 +0000 Weagle 1740200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cold turkey. We tend to go cold turkey on all of these kinds if transitions. I'd rather have a few days of no fun than a lot of days of mediocre progress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740171 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:21:30 +0000 Madison43 1740171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went cold turkey at 5 months I think. We had one rough day/night and then she adjusted perfectly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740154 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:09:39 +0000 NavyRN2012 1740154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went cold turkey with our daughter. We went from a SwaddleMe to just a plain Halo sleepsack- arms all out, no swaddling her belly. We also sleep trained, moved her into her crib, and introduced a lovey. It was a tough 2 nights, but it's been great ever since! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740153 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:08:46 +0000 Dandelion 1740153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>M just gradually weaned off it himself. One night he fell asleep before I could swaddle him, and it was the first night he slept for a long period of time. </p> <p>Maybe start with swaddling with arms out? M did that for a bit before quitting cold turkey. I also stopped swaddling for naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740148 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:06:18 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1740148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bump? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-swaddle-weaning#post-1740054 Fri, 04 Jul 2014 01:45:17 +0000 ScarletBegonia 1740054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How did it go for you? Did you go cold turkey or gradual? If you used something like the Magic Merlin suit, did you then just have to wean off that at a later time? </p> <p>My son sleeps in a Halo sleep sack at the moment, that can be adjusted to one arm in/one arm out, and can swaddle around his middle/chest only as well. </p> <p>Would love to hear the advice of ladies who have gone before me! </p>