https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922703 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:24:01 +0000 MoonMoon 2922703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alexandra603: just ordered him a Merlin! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922695 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:59:25 +0000 Alexandra603 2922695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We transitioned out of the snoo 2 weeks ago. We used the weaning mode for a week or 2 before moving and we also had him in the merlin magic sleep suit in the snoo for a coupe weeks before transitioning him. it was an easy transition. good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922694 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 14:39:08 +0000 MoonMoon 2922694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: that's good to hear! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922683 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:52:46 +0000 foodiebee 2922683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: I don't remember this being as much of a big deal as I had thought it would be. I'd had a lot of anxiety about transitioning out of the Snoo and thought it was going to be a disaster, but my memory of it is that it took a few days and then he was fine. Again, because of that sleep regression, he was already waking up and such, so it's not like he went from perfect sleep to crap because he missed the Snoo or anything XD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922681 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 03:39:53 +0000 MoonMoon 2922681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@foodiebee: sounds like I should just get the crib already! We've been putting it off, but you're right that he's close to 4 months and there could be the sleep regression coming up. How did your baby take to the wean mode and the snoo not rocking any more? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922668 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:17:29 +0000 foodiebee 2922668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Snoo and transitioned when the 4 month sleep regression hit. We figured if his sleep was already going to be messed up, we might as well do it all in one go. We tried keeping him in the Snoo with one arm out first, then went to two arms, but he could feel the sides of the Snoo and it bothered him, so that also spurred us to just move him to the crib. We also moved the Snoo to ween mode. Once he was used to the Snoo not moving, we moved him to the crib, where he was already doing naptime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922653 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:17:05 +0000 Jess1483 2922653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped swaddling my first and moved to a Merlin suit. I liked it a lot and it was a smooth transition, but then I had to transition again out of that, so with #2 and 3, we just went cold turkey. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922652 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:16:17 +0000 Jess1483 2922652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: Swaddles altogether. We weren’t using the Snoo, but had swaddled since birth. He recommended we stop by 9 weeks. I think we actually stopped closer to 10/11 weeks. She’s my 3rd and we had waited longer with my others, but we also had a different doc (our first doc retired), so I’m not sure if it was the official recommendation that changed or just because it was a different doc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922648 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 03:21:45 +0000 MoonMoon 2922648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: that's si great that it went so smoothly! Good to know it doesn't have to be an elaborate transition.</p> <p>Just curious, did your Dr recommend to stop using the snoo, or swaddles all together? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922641 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:41:30 +0000 Jess1483 2922641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our doc had us transition at 9 weeks. We moved to a zipadeezip because you never HAVE to transition out of it. We went cold turkey and two days later, she was back to normal. She still sleeps in a Zippy, but mostly because it’s a great sleep cue for her (she’ll be 2 in May). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/talk-to-me-about-transitioning-away-from-the-snoo#post-2922638 Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:43:54 +0000 MoonMoon 2922638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Or in general from swaddling.</p> <p>We rented a Snoo for DS who is almost 4 months old. We used it from day 1 and he's responded to it really well. He sleeps in it fantastically at night - usually sleeps 4-6 hours, wakes up once to nurse, then sleeps another several hours. He doesn't sleep in it as well during the day, but that's probably because we don't put him down as consistently and have as much of a routine as we do at night.</p> <p>Lately I've wondered about transitioning away from the Snoo but I'm scared! When I do as they suggest and leave his arms out of the swaddle, he startles awake really easily. When he fusses, he doesn't soothe himself back to sleep yet, a pacifier works sometimes, but the rocking and white noise of the snoo is the only thing that really works. </p> <p>What was your experience and how long did the transition work for you? </p> <p>Any suggestions for swaddles for older/bigger babies welcome too! </p>