https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:41:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2569008 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:42:06 +0000 delight 2569008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We transitioned to a sleep sack around 5-6 months. I will admit that at 34 months, DD is still rocking her sleepsack. She loves it and it keeps her from climbing out of the crib. We will retire it in August when she moves to a big girl bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568926 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:28:19 +0000 Alivoo01 2568926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing. Breaking him of the swaddle was stressful and exhausting. Didn't want to have to wean him from something else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568643 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 08:18:34 +0000 raspberries 2568643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: It was around 3 months (he started rolling then.) He was still sleeping in the rock n play at that point - we did two more weeks unswaddled in the rock n play, then transitioned to the crib without swaddle/sleep sack at 3.5 months. (I wanted to get him used to sleeping in the crib before I went back to work at 4 mo.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568635 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 08:10:27 +0000 PinkElephant 2568635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After an arms down swaddle (which we only did for a few weeks), we went to the Love to Dream Love swaddlepod thing that lets the arms go up. After that, we switched to sleep sacks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568630 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:58:50 +0000 pastemoo 2568630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: a sleeper. cotton or terry </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568566 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:19:32 +0000 avivoca 2568566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fleece sleepers. She hated being swaddled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568564 Thu, 16 Jun 2016 05:17:08 +0000 pachamama 2568564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@magnoliamama42: Good to hear! I hope my guy rolls soon. He stands, leaning against the couch on his own, but can't get his fat head over! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568288 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:41:30 +0000 magnoliamama42 2568288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pachamama: I was a little concerned about that, too. I had read that allowing them more freedom in the crib would get them rolling over faster.</p> <p>In the end, her being able to sleep took precedence over any of it. We were doing everything else right - lots of tummy and floor time, limited time in swings, bouncers, etc. So I kept swaddling her to sleep and it all worked out fine. Eventually she figured out how to roll over during her waking hours. Then to sit, then to crawl, then to pull up, then to walk ... So no regrets here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568263 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:18:59 +0000 lioneyes 2568263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>woombie to train arms out of the swaddle, then into a muslin sleep sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568230 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:51:08 +0000 pachamama 2568230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@magnoliamama42: Do you think having them tightly swaddled delays rolling over? I've heard the Back to Sleep campaign has made rolling more of a 5 or 6 month milestone. Not a big deal, they just don't develop upper body as much. My guy is 5 months and was swaddled for a long time and is not rolling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568229 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:49:36 +0000 pachamama 2568229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did the Halo til 4.5 months (I know...) and now my 5 month old is in the ZipadeeZip and it's going great! Infact, when he's in a good, sleepy mood, we don't even use it and he sleeps with just a onesie on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568217 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:39:59 +0000 catomd00 2568217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a baby deedee sleep sack for a few weeks then she started tummy sleeping so we used nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568169 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:04:45 +0000 Rocker2014 2568169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Merlin for about a month, starting around 5 mos old, and a sleep sack after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568167 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:03:47 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2568167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleeveless grobag sleep sack around 6 weeks I think. I love it and never looked back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568164 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:02:09 +0000 magnoliamama42 2568164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried to transition out of the swaddle at 4 months. It was too soon for her, and we pushed it off for another 3-4 weeks. (She didn't start *really* rolling until 5 months.)</p> <p>Then we tried again with the Zipadeezip and it's worked great. </p> <p>She's 14m now and still uses the Zipadeezip for naps at daycare, since they aren't allowed blankets in their cribs and the a/c keeps the place pretty cool. </p> <p>Around 12 months, she started self-soothing by running her fingers through the silky part of her blanket, so that necessitated we stop using the Zipadeezip at night. The weather also got warmer right around that time, so it worked out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568157 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:56:01 +0000 youboots 2568157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried the Zipadee zip and Merlin neither worked for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568132 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:30:34 +0000 Pumuckl 2568132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 used a sleepsack<br /> LO2 still at 17m uses a zipadeezip </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2568120 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:27:10 +0000 sapphire 2568120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just a regular sleepsack if it was cold but since it was summer and hot she was often just in a diaper or onesie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567856 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:53:30 +0000 ValentineMommy 2567856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: I thought it would have been hotter. We just put DS2 in a onesie underneath and he was fine. If anything, we would turn the ceiling fan on just to circulate some extra air. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567839 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:46:45 +0000 Foodnerd81 2567839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winter_wonder: the Merlin suit is not as hot as I would have thought looking at it. But both my LOs slept with just a short sleeve onesie underneath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567829 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:43:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2567829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ValentineMommy: same here- it sounds completely ridiculous but we did blanket swaddle, Velcro swaddle, woombie, Merlin's sleep suit, then sleep sack. Anything for a few nights of good sleep! </p> <p>With my second we went from miracle blanket swaddle to Merlin's sleep suit around 4 months. She is 6 months now and our ped just suggested dropping it so she can roll on her tummy to sleep if she wants. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567811 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:35:11 +0000 winter_wonder 2567811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raspberries @kt326 how old was your LO when you transitioned? My LO still startles herself and wakes up unless she's swaddled but I know we'll need to transition at some point.</p> <p>@snowjewelz @valentinemommy is the Merlin suit hot? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567802 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:27:53 +0000 ValentineMommy 2567802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went from the swaddle, to the Merlin sleep suit, to the zipadeezip, now to a sleep sack.</p> <p>It sounds ridiculous, but they all worked for whatever stage he was at. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567775 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:15:55 +0000 kodybear 2567775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep sack for both kids. They both transitioned well at around 3 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567771 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:13:42 +0000 snowjewelz 2567771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were huge fans of the merlin sleep suit! After that it was nothing and DD transitioned well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567766 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:10:44 +0000 MK0180 2567766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did the magic merlin for a couple of months but then we did just a sleep sack. They are heavy and thick so if it was during the summer I probably would've skipped it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567755 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:03:32 +0000 lovehoneybee 2567755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep sacks for both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567747 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:58:49 +0000 KT326 2567747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nothing. It was summer and hot. He just slept in a cotton sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567745 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:57:12 +0000 travellingbee 2567745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Magic Merlin at first but now nothing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-transition-to-after-the-swaddle#post-2567742 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:56:41 +0000 raspberries 2567742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO would get cranky if he was tired and we had to wrestle him into a sleep sack, so we just went cold turkey after the swaddle - fleece sleepers since it was winter time. </p>