https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 17 May 2026 17:35:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you/page/2#post-1794964 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:28:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 1794964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I'm just seeing this but glad that worked! We bought pretty much every swaddle product on the market. For a while we had good luck with an A&amp;A blanket under a woombie. But yeah we used everything and I don't know that it really helped. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you/page/2#post-1794944 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 21:10:58 +0000 Mae 1794944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>UPDATE: I've been wrapping her in a double swaddle since I started this thread and she has (knock on wood) yet to bust out. Genius, and free since I already had the a&amp;a swaddle blankets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you/page/2#post-1777557 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:36:22 +0000 bushelandapeck 1777557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS loved the woombie! I plan on using it much earlier this time around :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you/page/2#post-1777517 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 03:51:45 +0000 PinkElephant 1777517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another huge fan of the love to dream swaddle - DD loves being tight but having her hands up. I think it's a good transition for swaddle weaning too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you/page/2#post-1777505 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:17:45 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1777505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my dd needs her arms out it seems. we use the halo sacks but she can get her arms out and seems to prefer it. wondering if we should stop swaddling all together or try something like the strap.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1777483 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:13:36 +0000 HabesBabe 1777483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the summer infant swaddle me (with the Velcro) for both kids. We're already in the large size for DS because he is a giant 18 lbs at 10 weeks! He hasn't broken out of it yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776833 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:42:44 +0000 LuLu Mom 1776833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD hated to be swaddled, needed hands by her face/over her head, so we used a sleep sack pretty much from the beginning. I also used an A&amp;A just around her legs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776751 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:57:46 +0000 Mae 1776751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: ahh i see. I think I need some practice before I'd attempt that. I don't feel like my inner wrap was very good, but I wasn't that concern because I was going to zip her into the halo sack anyways :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776746 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:55:24 +0000 loveisstrange 1776746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: Instead of using 2 blankets or a blanket and a swaddle, I would just use the first blanket with nothing over it. It would still pin down her arms, but leave her legs free for some air flow. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776742 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:54:39 +0000 Mae 1776742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: what do you mean? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776740 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:53:59 +0000 loveisstrange 1776740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I used to just use the inner swaddle of the double swaddle when it was hot out. :) Works like a charm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776735 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:51:22 +0000 Mae 1776735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: yea that is what i did this morning for the first two naps, but she kept flailing and startling herself awake. </p> <p>So I just tried the double swaddle then zipped her into her halo swaddle sack and wrapped the swaddle arm things around her. She fell asleep pretty fast (faster than arms out, not as fast as just the swaddle sack, but she also seemed pretty confused by what was going on so it could be a learning curve). As long as she doesn't seem too hot when I take her out I think I might give this a try tonight. I'm not sure how she could bust out of it! Even if she got her arms out of the A&amp;A blanket, she'd still be stuck inside the halo sack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776681 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:33:43 +0000 fussygal 1776681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use a SwaddleMe, but we're trying to wean her right now. Around the age of your LO she was starting to bust out her arms somewhat. I think that was our clue to wean, but we pushed it to 16 weeks. Her startle reflex is still strong so it's hard!</p> <p>@illumina: good to know someone had success with cold turkey during crib transition! We're attempting that now and it's rough so far! How long until she wasn't startling herself so much? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776560 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:08:03 +0000 spaniellove 1776560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I can't believe my LO is such an escape artist that he needs a flannel blanket wrapped over the strap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776557 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:07:28 +0000 mrsrain 1776557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried swaddling her with her arms out? My LO is almost 9 weeks old and has never liked to have her arms restricted. We use sleep sacks or swaddle blankets (the kind with velcro) and just swaddle her with her arms out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776462 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:45:17 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1776462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both kids loved the woombie. Sometimes we'd double swaddle too - A&amp;A blanket first, then zip them into a woombie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776292 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:04:43 +0000 Sammyfab 1776292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: In the summer we would just swaddle him up in his diaper only!</p> <p>Also, we transitioned out of the swaddle into the Magic Sleepsuit. It was awesome and not too hot (again, he was only in a diaper). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776238 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:47:23 +0000 mrsjyw 1776238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@loveisstrange: us too! high five! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776233 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:47:12 +0000 mrsjyw 1776233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used two A&amp;A blankets and learned the Russian Swaddle from youtube. It was the only thing that worked until we transitioned to halo sleep sack swaddles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776219 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:43:15 +0000 Kemma 1776219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the Love to Dream swaddle: </p> [attach=1664/14/n96hc3.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776205 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:38:02 +0000 loveisstrange 1776205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Im old school. We just used regular blankets. lol. The A+A blankets were my favorite and the double swaddle is awesome! We used it until she was 6 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776199 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:36:10 +0000 fairy 1776199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: I started by leaving 1 arm unswaddled and then both arms unswaddled once she started fussing about her swaddled arm, she adjusted to ot really well! I kept her in the "no-arm swaddle" for a while because she seemed to like it wrapped around her chest until I bought a regular sleepsack. She stayed swaddled until the startle reflex went away around 3.5 months and by 4 months she was swaddle free </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776172 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:31:15 +0000 spaniellove 1776172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely the Swaddle Strap. I posted a similar thread almost as soon as we came home from the hospital and ended up trying the Swaddle Strap we had. It works miracles. The only thing I'd suggest is using long sleeves underneath for more friction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776105 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:14:37 +0000 Mamasig 1776105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither one of my boys like to be swaddled. We used sleep sacks from the beginning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776086 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:10:16 +0000 Mae 1776086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also though-- if anyone here has swaddle stuff their kids have grown out of and they aren't using and might want to sell-- pm me! I'm not sure if I can say that here? But I didn't see any on the classifieds. This tired mama is willing to try a variety of stuff, but at $30-35/product I'm not sure how many I want to buy new before I know what will work! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776081 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:09:19 +0000 illumina 1776081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: cold turkey. Because she broke out of the blankets every nap/night so she obviously preferred her arms free. Same time as we transitioned to the crib as well...no issues there either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776080 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:09:15 +0000 tysonja 1776080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we swaddled our first for naps till he was around 7 months old. I know... crazy... but he wasn't a big roller. we just used aden and anais blankets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776075 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:06:40 +0000 Mae 1776075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: @LemonLong: okay--- totally trying the double swaddle for her next nap! I think I could do that and pop her into her swaddle sack and that should work! I do worry that she'll be too hot, since she runs hot anyways, but I think it is worth trying for a nap and seeing how she does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776073 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:05:00 +0000 ShootingStar 1776073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We liked the SwaddleMe. If she's breaking out of it but still startling herself awake, I'd say she probably needs it even more now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-swaddle-worked-best-for-you#post-1776072 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:04:24 +0000 LemonLong 1776072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use blankets, but do a double swaddle- I fold a receiving blanket into a long thin strip, place baby in the middle and then take one edge and fold it over her arm and under her body. Repeat with the other side to create a "baby straight jacket" then swaddle as normal. I've never had any of my kids be able to break out using this method! </p>