So my 3 month old can turn herself over and often does so in the middle of the night. I have tried putting the sleep wedges around her but she can squeeze out of it! She also can un-swaddle her arms. She was sleeping through the night, but now wakes up every morning between 3 and 4 am. Just wanted to see if anyone had any good advice on what I could do. Help…
To Swaddle or not to Swaddle
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I stopped swaddling Tuck at 4 months. He could get out of the swaddle by then. 3 months is about the time they might be ready to be out of the swaddle. He wasn’t rolling over though. He was still waking up 1 time a night until 9 months but then we did the crying thing and took care of that wakeup. If she is sleeping until 3 or 4am at her age that is AWESOME! Sounds like she is ready to be out of the swaddle and the wake up once a night as actually pretty good. She will eventuallywill go back to her all nighters. But do what feels right for you. Little C is so lucky to have you as a mommy!
I have a three month old too and we swaddle with the miracle blanket. He has never escaped from it!
My (now one year old) got out of his swaddle about the same time, and we just swaddled him from the waste down. He eventually got out of the waste down swaddle too, at about 4 months, so we gave it up for good. Swaddling from the waste down might be a good transition…
And the miracle blanket DOES ROCK! It might be worth at try… my husband and I called it the baby straight jacket!
By the way…I meant “WAIST” not “WASTE”. LOL! I am at work and I think my brain is fried.
we used the miracle blanket too and it is a miracle….very difficult to get out of. Tucker could eventually loosen it but he rarely got out of it.
I’m a big fan of the swaddle…just stopped with Landon @ 6 months…but he only takes naps with me…not 8 hour Bedtime! I like to transition babies @ this age who swaddle to side sleep! Especially if they can roll back! The snuggle to the bed has the similar comfort as the swaddle! Good Luck and remember every child is different and we’re constantly in transisition mode as parents!
Sorry Suzanne. If you could…would you mind clarifying? You transition from swaddle to their side? How do you get them to sleep and stay on their side? And I agree, every child is differnent and what works for one might not work for another! It’s whatever feels right and comfortable for mom and dad.