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Offline Alison7148

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« on: April 30, 2009, 19:00:14 pm »
I have a 4 week old who I think needs swaddling as she wakes herself up with her arm jolts.  I have bought a swaddling blanket from Mothercare but am wondering if its too late to start?  (she has a baby sleeping bag at the moment).  Also how long can you continue swaddling?  And what do you dress them in underneath?  It is a thin cotton jersey blanket i have bought
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Re: SWADDLING
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 19:07:03 pm »
 Hi there,

I don't think its too late to start swaddling, DS was swaddled in the hospital and then we stopped and I started again at 3 weeks. Swaddling is ace, it really helped us with sleep issues in the beginning and is a great sleep cue too.  ;D

We used a miracle blanket that is just thin material. He would have a sleepsuit on underneath but that was the middle of winter.

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Re: SWADDLING
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 19:07:25 pm »
no, not too late to start at all. And you can continue to swaddle until they're breaking out of it, or starting to roll in it. At this time of year I think I had him in just a normal cotton babygrow underneath, and could add a light cotton blanket over top if it was a chilly night.
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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2009, 06:31:00 am »
Swaddle away, I didn't start swaddling until my dd was 7 weeks old and I promise myself that my next one will be swaddled from the time it is born, lol. 
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« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2009, 07:09:50 am »
Those blankets are great. My dd now 6 months still uses her although its way way too small for her now! lol Yor baby will be far more settled swaddled. Give it a go, bet you won't look back ;)
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Re: SWADDLING
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2009, 21:07:49 pm »
I started swaddling at 4 weeks and it was like a magic wand.  I put my LO in a sleeping bag then use a flat cot sheet from Mothercare as the swaddle - very light so LO does not overheat and plently big enought to get good tucking in to keep it nice and secure.  At 10 weeks I left one arm out as he found his thumb.   I will continue to swaddle for a good few weeks and will wean him off it.

Agree with pp LO will be far more settled and it will be a massive sleep prompt when she is nice a snug.
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Re: SWADDLING
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 01:39:17 am »
Not to late to start.  I had the most sucess with the Miracle Blanket.  My los could break out of all the other blankets.  I kept DD2 swaddled a little past four months. When she got too big for the Miracle Blanket I used it to swaddle her arms and left her legs and feet out.  That helped us transition out of the swaddle too.
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