Swaddling and Naps

[corrina01]

My DD, likes being swaddled. She gets out of the swaddle at the 40 min mark, sucks on her hand. When she tries to go back to sleep she cries to be reswaddled and her dummy put back in her mouth.  Now she manages to get out of the swaddle again, I reswaddle put the dummy back in her mouth and so on.  Her naps are getting to 45 mins now, and the rest of her nap, I forever keep going in and reswaddling and putting the dummy in her mouth so she only gets 45 mins.

Should I try the aussie swaddle, but that means she will keep knocking the dummy out.

She is poorly at the moment and her bad naps are affecting her nightime.  As soon as she is well again I am going to wean her off the dummy.  She won't like it, but she will have to get used to it.  How long does it take to go cold turkey with the dummy, as I'm not looking forward to it?

[Meg's Mom]

I would def. recommend you wean off the dummy when she is feeling better.  Can't offer advise as i didn't have a problem there (several others to replace it :-).  Look in props, there is a good announcement on just this topic.

What about the mircle blanket swaddle, she won't (or shouldn't) be able to get out of that.  If you can't find it on the web or they won't ship to the UK i will be happy to help get it too you.

[Gage and Sophie's Mom]

Hi there! You have got to try the miracle blanket. I just got mine, and my son has not slept better, and there is no getting out of that baby. We absolutely looooove it

[jswerczek]

I love the miracle blanket too, but I couldn't believe the first time my little one got out of it. I thought he was Hudini! For the past month or so, once in awhile in the early mornings he would wiggle his arms out or pop a leg out and would not go back to sleep until we re-swaddled. When he stayed in it it worked wonders but now it is way too small for him, I wish they made bigger sizes. I have resorted to using a cut open pillow case for swaddling the arms like the miracle blanket does and then swaddling him with a sheet. It seems to work great.

[Meg's Mom]

You know you can use the miracle blanket w/o the feet in?  I stopped using it when dd was too long and then read from someone on this site, that the blanket could be used feet out and went back to it with success until 7-8mos!!

[corrina01]

Meg'smom,  I thought you could use them from 0-4 months, when I read you can leave the feet out and you used it for your lo till 7 or 8 months, wayhay, I'm going to get one.

[scarletts mum]

Hi

Just want to say def try the  miracle blanket.  Scarlett is weaned off it now but she was a right little wriggler... and this saved my sanity and gave us a bit of extra sleep.  She did protest a bit to begin with, but like everything she soon got used to it.

On the dummy front, I did PU/PD with Scarlett to get rid of hers, it was tough going but after two days we were done with it and have never looked back.

Hope all is well with you.

Take care

Lizzie

[tylersmommy]

I did the Aussie swaddle with a twin size bedsheet cut in half until Tyler was 8 mo or so. Even though his arms were swaddled near his face, he didn't knock the paci out. I think it's because the sheet kind of made his arms into wings, so he could actually push his paci back in if it started to slip out. Just a thought if you aren't ready to ditch the paci yet...