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Offline Susy

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flailing and jerking in his sleep!!!!
« on: June 06, 2006, 11:44:25 am »
my 14 week old is driving us crazy because he wakes from sleep so much due to his arms and particularly his legs jerking and flailing. we have swaddled him from birth for naps and sleep, but now even the miracle blanket doesnt keep him. we spend most of the night trying to re-wrap him.we tried tracey's idea of leaving one arm out, but that made it worse. has anyone else got an escape artist? anyone else going crazy?
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Re: flailing and jerking in his sleep!!!!
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2006, 11:55:42 am »
That would happen to us a couple of times.  Make sure to really swaddle him REALLY tight (almost like the baby can not bend).  My husband could always do it tighter than me and it makes a huge difference.  It might seem like harsh, but in the long run it worked better.  Now that my DS can turn back and forth on his tummy (6-month old), we don't swaddle him. 
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Re: flailing and jerking in his sleep!!!!
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2006, 16:03:21 pm »
Have you tried the aussie swaddle?
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