how to get off the swaddle?

mrs.marie.g

cole LOVES his swaddle. LOVES it andits the only way he sleeps.. but i know once he learns to roll over we have to say bye bye to the swaddle (right)  i cannot for the LIFE of me remember how i did it with belle? any thoughts

MrsPhunk

Ugh, I am right there with you dreading this transition.  DS (like his sister) does great with the swaddle for day and night time sleeping.  I think that with DD we tried doing the one arm thing for a while, then tried to switch to a sleep positioner which was a total fail (she just rolled right over the edge or shimmied down off of it).  We ultimately just went cold turkey with her which sucked for like a week.  I'm curious to see if others have any better suggestions.  Either way, I'm hoping to get through this phase before I go back to work!

TexasSmith

You really don't have to stop using it even if he is rolling over. As long as he can lift up his head to have room to breathe, you're good.

DD #1 was swaddled for a long time and DD #2 was even longer. DD #1 just painlessly dropped it on her own, but DD #2 was hell. We used a sleep sack to help with the transition, but there was still some crying involved. There wasn't anything I could do...she just had to learn to sleep without it. (She was breaking out of the Miracle Blanket so we had to drop it).

knittygrl

one arm out worked with L because she was trying to find her thumb but it took like a week.  With A it was the same thing we did one arm out, then a sleep sack and I let her cry for 5-8 minutes so she could learn to soothe herself (bad mommy)

mrs.marie.g

knittygrl:

one arm out worked with L because she was trying to find her thumb but it took like a week.  With A it was the same thing we did one arm out, then a sleep sack and I let her cry for 5-8 minutes so she could learn to soothe herself (bad mommy)

he HATES one arm out. he breaks free and he's crying for me to reswaddle him. oiy vey. he loves his arms tight in their snug as a bug

oiy

NJOdoyle

CJ was swaddled until he was 9 months. It was the only way he slept. I tried breaking it, but he wouldn't have it. When he was ready he started breaking out, and then he stopped cold turkey. I'd say go with it, esch kid is different.

Pixiestx

Cora didn't seem too ready but she outgrew the blankets at 3 months. So in 1 week I got her in her crib and off the swaddle. It was a little tough for a couple days but what helped with the transition was that when I put her down in the crib, I would keep my hands against her arms for a couple minutes so if she got the startle reflex while she was falling asleep there was something to make her feel like she was still being held. 

Kari78

I don't think you need to stop once he's rolling over as long as he ca lift his own head.  Josie was swaddled forever! Well...not anymore

If he's sleeping great in it, go with it.