stopping swaddling help

I think my son is ready to stop being swaddled at bedtime, but how do I know for sure?

every night we swaddle him, and when I go in in the morning to feed him, he's usually got his arms out the top or a hand out the bottom, or something.

How do I do the transition to no swaddle?

Get one of those blanket sleepers that you put them. That's what we did. Their arms stick out but it's like a little sleeping bag.

lol, just stop?

When my son started kicking out of his swaddle, I just... stopped.

Quoting Princess KitCatti:“ I think my son is ready to stop being swaddled at bedtime, but how do I know for sure? every night we ... [snip!] ... him, he's usually got his arms out the top or a hand out the bottom, or something. How do I do the transition to no swaddle? ”

I swaddled for a long time with my guys arms free. it can take them longer to get to sleep, but he never liked his arms being tucked in anyways. You can try just tucking the blanket snuggly around him when you lay him in the crib

Sort of OT, but my daughter (19 months) loves when we play-swaddle her and act like she is a little baby again. haha

Quoting Christy&Holly:“ Get one of those blanket sleepers that you put them. That's what we did. Their arms stick out but it's like a little sleeping bag.”

thats what he has, the halo sleep sack. We got the next size up, but put the swaddle from the infant size around it because he wouldn't sleep without it.

Now it SEEMS like he's ready to stop using the swaddle part, but I don't know how to go from having his arms nice and tight to suddenly having that freedom...if its going to distract him.

he went to bed tonight with the swaddle on, but just had a night feeding. I decided after the feeding to not re-swaddle him. He's in his room right now and I can hear him babbling and chewing on his hands over the monitor. So I know he didn't go right back to sleep like he usually does...but he's slowly calming down....I don't know if I should go in and swaddle him or what. If its going to freak him how to not be swaddled, ya know?

Quoting iSupport Teen skanks*NOT!:“ lol, just stop? When my son started kicking out of his swaddle, I just... stopped.”

me too

Quoting iSupport Teen skanks*NOT!:“ lol, just stop? When my son started kicking out of his swaddle, I just... stopped.”

i LOVE your avi lol

Quoting Christy&Holly:“ Sort of OT, but my daughter (19 months) loves when we play-swaddle her and act like she is a little baby again. haha”

i nannied for a little girl who was two and she liked that game, as well  


I know we can just stop, but I was just wondering if other mamas did something different, or slowly changed things or something.

Quoting Princess KitCatti:“ i nannied for a little girl who was two and she liked that game, as well   I know we can just stop, ... [snip!] ... know we can just stop, but I was just wondering if other mamas did something different, or slowly changed things or something.”

I think other than just the swaddling without the arms, there really isn't much.
Probably just a phase you'll have to go through. It'll be good for him to learn to feel secure without the swaddle, you know?

Quoting Christy&Holly:“ I think other than just the swaddling without the arms, there really isn't much. Probably just a ... [snip!] ... Probably just a phase you'll have to go through. It'll be good for him to learn to feel secure without the swaddle, you know?”

yea, i just don't want to take it away from him before he is ready. He usually babbles after a feeding for a few minutes and then goes to sleep. But he's still going on in there. So I might go re-swaddle him, and keep trying this for a couple of nights. since I am still up around now anyways it isn't a bother.

and then maybe i will move to swaddling under the arms  

I just don't want to take away his security before he's ready, ya know? and I don't know how to know since he can't tell me  

We use a baby blanket to wrap bella in so probably a bit different to what you use. With my sone when they were ready to sleep without being wrapped we just put the blanket a little looser each night and they slowly got use to it. I wouldnt go in unless he is upset or distressed, that way he will learn to self settle..

Quoting bumblebee + 3:“ We use a baby blanket to wrap bella in so probably a bit different to what you use. With my sone when ... [snip!] ... night and they slowly got use to it. I wouldnt go in unless he is upset or distressed, that way he will learn to self settle..”

O is really good at self settling, so I have no doubt that he would be able to self-soothe pretty quickly, but I just don't like when he freaks out   And I am terrified to put a blanket in his crib with him. He has this terrible habit of CONSTANTLY bringing his hands up to his face and any time he's with a blanket, it ends up over his face. It really freaks me out. But I know a blanket would add a little weight around his body, which I think would make him feel more secure....it just freaks me out. I guess I could try it and just monitor the situation for a while.

He is currently in his sleep sack, swaddle free, snoring away   so thats some success for tonight....but after his 2 am feeding it did take almost an hour to get him to fall asleep without it..

Try allowing one arm out. My LO was too wild to be swaddled with both arms.

Quoting aberman:“ Try allowing one arm out. My LO was too wild to be swaddled with both arms.”

i hadn't thought of that. that might work, actually, because he really seems to just want a hand free to chew on. and in the process of trying to free his hand ends up with the swaddle up around his face, or his arms stuck half in half out.

Im going to try that tomorrow night, thank you