Cold turkey swaddle breaking

Courtcourt · Dec 29th, 2011, 09:49 AM

I'm still working on this (doing one arm out, or both). So far she still will whack herself and wake if unswaddled, and thats if she even goes to sleep at all. Currently going through that 4 month sleep regression, my STTN baby has been up anywhere from 1-3x during the night. Now she can roll over in her swaddle, she can unswaddle herself (using miracle blanket, that thing is a straight jacket too!) and I am afraid she will wrap it around her face. This morning I woke and she was laying almost flat on her face. Scared the shit out of me.

My questions are:

I -need- to get rid of it. So, if you were me, would you wait out the sleep regression or just go for it now? I am expecting a week of pure hell. Hopefully only a week.

Any one else go cold turkey with the swaddle? Tell me how easy it was! Heheh =)

Supermaiden · Dec 29th, 2011, 10:00 AM

I was expecting hell aswell. I moved LO from swaddle to sleeping bag and he sleeps great in a sleeping bag, I need not have worried! Obviously every baby is different but we just went cold turkey. Its worth a try, you can always swwaddle again if it doesnt work out.

Lawhra · Dec 29th, 2011, 10:06 AM

I am dreading losing the swaddle!

Good luck, I hope it is easier than you expect.

nugget80 · Dec 29th, 2011, 10:07 AM

we went cold turkey last week as lo was very hard to settle one night so i wrapped his arms and he was happy. i kept swaddling but with arms out til he got sleep bags at Christmas and he is now happy in them. was dreading doing this but he was obviously ready for it so not been a problem...

Courtcourt · Dec 29th, 2011, 10:22 AM

Going to try her sleeping bag today for her naps so the stakes aren't as high, lol

lovelylaura · Dec 29th, 2011, 10:44 AM

we did it when poppy went through the sleep regression she was a nightmare with it ao we stopped and used a gro bag and she was fine no problem but now we have come through the sleep regression she wants to be swaddled again

really thought we had got rid of it , any way id say go for it if you no sleep at all you just go back to the swaddle

lynys · Dec 29th, 2011, 13:00 PM

LO is currently sick... she kept waking for cuddles last night, so I left her unswaddled... which meant she kept waking still.

I want to lose the swaddle... we do not use it in the day for naps, but her naps are only half an hour, unless she naps with me, then they are an hour plus. I wanted to go cold turkey... jusy don't see it working. lol

Good luck!

BabyN2010 · Dec 29th, 2011, 15:00 PM

When I moved lo into his own room I was paranoid about him being swaddled so I went cold turkey and straight into a sleeping bag and he transitioned perfectly.

How did she cope with her naps unswaddled?

xx

lisaf · Dec 29th, 2011, 16:14 PM

we went cold turkey... We would rock him to sleep with his arms pinned at his sides which helped.... it was a horrible 3 days then got a lot better.

He used to STTN though and hasn't really since we stopped the swaddle... now he's up at least 2x a night... wakes a little more often than that for his pacifier (DH does those wakeup so I don't know how often it really is). I don't think his waking habits are due to the swaddle really, its just developmentally where he's at right now.

Nickij · Dec 29th, 2011, 16:32 PM

you really need to stop swaddling immediately if she can roll thats quite dangerous!!. We went cold turkey with Jack when he unswaddled himself and got it wrapped round his neck.

We put him in a sleeping bag, and it about 4-5 nights he was fine.

Dec 29th, 2011, 09:49 AM	#1
Courtcourt Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,861	Cold turkey swaddle breaking I'm still working on this (doing one arm out, or both). So far she still will whack herself and wake if unswaddled, and thats if she even goes to sleep at all. Currently going through that 4 month sleep regression, my STTN baby has been up anywhere from 1-3x during the night. Now she can roll over in her swaddle, she can unswaddle herself (using miracle blanket, that thing is a straight jacket too!) and I am afraid she will wrap it around her face. This morning I woke and she was laying almost flat on her face. Scared the shit out of me. My questions are: I -need- to get rid of it. So, if you were me, would you wait out the sleep regression or just go for it now? I am expecting a week of pure hell. Hopefully only a week. Any one else go cold turkey with the swaddle? Tell me how easy it was! Heheh =)

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Dec 29th, 2011, 10:00 AM	#2
Supermaiden Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 706	I was expecting hell aswell. I moved LO from swaddle to sleeping bag and he sleeps great in a sleeping bag, I need not have worried! Obviously every baby is different but we just went cold turkey. Its worth a try, you can always swwaddle again if it doesnt work out.

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Dec 29th, 2011, 10:06 AM	#3
Lawhra Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South West Posts: 2,788	I am dreading losing the swaddle! Good luck, I hope it is easier than you expect.

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Dec 29th, 2011, 10:07 AM	#4
nugget80 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: hertfordshire Posts: 1,801	we went cold turkey last week as lo was very hard to settle one night so i wrapped his arms and he was happy. i kept swaddling but with arms out til he got sleep bags at Christmas and he is now happy in them. was dreading doing this but he was obviously ready for it so not been a problem...

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Dec 29th, 2011, 10:22 AM	#5
Courtcourt Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,861	Going to try her sleeping bag today for her naps so the stakes aren't as high, lol

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Dec 29th, 2011, 10:44 AM	#6
lovelylaura Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: uk Posts: 1,522	we did it when poppy went through the sleep regression she was a nightmare with it ao we stopped and used a gro bag and she was fine no problem but now we have come through the sleep regression she wants to be swaddled again really thought we had got rid of it , any way id say go for it if you no sleep at all you just go back to the swaddle

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Dec 29th, 2011, 13:00 PM	#7
lynys Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 995	LO is currently sick... she kept waking for cuddles last night, so I left her unswaddled... which meant she kept waking still. I want to lose the swaddle... we do not use it in the day for naps, but her naps are only half an hour, unless she naps with me, then they are an hour plus. I wanted to go cold turkey... jusy don't see it working. lol Good luck!

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Dec 29th, 2011, 15:00 PM	#8
BabyN2010 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 111	When I moved lo into his own room I was paranoid about him being swaddled so I went cold turkey and straight into a sleeping bag and he transitioned perfectly. How did she cope with her naps unswaddled? xx

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Dec 29th, 2011, 16:14 PM	#9
lisaf Other BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: California Posts: 15,135	we went cold turkey... We would rock him to sleep with his arms pinned at his sides which helped.... it was a horrible 3 days then got a lot better. He used to STTN though and hasn't really since we stopped the swaddle... now he's up at least 2x a night... wakes a little more often than that for his pacifier (DH does those wakeup so I don't know how often it really is). I don't think his waking habits are due to the swaddle really, its just developmentally where he's at right now.

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Dec 29th, 2011, 16:32 PM	#10
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,512	you really need to stop swaddling immediately if she can roll thats quite dangerous!!. We went cold turkey with Jack when he unswaddled himself and got it wrapped round his neck. We put him in a sleeping bag, and it about 4-5 nights he was fine.

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