Still swaddling you older baby?

[LittleBirdy]

I am.  He's 7.5 months and still in his Woombie.  It's like he can't turn "off" without it.

I'm startng to get nervous though... like maybe if I could just suck it up and endure a week of bad sleep he could wean from it.  But sleep is already so bad (up every 2 hours) that I can't bear to change anything.

Anybody else still swaddling??

[Buzzer Beater]

We are still swaddling at almost ten months. We actually tried her out of it last night, and it didn't go over so well. We're also up every two hours or less until about 3, then she sleeps to 6 or so giving us our longest stretch. If we don't swaddle she looks like she's trying to land a plane in there.

How do people wean off the swaddle? It's hard finding one that will fit her. She's about 18 pounds now and all we have left is the Halo sleepsack w/swaddle.

[Adaline'sMama]

We swaddle and DD will be one next week. We dont do it every night, but if we are having a hard time getting her to go to sleep, we wrap her up tightly with an Aden and Anias swaddle blanket.

[Knitting Mama]

We do, at 11 months. We use a Woombie with legs, and it is very stretchy, enough that she can get her hands out of the neck if she wants to, and can extend her arms completely within the swaddle. That was our first step towards swaddle weaning; she used to use a non-stretchy SwaddleMe swaddle blanket.

I think the biggest hurdle to overcome for Cecilia will be falling asleep. Once she's asleep if her arms are out of the swaddle it's okay. Her naps may not be quite as long, but they are doable. So we have to figure out a way to help her feel comfortable for falling asleep.

[Snapdragon]

yup- ds will be one next week and we still swaddle. I question it a lot but he does sleep well. Without the swaddle he just crawls around!

[Parker'smommy]

Yes, still swaddling at 6 months old. She sleeps so much better for the beginning part of the night when we swaddle her. If we don't she wakes up when we lay her down in her co-sleeper. If she's swaddled, momma and daddy have at least 2-3 hours before she wakes up! I'm not messing with that. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, she will wake and I'll nurse her and then she'll pop off and not want to nurse...she wants her fingers. She is a finger sucker so I'll unswaddle her real quick, she inserts her fingers and drifts off to sleep!

[crystal_buffaloe]

DD is 9 months old and we still swaddle for naps -- twice a day. I'm almost positive she wouldn't nap at all without it. We did let go of the swaddle for nighttime sleep about a month ago and she's been sleeping a pretty good stretch. (My thought was, if I'm getting up this often anyway, we might as well try to ditch the swaddle -- it couldn't hurt.)

[blue butterfly]

5 1/2 months here and still going strong with the swaddle. i've tried to get her to sleep without it but it never goes well and we always end up in the swaddle.

[SilverFish]

13 months here and still swaddling for some naps and some bedtimes. like other pp's said, it's like she can't turn off without it. unswaddled, i have to nurse or rock her down to a deep sleep. swaddled, i can put her down AWAKE and WALK AWAY, and she will drift of to sleep with maybe a minute of fussing, if that. usually she just chatters for a couple minutes and then is out. the days when i am touched out and exhausted, swaddling is a huge blessing...

it doesn't work every night, and it isn't necessary every night either, but the nights it is necessary, i wouldn't dream of doing without because she's "too old".

seriously, my biggest piece of advice is, if it works for your child and you, keep doing it. it's not like swaddling is some time consuming or inconvenient practice... it is simple, effective and fast, so keep doing it! you will not be gaining a single thing by trying to change your child's sleep habits without very good reason.

we use a giant flannel blanket and an a+a muslin blanket. we can use just about any large, non-stretchy piece of fabric. an old sheet cut down would work just as well.