Some of you may remember that I posted about sleep issues earlier this week. He's been super fussy at night lately. I thought it was just his tooth breaking out. But we stopped swaddling last weekend because it got pretty hot around here. Stuart slept ok the first night, at least no worse than he had been (up every 2 hours or so). I found him on his side or stomach a few times when I went to feed him. Then he wouldn't go down for more than 30 minutes at a time for the rest of the week. I co-slept with him all week long, and decided to try to swaddle him again tonight to see if it made any difference. He just slept for 2 hours on his own, which he hasn't done at all since we stopped. This seems to indicate that he might still need the swaddle. He's just constantly practicing moving right now, and I think he does it in his sleep and wakes himself. I thought it was the teeth, but maybe it's these new skills!
What is everybody else doing? If you do swaddle, how do you deal with the warmer weather? I had my mom make a large 4 foot square blanket out of an old sheet (my sewing skills are severely lacking) and that's what we're using, but I think he'll still be too hot once the weather turns for good. I feel bad binding him up at nearly 6 months!
What is everybody else doing? If you do swaddle, how do you deal with the warmer weather? I had my mom make a large 4 foot square blanket out of an old sheet (my sewing skills are severely lacking) and that's what we're using, but I think he'll still be too hot once the weather turns for good. I feel bad binding him up at nearly 6 months!
pft. she has never ONCE like to be swaddled. never. not even when she was like 3 hrs old that first night. she wanted to be snuggled up, sure, but by me. my arms. anything less was just unacceptable. LOL
