ok, more on the swaddling: I knew I wanted to do back-carries with this baby very early, and getting babies on your back is much easier when they're swaddled, so I planned to swaddle often :-) and asked for a Miracle Blanket from my sister because I'd been told they are the best. This thing is *great* - it's light enough that I can wrap him even in the summer heat if he's naked underneath, and it's stretchy and doesn't come unwrapped easily at all.
Lately, K's become quite dependent on it, actually. He's swaddled 18+ hours/day right now, as of the past few days. I try giving him unwrapped time, but if he's awake he just gets really upset without it. I think he's really easily overstimulated - not a good thing in this family of loud boys - but the swaddling helps. I've been contemplating baby earplugs for him...
This morning he had a poop leak on his swaddling blanket. yikes! I'm thinking about getting a backup.
eta, there is another brand on the kidsurplus site that is very affordable. I have one of those too but it's still too big for him so I can't say how well I like it. It seems great though, wtih a velcro closure and slit for the carseat strap.
Lately, K's become quite dependent on it, actually. He's swaddled 18+ hours/day right now, as of the past few days. I try giving him unwrapped time, but if he's awake he just gets really upset without it. I think he's really easily overstimulated - not a good thing in this family of loud boys - but the swaddling helps. I've been contemplating baby earplugs for him...
This morning he had a poop leak on his swaddling blanket. yikes! I'm thinking about getting a backup.
eta, there is another brand on the kidsurplus site that is very affordable. I have one of those too but it's still too big for him so I can't say how well I like it. It seems great though, wtih a velcro closure and slit for the carseat strap.
