My Alex is an escape artist. Last night I watched her in action and couldn't help but laugh. The Happiest Baby on the Block author, Harvey Karp suggests that if baby resists swaddling try letting one arm free.
Alex has been screaming when I swaddle her at night, she fights it to the end. So I try to swaddle her after she falls asleep. Last night I swaddled her with one arm free, the other was tightly wrapped inside the blanket. I watched her fuss and squirm in her sleep and then, like a pro, she lifted her legs, rolled over slightly to open the blanket and freed her arm.
The Woombie Swaddler looks like it would do the trick. But be careful of other "pre-swaddled" blankets, I have two and they're useless. The key is the tight top, like the Woombie.
When do I give in?
Friday, June 26, 2009
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we used a Peke Moe sleep sack for transitioning our LO from swaddling. worked well for us. good luck! http://www.pekemoe.co.nz
Very cool! But the arms don't look very restricted. Can they still flail?
we were pretty skeptical, but it worked immediately for our swaddle addicted baby! The lady said to tuck the end of the peke moe into the foot end of crib to start wtih and we did, this reduced some of the arm movement, but within a few days he just slept in it without us tucking it in anyway! :)
OK!!! I just ordered one..thanks a tonne!
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