Sleeping tips please xx

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Could you give the sleevless swaddles a go? It might not help the arms up but he might still feel better being wrapped

I stopped swaddling mine at 7 months old, she liked to sleep with her arms up and I would use the love to dream sleep sacks. I started using their transition sleep sacks where you would unzip one arm at a time once they started getting more comfortable. She's now 8 months and sleeps in a normal bag x

Try the baby Merlin’s magic sleep suit. It helps with the startle reflex as well as allowing full motion and rolling

Try a sleeping bag.. my son transitioned so well into one from being swaddled x

Have you tried a sleeping bag? I did this with my daughter and she loved it as well as white noise it helps them sleep much better. There's some nice sleeping bags on Amazon check it out xxx

Try a weighted sleep sack! Or regular ones! My daughter had the same sues until we got her a weighted one

Definitely try a sleeping bag, you can also get transition swaddles where you do one arm out first then both. My LG stopped startling herself awake around 4 months and has been jn a sleep bag since birth.

Seconding someone else who said Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleep Suit. It worked wonders for calming my girl’s Moro Reflex but allowed for enough movement that it didn’t worry me. As a bonus, your LO will look like an adorable astronaut/marshmallow :))))

I weaned my daughter out of the swaddle, so she had right arm out for 2 nights, then just left arm out for 2 nights, then both arms out for 2 nights then she went into a sleeping bag with no issues. It lets them get used to their startle reflex and sleeping with arms free in stages rather than all at once. Good luck x

I start using anti reflux swaddle from love to dream! It’s so good

Try the magic sleep suit!

He is adorable... but Yes,,, Definitely get a sleep bag... I did so when I had to stop swaddling my son.. I also give my little man a bottle, his blue night light and put youtube on the t.v. and put on ocean or rain sounds... it helps a lot till this day... he sleeps from 8:30pm to 7am... I shut the youtube ocean sound once he is sleeping for about an hr.

We using the swaddle sleeping bags

i would suggest not letting him sleep in just a diaper he probably feels exposed and, if he's in a sleeper he'll feel more safe and comforted. and i also always took the paci out once my son would fall back asleep

I have a lavender scented elephant that you microwave it helps put my child asleep I also do ocean noises or rain and it’s been helping so much

I use a sleep sack it doesn't keep the arms in but it can make them feel more snug and secure?

Try doing skin to skin and sleeping him on your belly with him for naps just to get some sleep! Few times

Merlin Sleep Suit

You can try a sleep sack so his arms can be free but he’ll still have that snug wrap around his body. The stuffed toy is too big for such a young baby. It’s recommended to wait until a year before giving them a stuffed toy for sleep and it should be small. We introduced a stuffed toy and switched from a sleep sack to a blanket at one.

My little one struggled with the startle reflex after swaddling stage too so we found an in-between stage sleeping bag/suit. This helped us with the transition. I'm not sure what to call it but here is a link to the one we got https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B09C22CYXR?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I don't understand swaddling to sleep...I never did and the Moro reflex was never an issue because he got used to it early on...

@Emily because you didnt face the same issue..if your baby didnt have a problem with not being swaddled, then it makes sense why you wouldn't understand why some people do swaddle

Every journey is so different. I'm actually pregnant with number 2 and I can't wait to restart but have a completely different experience with this one x

I understand that learning to avoid triggering that reflex is a pain but I really think we've got it wrong with the swaddle until rolling age prescription

He will grow out of the startle reflex soon. It's usually around 3 months. We did the same as suggested above, swaddles one arm out, then the other, then both, then removed swaddle. Our girl does active sleep a lot more but she also self-settles. Also i don't think you can learn to 'avoid' the Moro reflex. It's natural and ingrained and can happen spontaneously. I actually have a theory it's an evolutionary design to stop infants from staying in one position for too long (which could be dangerous). Some are less prone than others, doesn't mean everyone who swaddles is wrong. My girl slept MUCH better for her first couple of months after we started swaddling her.

*I just saw your boy is 6 months... odd that he hasn't outgrown it yet? I thought they did earlier than that. Mine is 4 months and it's pretty much gone.

a weighted sleeping bag will help with the startle and if you using a heating pad on his bed before you put him down and in between night feeds, that can help make the transition easier. they also make those bags with sleeves so they are less likely to touch their face and wake themselves up. you can also turn and fan on or a sound machine that is constant, my little girl always falls asleep like that. the sound just carrie’s them away😂

@Emily that doesn’t really help the OP at this point though……

@Marika neither does your reply but you still shared?

My reply supports the OP which I believe is what she is looking for…. Support

I meant your reply to me. Which you're still doing

It’s telling you to support mothers rather than tear them down. That should matter to you.

@Marika yes she is clearly one of “those” types of people. there’s no point in trying to converse with her if she’s gonna be like that. everyone else gets what your saying mama!

@Kennedy exactly, the girl didnt even give any alternative advice for what would help without having to swaddle, she just wanted to post her opinion because she had a baby who didnt have an issue not being swaddled at all and wants to act like it proves her theory. wait til she has another child who isnt so easy without the swaddle. karma

@Chess no fr, why just say “this is my story, don’t reply to me” like um…