Transitioning out of swaddle

I’m wondering why your pedi is saying to transition out? Is your baby rolling yet? Did you ask any follow up questions? Babies (not all but many) love feeling tightly swaddled. It makes them feel safe and warm and it softens their startle reflex. If he’s sleeping well in a swaddle and not rolling over yet I can’t imagine why your doc would say to stop.

she said because he’s starting to roll to start transitioning him out in case he rolls in his sleep which I’m nervous about too because I put him in his bassinet vertical and in the morning when we wake up he’s horizontal. She told me to swaddle him with one arm out but he just does not like that he likes to be swaddled with both arms in.

Unfortunately it is dangerous if he rolls in the middle of the night. With my first she hated not being swaddle but guess what…it took her a couple of days and then she got used to it. With my second I didn’t want to go through the same thing so I actually stopped swaddling him two months ago when he was 3 months old and he adapted so quickly. He was fussy until he fell asleep and by the following naps he was fine. He actually found his hands and was sucking on his thumb and touching his hair with the other one. He now sleeps 12 hours a night with his wearable blanket. With my daughter to transition I tried the heavy blanket too which she loved.

Have you tried the swaddle sacks? They are bigger than a normal swaddle and my pediatrician hasn’t said anything to me about transitioning him out of a swaddle and he has been rolling for probably a good month now, but he never rolls over on his stomach if he rolls over at all it to get on his side to Nurse

Really recommend this transitional sleep sack! It worked great for us in the exact same situation https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Baby-Transitional-Elephants-Sterling/dp/B077669TZ8/ref=asc_df_B077669TZ8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693387748705&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6803830318794549666&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031997&hvtargid=pla-418899298505&psc=1&mcid=2077484161603d54b30527ffb246b0fe&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwY2ympmFhgMVShKtBh2iRAYuEAQYAiABEgLjEPD_BwE

I feel like any sleep sack with sleeves is probably better than one without. It'll make them feel cozy still.
Good luck! I thought my son would have a hard time transitioning too but we did it a few weeks ago and he was honestly fine! If you've established a good night time routine and he's a good sleeper, he may just have no issue

https://www.sleepingbaby.com/collections/zipadee-zip-best-sellers

Zipadee zip is amazing! Baby can still be in sack but has enough room to move if they roll over. See the FAQ section on the website to learn more about it. It's amazing!

Our baby was sleeping 7pm- 6am ish and was swaddled from day one so I was terrified to transition her. Alas it was fine! Transition swaddles didn’t work for her. Her startle reflex was too strong instead we continued to swaddle her with one arm out for 6 nights, alternating the arm. Then we went to two arms out but still had her swaddled at her chest so she felt some tightness/ compression. Then after about 8-10 days from starting she was in a sleep sack and sleeping 7-7. You can do it 😉