To swaddle or not to swaddle?

Our little one is 2.5 weeks now. Anyone else have a little one that constantly kicks and manage to always get their hands out of their swaddles? We’ve tried multiple types of swaddles including the love me “hands-up” version but wondering if any tried not swaddling their newborn and just use a wearable blanket?

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We stopped swaddling just before 3 weeks. Our little Houdini just always got out of it and didn’t seem to like it. I keep her in long sleeved footie pajamas now or the kid that open at the bottom and I put socks on her in case her feet poke out.

Hi Anna! Honestly, I switch swaddles in the middle of the night sometimes... My baby's startle reflex is STRONG lol. So typically we are in a hands up swaddle, but if he is struggling to sleep more than an hour, I'll put him in a hands down velcro swaddle. We've tried a few nights without swaddling at all and it hasn't gone well for us lol, but maybe it will go better for you guys?? I'm also about to order this one from Amazon because it zips instead of velcro. It gives an arms in or out option!

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Yea but it's the only way she will sleep good is with one on

We were having the same issues but couldn’t completely quit the swaddle because of her startle reflex. We actually got the one mentioned (happiest baby sleepea) and that one is the only one that has worked for us so far.

We just swaddle arms out during the day and use the Halo sleep sack at night so he can kick his legs freely.

Love to dream swaddles have been a life saver with both of my kids

I use a zip up swaddle that looks like a peanut. Baby sleeps so much better in it than when unswaddled

None of my baby's have ever liked swaddles

I don’t think I’m going to swaddle my son. Almost two weeks and cosleeping for now, he hasn’t really needed to be swaddled and doesn’t seem to like it anyways.

I swaddled my first born every night! She loved it but always managed to wriggle out like you said, with my 2nd the hospital advised no swaddle at bedtime (that’s new to me) so we stopped swaddling after about 2 days as her startle reflex kinda calmed down, baby’s almost 4 weeks now so we just tuck the blankets nice and tight round baby’s mattress with her arms out so it has a similar effect x

we use these & they work well unless she gets her hands out! Prefer these to the blanket method.

We stopped swaddling after 1.5-2weeks. Baby didn’t like to put her arms swaddled to begin with. And now she kicks everything out. Kinda feel like she is too warm in it! We just put the swaddles as her blankets now.

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