My 9 week old has been in Love to Dream swaddles overnight since birth, but he’s soon to outgrow size medium & we also only have 1 togs & our bedroom’s starting to get cooler. I have plenty of 2.5 tog normal sleeping bags ready to use but I’m worried that the change will impact his sleep! He still has his startle reflex. Has anyone else made this transition yet, did it impact sleep? Anything made it easier? (Am I overthinking it?🤣)
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I made the transition about a week ago and it really wasn’t that bad. I was really worried. She still has her startle reflex but it’s no where near what it used to be

Honestly I think you will just need to try it, think this will be one where every baby is different, we never had out baby in a swaddle, and has been in and out of sleeping bags from birth depending on room temp (also 9 weeks). We have only just started putting him in 1 togs but our house and room is very warm, I have noticed no different to how he has slept based on what he is in and we’ve had nights when all he’s been in is a nappy, if anything it’s the cooler temperatures which is now meaning he’s sleeping better

I tried our 6 week old in a sleep bag a few nights ago as he rolls about a lot in his swaddle, but it was a very restless night of sleep.( I think he still has too much of a startle reflex). He will only sleep for long stretches in the next to me when swaddled so I'm working on changing over by swaddling with one arm out the last few nights and will try both arms during his naps tomorrow. Some babies will take to the change overnight and others might need the gradual approach. Maybe try for a few naps during the day first instead of disrupting your nights sleep, wish I'd done that 😂

Try a love to dream transition swaddle so you can let one arm out at a time? That’s what I have :)