Swaddle Transition

Hey moms! 🤍

My name is Gabi, and I’m a first-time mom. My baby will be 7 weeks old tomorrow, and recently I’ve noticed that when he’s swaddled, he keeps escaping and wakes up with one or sometimes both arms out.

I did a little research and saw a lot of recommendations for the Love to Dream swaddle. I understand the concept, but I’m not sure I love it for my baby. I also came across a couple of other transitional swaddles on Amazon—the Omni Swaddle Sack and the 4-Way Houdini-Proof Swaddle Sack—but now I’m second-guessing what to choose.

Before swaddling, we were co-sleeping, and he actually slept really well on his belly. Even now, he seems most comfortable napping on his belly.

I’d love to hear your experiences or recommendations—what worked for your babies during this transition?

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We just went cold turkey with arms out it took a couple of nights getting used to it (with the startle reflex) but she preferred it having her arms out

my guy preferred arms out too. we eventually switched to just pjs, but he seemed to like the velcro wrap part around his waist (instead of his tummy)

I'm interested, I've used L2D from early on as he didn't like to be restricted. But had a strong startles reflex until recently (5M+). I know i need to transition him soon though he's not rolling. But some nights it takes so much pacing to get him down. The idea of putting him down without the L2D knowing he'll wake right away and we'll have to keep repeating the process. Doesn't fill me with motivation. He still contact naps in the daytime as is. And a lot of those are us pacing or in the carrier. If I'm lucky I get to sit down when my back goes🥲. He sleeps pretty great at night once he's down. So I'm worried it'll mess it up. Along with having a super overtired baby in general. As as soon as he moves his arms or legs he wakes😔

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