When do we stop swaddling?

Hi friends. I read that we should stop swaddling around 2-3 months or when starting to roll over, but my 6 week old son keeps breaking out of it.

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Might be time to try a different kind of swaddle

My daughter turned seven weeks Friday and I've already stopped. Like your son, she would break out of it. I also read about having their hands available so they can self soothe.

I hope that helps, good luck momma ♡

My daughter is 10 weeks and not rolling over yet. We stopped swaddling her with a blanket pretty early and moved her to a Love to Dream style and she loves it! Keeps her arms from bolting up and waking herself up. It’s also so easy to get her in and change diapers.

I stopped swaddling my LO at about 5-6 weeks because she kept breaking out of it and she also likes to roll onto her side a lot. If the breaking out of the swaddle is the main issue, I would suggest trying a sleep sack. His arms will be free but he'll still get the comforting pressure of being semi swaddled on his torso and legs.

My son is 9 weeks and I stopped swaddling him. He would fight against it and broke out a couple times. I just got a sleep sack with long sleeve arms since my house is so cold but also so he feels not so alone in the bassinet.

We stopped swaddling at 2 weeks… she didn’t like it, wanted her hands free and had no trouble sleeping.
We did buy the ergopouch sleep sack/swaddle you can keep their arms in if they like swaddling, or leave them out but still keep them snug. I love it. She loves it. She sleeps so well in it.

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