Sleep sack or love to dream swaddle for NEWBORN

Not sure which one to get. I know the love to dream swaddle is good for the startle reflex, but maybe the sleep sack baby will grow out of the reflex quicker?

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We swaddled with blanket for first few months then started sleep sacks when starting to roll

Love to dream do the ones where you can also zip the arms off

We just went straight for the sleep sack. We tried the love to dream ones where his arms were still free but he just wasn’t keen and preferred room to move his legs

I've brought random swaddles and sleep sacks from vinted. That way we can try them out and also we have the sleep sacks he can grow into. It's safest for baby to sleep with arms free so when they learn to roll they can move about and not suffocate by accident (lullaby trust, if I remember correctly) can also use blanket tucked in tightly but you have to have baby feet right at bottom of the crib. Were just going to try different things and figure out what baby wants/likes

I'm not sure. I think in the early days he's ok to have his arms tucked in. But when he starts to move more and gets stronger we keep his arms out. Tbh it's our first so we're just gonna figure it out as we go. We are due Christmas time

Love to dreams were brilliant for us. Bought me hours of extra sleep. Only took her out because she was starting to roll. The startle reflex takes time to fade - I don’t think that it will speed it up at all not to use them.
5 months in, I think there’s a lot of fear mongering about making babies dependent on things like swaddles or dummies - but babies are adaptable. Use what works for you while it works for you and you can always make changes when it stops working for you.

I feel like the sleep sacks for my newborn look too big for her. I have been using a wrap swaddle for her

I used a wrap swaddle then moved to sleep sacks as soon as she started to roll and I’ve never had a problem with them I found when she spent the night away with my mum she found comfort in her sleep sack and settled easily

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