When to start swaddling with arms out
When to Stop Swaddling Baby
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Kristy's last question is about
swaddling she says my little one is
still swaddled we use the love to dream
swaddle which is the one I talked about
earlier I've so many parents have
written in this week's telling me how
much they live they love to dream
swaddle so grab one we still use the lux
trim swaddle where she can still
somewhat move her arms at naptime she
can only know if she's fully swaddled
with her arms in should babies for
months and older exclusively use sleep
sacks instead of swaddles and if so
what's the best way to transition okay
this is a fantastic question it we don't
really go by ages when we're talking
about swaddling and transitioning out
instead the sign that your baby does not
need to be swaddled anymore is when she
starts to show signs that she wants to
roll so not when she fully is has
mastered rolling but as soon as she's
showing you signs during the day when
she's like on the floor on a mat and
she's just showing you that she's
starting to like move side to side and
she started to put one arm down to help
her roll over then that's when you need
to go okay there's no more swaddling
it's kind of like an abrupt thing it's
like oh gosh against fall or starting
today you know what the heck I'm only
gonna do is she loves to be swaddled but
it really is something that you do have
to pay attention to and you do need to
stop swallowing pretty straightaway as
soon as you see signs of rolling because
you don't want her to master rolling in
the night when she's swaddled babies
that are swaddled should always sleep on
their backs a baby that's placed on its
tummy while swaddled it's a really
really dangerous sleeping position
because your baby has no range of
movement has no way to get themselves
out of like an unsafe sleep position if
they happen to get their little nose
pressed against the mattress to the side
of the bed so you want to give your baby
and advantage by putting them on their
back but the minute that they show that
they're kind of moving around and they
might be able to roll themselves onto
their tummy then you want to stop
swaddling straightaway so if your four
month old is not showing signs that
she's trying to roll at all Christy then
you don't have to stop swaddling her I
would only do it once she shows signs
and what's great is you're already using
the love to dream swaddle
so if it's the one where you can take
the arms off then your your set up for
success because what this means is when
she starts to show signs she's ready to
roll
what the makers of this swaddle
recommend is that you take off one arm
and you let her sleep with one arm out
for two or three nights and then after
that you take off the second arm and
then you can leave her in the sleep sack
that she's become familiar with that
she's used to but now her arms are free
which makes it a lot safer for her so
for you Christy I think my tips are
pretty easy keep doing what you're doing
and then once she shows you during the
day during like floor playtime when she
shows you that she's starting to try to
roll then I would go ahead and remove
one of the arms for a few nights and
then remove the second one by the third
night just to make sure that she is
totally safe for other parents that
don't have the love to dream and that
are wondering how they can transition
their little and out of the swaddle
invest in the love to dream or in the
Zippity zip and I would have that ready
and washed and in my babies you know
closet so that once she showed me that
she was ready to roll I'll be like sweet
or no longer swaddling you and tonight
you're gonna be using your swaddle
transition like it that's what I would
do I hope that that helps Christy answer
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