Both of our kids were swaddled as newborns and happy to sleep that way for several months. We were running into difficulties recently with Cora, though, because as she grew, it became more and more of a challenge to keep her in there. We initially thought that maybe she was just ready to be done and to sleep unfettered but a trial of that soon proved us wrong: lots of crying, flailing arms and frustration because she could
remove the pacifier, but didn't yet know how to get it back in. But using our commercial swaddle blanket was just getting to be too ridiculous (we were actually using safety pins because the velcro wouldn't stay put - not exactly the best choice, n'est-ce pas?). So...with the help of my sewing machine, I made the little contraption you see below (Brett refers to it as her straight-jacket):
I just took one of those long-sleeve sleep sack things and basically sewed the arms closed, then cut them off. It worked like a charm! She's able to move her arms around inside, but can't get them up and out of the top. Not to mention it takes about 1/10 the time to put her in it.
So for anyone else out there transitioning out of the swaddle, here's a pretty easy solution to make things a little easier!
2 comments:
Genius Susan!! I swaddled my kids too...if only everyone knew how well it makes babies sleep. I think you better patent that thing. Cora is so cute. Your kids actually remind me a lot of mine. The round head and big eyes.
The twins turned 1 recently...we survived! It has been an insane year. I should write my own parenting book someday.
Hey Susan, when will you start your production of the new and improved swaddle sleep sacks? We'll take two please! Baby Jane also loves to be swaddled!!
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