My 3 week old is too strong for a swaddle but too new for arms out. Thoughts?
I have tried blanket swaddle, Velcro, zipper, love to dream, etc. She busts out of all of them and gets her arms caught up by her face, waking her up naturally. My first born was the same way. I did arms out sleep sack last night and she had the roughest night, translating to me too. I’m not sure what else to do given that pesky Moro reflex is around for awhile still.
You’re not wrapping them tight enough if a 3 week old is able to squirm out. Work on making it tighter and making sure you really tuck it underneath them with the last wrap and they should be unable to work their way loose.
Im not sure if this is the exact brand, but this is the style we use cause our kids all busted out and all wanted to sleep with their arms up around their heads.
I second this one. Worked well for our son as he seemed to like sleeping with his arms up and out. He’s 4.5 months now and we’ve transitioned into the Merlin sleep suit since he still likes having his arms somewhat free to hold his pacifier as he sleeps.
We liked the Nested Bean swaddles, with the arms that can be unzipped when they get older. But sometimes it takes some experimenting to determine what works best for your baby.
Get the velcro swaddles, like SwadleMe, and when swaddling hold their arms straight at their sides while you wrap tight like a burrito. You should be able to keep them swaddled until at least 3 months. From there we moved on to a sleep sack.
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You’re not wrapping them tight enough if a 3 week old is able to squirm out. Work on making it tighter and making sure you really tuck it underneath them with the last wrap and they should be unable to work their way loose.
https://www.target.com/p/love-to-dream-swaddle-up-adaptive-original-swaddle-wrap-gray-medium/-/A-17081585?ref=tgt_adv_xsf&AFID=google&CPNG=Baby&adgroup=30-2
Im not sure if this is the exact brand, but this is the style we use cause our kids all busted out and all wanted to sleep with their arms up around their heads.
I second this one. Worked well for our son as he seemed to like sleeping with his arms up and out. He’s 4.5 months now and we’ve transitioned into the Merlin sleep suit since he still likes having his arms somewhat free to hold his pacifier as he sleeps.
https://www.target.com/p/baby-merlin-39-s-magic-sleepsuit-swaddle-wrap-transition-product-3-6-months-off-white/-/A-75574833
Thirded! Also worked for us in a car seat.
We liked the Nested Bean swaddles, with the arms that can be unzipped when they get older. But sometimes it takes some experimenting to determine what works best for your baby.
Get the velcro swaddles, like SwadleMe, and when swaddling hold their arms straight at their sides while you wrap tight like a burrito. You should be able to keep them swaddled until at least 3 months. From there we moved on to a sleep sack.