What is Reddit's opinion of Love to Dream Swaddle UP Transition Bag, Gray, Medium, 13-19 lbs., Patented Zip-Off Wings, Gently Help Baby Safely Transition from Being swaddled to arms Free Before Rolling Over?

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The love to dream swaddles! My daughter really hated the Velcro swaddle because she wanted her arms up, and these swaddles let her do that! They're also pretty easy to put on/take off during night time feedings and changings.

Bonus awesomeness that they can convert to sleep sacks later as well!

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Dream-Swaddle-Original-13-18-5/dp/B0081GIZ52

Have you tried to use the Love To Dream Transition Swaddle? This allows for it to be used as a regular swaddle, unzip for one arm at a time, and then unzip for both arms.

For the scratching, I recommend grinding the nails down to keep them short and dull and then using a onesie with flaps or baby socks instead of mittens. Mittens usually fall off pretty easily, but the socks are nice when the foot part is a little roomy, but the part that goes up the leg would be a little tighter.

Mine is 9 weeks and I still swaddle. The Dr said until she shows signs of rolling from her back to her front it's ok to keep swaddling. We also have a few transition swaddles which will use once she's big enough, to help move away from needing the swaddle.

Arms up swaddle helped us a lot, until they’re ready for arms out. Helps them touch their face safely and doesn’t feel like a straight jacket. My son loved having his hands near his face. Did it in the womb. But the swaddle snugness helps for nap longevity

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We really like this one. Our 3 month old sleeps through the night in it with both of the wings zipped off and a pair of footie pajamas underneath. It's a little on the pricier side, but we've had no issues with it so far.

Have you tried this? I'm using it to transition my LO from swaddling and it mostly helps when he's not FREAKING out: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Dream-Swaddle-White-Striped/dp/B0081GIZ52/ref=sr_1_6_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1519238115&sr=8-6&keywords=love+to+sleep+swaddle

It allows him to have his arms up like he likes to, but he cant scratch his face or pull at his paci, if anything it pushes it back in. You could try one arm-in, one arm out, and see how she does.

We are also trying to give him a lovey to pull on/hold on when he's not swaddled/to self-soothe when we are not around/prepping to sleep train. We put the lovey in bed with us so it could smell like us. This might be weird but I am willing to try anything because I miss sleep.

also check out preciouslittlesleep.com for more ideas/info.

Good luck!

He is swaddled in this. I think ithe RNP was really worth it though. I figure that we'll tackle problems as they come to them, and the last three months of great sleep has been very worth it!

We were in the same boat you are. My son would bust out of his swaddle every night. I'd wake up in the morning and he'd have both arms and his left leg out. I tried not swaddling though and he couldn't get to sleep. His arms were everywhere, keeping him awake. He'd be pulling his paci out, scraping the walls of his crib, etc.

I found this Love To Dream swaddle which he loved! He could move his arms but couldn't smack his paci out. When he started to roll himself on his stomach I unzipped one arm, and then another night unzipped the other arm. Now we just use it as a sleep sack.

Agree with others - it's unlikely to have anything to do with the sleep sack. If you find you're having blowouts/leaks, first try going up a size. If that fails, try other brands. (Some brands just don't fit baby's body shape.)

For example, we are having issues of diaper leaks (pee) because he goes overnight without a diaper change. We use Pampers Swaddlers Size 2s. So far, we have tried:

• Pampers Swaddlers Size 3s (still leaked)
• Pampers Baby Dry Size 2s (still leaked)
• Pampers Baby Dry Size 3s (TBD - we're trying these next since the Baby Dry Size 2's didn't work.)

So it's a bit of trial and error! We buy the smallest pack possible to try, before buying a big box.

As far as dressing baby overnight, it looks like you want to be putting much more clothing on. At 70-71 degrees, a sleepsack with nothing else is likely too cool. I just saw this diagram recently which I thought was super helpful! At your temp you probably want at least a long-sleeved layer under the sleep sack, and possibly a onesie as well (your call.)

As far as where to buy them, I buy everything on Amazon, so I'm not sure about what local retailers would stock...

My current favourite, though, is the Love to Dream Transitional 50/50 swaddle. It's a "swaddle", but not a tight arms-by-sides swaddle. Hands are up by baby's head. (So if your kid hates swaddles, might like this one!) We have been using this to teach baby to sleep unswaddled. It's transitional, because you can unzip one arm, then the second arm. Once the arms are unzipped it's basically just a sleep sack!

You know this exists, right?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081GIZ52/ref=twister_B01LD4YMAA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Love to Dream Swaddle UP 50/50, Gray, Medium, 13-18.5 lbs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081GIZ52/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_tH4EzbADT9Y45

The zip off arms make this so worth it

This saved us. My little girl use to fight being swaddled nightly. Love To Dream Swaddle UP- 50/50- Gray Stripe- Medium 13.2- 18.7 lbs https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081GIZ52/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ppFpxbCG9KE7Y

If I remember correctly, my baby was swaddled until about 7 months. Around 6 months I decided to move her into the Swaddle Up and took the first sleeve off within the first week. The second sleeve took another couple of weeks but we did eventually take it off.

We also just recently just went through the 8-10 month sleep regression and it was literally hell. She was up every 1-2 hours and sometimes would not fall back asleep for 3+ hours. In the middle of it, I decided to implement a strict routine (something that I had been reluctant to do earlier as I thought it would make it easier for her to be more flexible). This included a strict wake-up time and bed time (although we were pretty strict about the bed time beforehand) and scheduled naps. I think your baby is still a little young to begin sleep training, but I really don't think it's something you should be worried about. Unfortunately our generation of moms seems to be increasingly judgmental and the age of the internet has only helped that along. I cannot go on sites like Pinterest without seeing things like "Things you MUST do for your baby to sleep through the night!". Remember that every baby is different and you need to do what works for YOU. In terms of sleep training, that may include things like the Ferber method, the No-Cry method or the Cry it Out method, do what you think is right - not what people tell you you should/should not do. We tried all of these methods - and she still does not sleep through the night. The method that worked best for us was this one. As I said before, she still does not sleep through the night but things have greatly improved and it is certainly easier to get her back to sleep.

Sorry for the wall of text, I hope some of this was helpful. Try not to let people get into your head too much!

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