Stupid mommy question

Is it necessary to Swaddle an infants arms (safety reasons etc?). Ava hTes it's and fights to get her arms out for a while

[PrincessFiona]

I honestly never swaddled my infants and never had a problem ... I think it all depends on the child and the parent's preferences.

We have some experienced swaddlers here who have it down pat. I know they will chime in.

Kris

[Michele]

I think it's child dependent. If she sleeps well (2h) with out it then don't bother. I think the point of swaddling is to give them womb-like snugness and to bind their arms so they don't do the startle reflex and wake themselves up.


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[Michele]

D swaddled for a few weeks. K not so much and with P I couldn't get a blanket swaddle to work. So I bought the swaddle-me thing that has Velcro and that worked really well for her for about a month. I didn't get children that love the long-term swaddle. My nephew was swaddled for almost 4 months. Like Kris said there are other moms here who are swaddle experts!


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[SuzySunshine]

Very child dependent. A was never swaddled and slept great from day 1. R was swaddled for a long time because he would hit himself in the face and wake himself up.

[MrsK]

Child dependent. BabyK hated the velcro swaddle but loved being swaddled in a large flannel sheet. We swaddled for about 4 months.

[scrub-jay]

Completely child dependent. A hated swaddling, even as a newborn in the hospital when the experienced nurses did it for us. She's a good sleeper without it though.

Good to know. She doesn't mind the legs. But she will fight to get her arms out!!

Yep, some of mine loved swaddling, some didn't. If she doesn't startle herself awake, I don't see the need!

[TigerLily]

my daughter would squirm herself out of her swaddle and THEN fall asleep. She was just waiting to be born so she could stretch out and never wanted to be confined again! haha

[alison]

Ditto to what everyone says. Some babies love it so much that when they're 15 months old, they STILL need to be swaddled....

[HouseofWool]

Ditto to what everyone says. Some babies love it so much that when they're 15 months old, they STILL need to be swaddled....

I had a friend who's son loved being swaddled, it was sometime around his second birthday before he could sleep without it.

Sophie was funny because she always had to have her left hand up by her head when she slept. I am pretty sure that was her position in utero, because she came out hand first, then her head... It also explains why she never really engaged in my pelvis and was sunny side up.

[MrsK]

Sophie was funny because she always had to have her left hand up by her head when she slept. I am pretty sure that was her position in utero, because she came out hand first, then her head... It also explains why she never really engaged in my pelvis and was sunny side up.

/hijack/ BabyK has been sleeping on his belly, folded over his legs, with his feet above his head. It looks like an almost impossible position. He was frank breech in utero for a long time (about 20 weeks). I've wondered if he sleeps this way because he positioned that way in utero.