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Swaddle Sleeping Fiasco (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by mandurrz@lemmy.world to c/parenting@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] theinfamousj@parenti.sh 1 points 5 months ago

I'm going to give you permission to not swaddle. Swaddles aren't necessary. At three weeks old there is nothing but a rough night. They don't have stomachs large enough to tank up on calories to sleep for large periods of time. Small tummy = frequent wake = frequent feed. Moro helps prevent SIDS so don't hate on it.