Best swaddle blanket?

[Olive]

B has been sleeping a lot better the past few days. Sunday night all the way through and last night he slept from about half 8 til 3, then after bottle til 9am This might be fluke, but am putting it down to swaddleme blanket.

Just wondered if anyone recommends any other ones we can try?

Also, for those that use these, do you use any other blankets? We haven't been and I'm wondering if it's enough. He seems fine though.

Thanks

xx

 

[Sleepy sue]

I bought a swaddle pod from mamas and papas and def don't recommend them, way to restrictive for sam! I literally put it on and took it off all in 5 min

I've also got a grobag one these seem good, once you get the hang of them

Sam keeps changing his mind if he likes swaddling or not so it's hit and miss x

 

[Olive]

I've got a grow bag one too. Might have a look in town today. I like the swaddleme but he can get his arms out and wake himself up!

Thanks hun

 

[Sleepy sue]

If he likes being completely swaddled have a look at the pods, you don't even need to take them off completely to change nappy!! X

 

[Cazzlou]

It's been in news about swaddling as doing it too tight I think can cause hip problems.
I've never swaddled just used gro-bags or blankets x

 

[Sleepy sue]

When can they use growbags? I know they say from birth but what's the minimum weight x

 

[Jayceesmumma]

When they can fit in them without being able to wiggle down..

I swaddled lily with just her blanket from primark.. Best ever was the perfect size right up to when she was too big to swaddle and big enough for a grobag... I hated all the swaddle blankets with Ellie so just used blankets! Lay them on it with back of neck at rim, not in centre about 60/40.. Flip up the end over the feet, hold arm by side get the shortest side and pull over and tuck under opposite arm then wrap bigger side right over and tuck under back holding arm the same.. Simple

I put a blanket over Lily's arms tight still, forever tucking them in at night lol! She likes to hold things so grabs the top of the blanket now

Glad LO is getting more sleep babe!!!

 

[NinjaKitty]

I swaddled J from birth I forget the make of swaddle I'll have to go and have a look. However we often used just a blanket and that was as good. He doesn't like being restricted now and sleeps really well in the growbag. J seems to be a hotbody I think he was getting too warm being swaddled.

 

[jojo_2012]

I just use the primark blanket too, but we also use a huge cellular blanket from m&p over the top I think it adds up to about 6 layers but I don't put on the heating overnight

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Yea I have two small cellular crib blankets and another primark doubled n tucked in

 

[Olive]

Thanks everyone. I've always used sleeping bags and had no probs but just recently thought I'd give swaddling a go again and I think its the reason he is sleeping better. x

 

[Jayceesmumma]

Swaddling is brilliant!!