How to stop swaddling?

[Sprout]

I've been swaddling my little girl since she was about 4 weeks but now, as she's approaching 4 months and beginning to learn how to roll over, I think we need to stop swaddling.

The thing is, whenever I try to put her down unswaddled, she immediately startles awake! Doesn't matter how deep of a sleep she's in or if I try to hold her arms in while putting her down.

She sometimes wakes up, while swaddled, when I first put her down but she tends to immediately go back to sleep...this just doesn't happen without the swaddle though..

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Lilmisshopeful]

I've Just done this as my boy was tightly swaddled. I swapped to a swaddle bag that was looser and has poppers for arms. I did a couple if weeks in the bag then took one arm out. They say to do one at a time but he wanted both out. We had a couple of nights a bit unsettled and had to go I to him and put my hands on him while he settles himself but overall was easier than I thought xxx

 

[G4YLE]

We just went cold turkey with the swaddle when my little girl was about 5 months old. We had a few nights of slightly unsettled sleep but within a week she was sleeping fine again!

 

[Sprout]

Thank you both! I think I'll start swaddling more loosely and then try the one arm at a time method. Fingers crossed!