Swaddling

[poppy160]

I swaddle Ella to help her sleep at night, we've been using a regular white blankets with holes so it's breathable. Is this safe? She is growing out of this blanket..her legs stick out would it be okay to buy a cellular blanket or does it have to be a proper swaddle blanket?

 

[Lola's Mummy]

I never swaddled Lola as she didn't like it but i always thought you was meant to use cellular blankets.

 

[emma28]

I never knew there were guidleines on swaddling tbh...I use anything thats to hand, blankets, sheets, fleece. If we are visiting and don't have a blanket, I have been known to use a coat or a towel.

They lie still when they are swaddled so surely it doesn't matter what is used....

 

[Babylicious]

I was told that you shouldn't do it as baby can over heat, the way they cool down it lifting their arms up and they can't do that when swaddled. My m/w said it increases the risk of cot death

 

[weenik]

I used Dylan's shawl to swaddle him when he was younger - you don't need to buy special swaddle blankets....that's just a way to get us mums to spend more money xx

 

[Fiona]

Like some of the others we used whatever was around to swaddle Grace......... did this until she was about 4 months old..... then put her into a grobag......