Comments on: My son screams when swaddled. I need your help! http://www.happiestbaby.com/my-son-screams-when-swaddled-i-need-your-help/ The Happiest Baby Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:43:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rachelle http://www.happiestbaby.com/my-son-screams-when-swaddled-i-need-your-help/#comment-962 Rachelle Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:37:59 +0000 http://www.happiestbaby.com/?p=1580#comment-962 I have a 9 week old daughter, and when I swaddle her (she was swaddled from 3-7 weeks non-stop but only gets swaddled when she is cranky or won't sleep for now) I use a small sized cotton sheet. It is very lightweight and thin so she does not overheat. and considering she is now 12 lbs, it is big enough that she cannot wiggle out of it. (As with every other blanket she has that I have tried swaddling her in!) I used the 5 S's starting at 3 weeks.. It was a life saver. It gives parents confidence and allows them to better bond with their baby because they are so much calmer. An added bonus in my situation is that 4 days after first being swaddled constantly, she started sleeping 5-6 hours and then waking up once in the night and sleeping another 3-4 hours. At a little over 6 weeks, she started sleeping at least 8 hours a night and now at 7 weeks sleeps 9-12 hours every night!!!!! :) I have a 9 week old daughter, and when I swaddle her (she was swaddled from 3-7 weeks non-stop but only gets swaddled when she is cranky or won’t sleep for now) I use a small sized cotton sheet. It is very lightweight and thin so she does not overheat. and considering she is now 12 lbs, it is big enough that she cannot wiggle out of it. (As with every other blanket she has that I have tried swaddling her in!)
I used the 5 S’s starting at 3 weeks.. It was a life saver. It gives parents confidence and allows them to better bond with their baby because they are so much calmer. An added bonus in my situation is that 4 days after first being swaddled constantly, she started sleeping 5-6 hours and then waking up once in the night and sleeping another 3-4 hours.
At a little over 6 weeks, she started sleeping at least 8 hours a night and now at 7 weeks sleeps 9-12 hours every night!!!!! :)

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