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aliwnec10
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Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Wish me luck!!!!  I have a feeling i'm going to need it!
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Posted 10/29/08 7:09 PM  |
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aliwnec10
mom of 3 boys
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Well he's only been down for 45 minutes now and he's already waking up. 
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| Posted 10/29/08 7:33 PM |
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LJSMommy
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
That's the reason I am not stopping yet!
I will be on vacation in a few weeks when DS hits 5 months. I will be trying to break the swaddle thing too, but not till then!!
Good luck!
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| Posted 10/29/08 8:49 PM |
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karjules
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Keep us posted!!
Good luck, we have 1 waking here so far!
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| Posted 10/29/08 9:13 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Good luck.
Why so soon?
I weaned when DS was kicking out of the miracle blanket at 5 and 1/2 months.
But the first night was rough, he woke up a LOT. Second night was a breeze. But we replaced it with a sleep sack before weaning completly.
Did you use something like that?
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| Posted 10/29/08 9:18 PM |
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sunflowerjesss
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Hey Ali......we weaned Ryan at 10 weeks. He was breaking out of the Halo Sleepsack with Swaddle anyway to suck a hand.
Not sure which blanket your were using. But if you are using the same, try leaving one arm out for a week. Let him get used to that then completely remove the swaddle part.
This is what we did with Ryan and it really worked.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 10/29/08 9:58 PM |
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aliwnec10
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Posted by dm24angel
Good luck.
Why so soon?
Honestly... because my MIL is a pain in my a*s! 
The only reason i'm doing it now is because my MIL refuses to swaddle and the poor kid doesn't nap at her house AT ALL when she watches him. So it would be nice if he learned how to go to sleep without it. 
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| Posted 10/30/08 8:19 AM |
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aliwnec10
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Posted by sunflowerjesss
Hey Ali......we weaned Ryan at 10 weeks. He was breaking out of the Halo Sleepsack with Swaddle anyway to suck a hand.
Not sure which blanket your were using. But if you are using the same, try leaving one arm out for a week. Let him get used to that then completely remove the swaddle part.
This is what we did with Ryan and it really worked.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have been using the miracle blanket.
Last night was not good. He was up every hour and a half to 2 hours. I'm exhausted beyond words. 
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| Posted 10/30/08 8:20 AM |
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aliwnec10
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Posted by dm24angel
But the first night was rough, he woke up a LOT. Second night was a breeze. But we replaced it with a sleep sack before weaning completly.
So did you just stop cold turkey that first night? Then the 2nd night put him in a sleep sack?
I left one arm out last night...
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| Posted 10/30/08 8:22 AM |
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KristinasMama
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Posted by aliwnec10
Posted by sunflowerjesss
Hey Ali......we weaned Ryan at 10 weeks. He was breaking out of the Halo Sleepsack with Swaddle anyway to suck a hand.
Not sure which blanket your were using. But if you are using the same, try leaving one arm out for a week. Let him get used to that then completely remove the swaddle part.
This is what we did with Ryan and it really worked.
Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have been using the miracle blanket.
Last night was not good. He was up every hour and a half to 2 hours. I'm exhausted beyond words.
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| Posted 10/30/08 8:42 AM |
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jambalady
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
I wouldn't push it if he's not ready.
You need your sleep and DS will be better off getting a good nights sleep and maybe some not so great naps during the day then no sleep at night AND bad naps during the day.
I knew DS was ready when he used to break out of his swaddle every night.
You have to do what works for you and DS.
You know what's best as his mother. I wouldn't try to break him from his swaddle habit just to please your MIL.
He's still so little and if that's what is comforting to him, I say keep swaddling.
I hope things get better!
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| Posted 10/30/08 9:32 AM |
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DeniseMarie
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
i hope he gets used to it soon. I think you are diong the right thing since your MIL is not going to swaddle him. I agree with you, it will be easier for him to just get used to sleeping without it.
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| Posted 10/30/08 9:39 AM |
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aliwnec10
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Posted by jambalady
You know what's best as his mother. I wouldn't try to break him from his swaddle habit just to please your MIL.
Oh trust me... i am not doing this to please her.
I just feel like i have to do it because he's not sleeping at all when she watches him which is quite alot. Then he's absolutely miserable because he hasn't napped all day. Since she refuses to do it... i feel like i have no other alternative.
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| Posted 10/30/08 9:44 AM |
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aliwnec10
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Re: Night 1 of weening ds off swaddling
Well last night was slightly better i guess in a way. Actually i'm not sure if it was better or if it was better because my husband was at least there to suffer through it with me.
He got up probably only about 5 or 6 times i think. I don't know. I tried to keep count but i'm so sleep deprived that i have no idea.
He went down awake at 7pm and it took him about 20 minutes to go to sleep (no crying or anything which was good). He was up at 10pm and we gave him a bottle. Then he was up at 11, we gave him his pacifier and then he was up again at 12. We knew he wasn't hungry and he just wouldn't go back to sleep. He cried and cried. Then he started crying so badly that my husband was like... we're done with this! As i went to reswaddle him, my husbands telling me to do both arms and i didn't. I left one out. I'm not a quitter! At least not yet. But boy were we both cursing my MIL last night. I told my husband that we should call her everytime he gets up so she can suffer like we are!
However the tough part was that i don't want to create another bad habit, but i don't know what to do. I mean i don't want him to associate that every time he wakes up, he'll get a bottle. Well after about 10 minutes, we gave him a bottle since nothing else would calm him down. We figured we'd let him cry until it was a full hysterical cry, hoping he'd just put himself back to sleep. Guess not.
My husband kept asking me what we were supposed to do... what the next step was. I'm like... How the heck should i know?!?!?!?
Then he was up at 4 i think for another bottle. Then up at 5:30, took pacifier and up for the day at 6:30.
Or something like that.
Any suggestions on what we should do when he cries? do we give in and give a bottle? should he not be crying?
I just have no idea what we're supposed to do here.
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