Swaddling- When to start weaning from it?

Your Precious little one is ready to give up the swaddle, isn’t that great? I know you must be having a thousand questions in your mind. For starters, is he/she even ready for it? If yes, how do I do this? What happened to the startle reflex? Arghh and the list is endless.

The best part is: babies send you amazing clues to let you know that they are ready for weaning out of a swaddle. On average, babies swaddle for around 3-4 months, and then the weaning process can start.

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There is no strict “one-time” policy when it comes to weaning from swaddling. Many babies voluntarily wean off by 3-5 months, but for some, they want to stick around and take those swaddles during their daytime naps.

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How do I know that my baby is ready to wean out from swaddling?

1. If they have started rolling over.
2. They come out of their swaddling blankets frequently, and you have to keep swaddling them again and again.
3. While you are swaddling them, they fight the process, at least more than usual.
4. When you start having the feeling that they are not quite settling down quickly even when swaddled.

Once you have got the idea that your child needs to be weaned out from swaddling, the next big question is how?

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1. As you must have already read about, try swaddling with one hand out; this is the most common method of weaning. You can try Love To Dream Swaddle UP Transition Bag (You can buy it from Amazon) and once the child starts settling for this, you can do it with both hands out. If you feel that child needs a little calming from your side, you can always keep your hand on the child.
2. In case you feel that your baby is not ready, do not push it. Try again after a week with the same approach.
3. You Cana even try by unswaddling the legs first. It has been observed that people sometimes follow this way and get success.
4. Try weaning during the night first and let the daytime naps be taken care of later.
5. There are so many options available these days in the market that you can use for transitioning from swaddling. You can try SleepingBaby Zipadee-Zip Swaddle Transition Baby Swaddle Blanket with Zipper(Available on Amazon ) or you can try Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit – Swaddle Transition (Available on Amazon).

Love To Dream Swaddle UP Transition Bag

SleepingBaby Zipadee-Zip Swaddle

Baby Merlin’s Magic Sleepsuit – Swaddle

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