DS is 14wo and is currently sleeping quite nicely at night. This past week he?s taken to lifting and kicking his legs so much that the swaddling eventually succumbs. As a result he ends up scooting down the mattress... legs bent up, whacking the base of his crib, while the blankets tend to end up over his face and he wakes himself fighting them off. Alternatively he gets his arms out and his hands wake him.
He wears a bodysuit and a sleepsuit. I?m using two crib-sized cellular blankets so I guess you'd say they create 4 layers over the top and 2 layers underneath him.
As he?s become stronger, I?ve had to make the triangle folded bit larger to increase the width to accommodate his wriggling, but this takes away from the length. I?ve considered moving him to a grobag, but he truly does NEED to be swaddled (daytime snoozes are short due to arms and legs).
The larger cotbed-sized cellular blankets are the next logical step, but they seem to be so much thicker and heavier.
Could I use one cotbed-sized cellular blanket that?s folded in half and then wrapped around? Would that provide appropriate warmth? But I think it might be a little difficult to get him wrapped up without totally re-waking him.
Or possibly one crib-sized blanket around the torso with a single layer of cotbed-sized blanket tucked into the mattress? Surely that wouldn?t be too hot, would it?
Or any other suggestions?
The room tends to hover between 16-18 degrees, but occasionally gets up (no higher than 20C).
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Swaddling with cellular blankets – small ones too small and large ones too thick/heavy?
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zoobaby · 26/12/2012 21:50
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