Swaddling and Moving to Other Room?

She probably just isn't ready to stop being swaddled yet. One of those swaddles with the velcro would probably be good for her. As far as moving her out of your room, our daughter still sleeps in our walk in closet because then she is close but not too close. Its also dark which is nice for naps and now that it is getting dark later and light earlier. I don't know if you have that option but it works great for us. I can't fit her crib in there but I just use a playpen. Good luck

I swaddeld my son till he was 4 months, but my first step to get him out of swaddeling was not swaddeling him for his naps. When he stoped starteling himself awake from that I tried it at night and it worked. He slept the whole night. Another thing is that when he got out of the blanket he only wanted to sleep on his stomach but you might not feel comfortable with letting her do that. Also I made sure I stuck to my night time schedule it really helped. I am sure with your daughter you already have one.

Well, first, I am all about swaddling - I think it's the best thing on earth. I swaddled my son until he would wiggle and kick out of it. He's 9 months, but I still tuck a light blanket around him.

Second, this is how we did it with my son - first he was in the bassinett by the bed, then in his crib across the room from our bed (when he was like 6 weeks old), and then when we moved into our new house (he was about 7 months old) his crib went into his room that he shares with his 6 year old sister.

As far as advice - I would wait until the new baby is sleeping through the night on a regular basis, and then move her into the shared room. Otherwise, like you said, you'll be putting two kids back to bed. Until then I would put her crib as far away from your bed as possible (so you don't wake up at every little sigh like I did), but still in your room.

Good luck!!!

Some babies just need to be swaddled. They feel secure that way and I don't see any problem with it, if that is what they need to sleep, by all means let them.

I am all for a baby sleeping through the night any way they can do it! I have 5 kids so sleeping through the night is such a wonderful thing! heheh

As for transitioning to the other room try it. If it doesnt work out you can always move her back to your room. Or even just start with moving her away from your bed to across the room. Baby steps ya know.

Congratulations on your new baby :)

I still swaddle my 5 and a half month old and she'll wake up even if just one of her arms come out of the blanket! I'm getting a little worried about the warmer weather, but if she's too warm, she can kick out of her blankets. Plus I switched to a lighter blanket

As for moving her out, I would wait until she's sleeping better through the night. Especially since your other daughter is so young. It's not fair for her to be woken up by the baby too.

PS... I had my kids that close too, so I remember what it was like! my oldest two are 20 months apart and the next two are 14 months apart. All boys. Then my 4th was born 8.5 years later! (girl!)

If I can remember right I swaddled my son for a long time....just out of habit and routine for putting him down. Also, either I read or heard that you don't want to put baby down to sleep when they are asleep. Because then they wake up and don't know where they are. They fell asleep in momma's arms and now she is gone. Freaks them out. So, when you put baby down to sleep, half-asleep is better because then baby is calmed and swaddled all nice and warm and cozy. One of the best dvd's is Dr.Harvy Karp, "Happiest Baby on the Block". It is awesome. As for the transitition....my son was in our room until about 3 to 4 months. Then we put him in his own room and there you go. Well, best of luck with the two little ones. Smiles ;)

I don't think swaddling Makenzie as long as she needs it is wrong. It really is a comfort thing for some infants my son swaddled until he was about
7 mo. and still needed it at times to fall asleep when he was struggling with sleep.

About moving her to another room...have you tried napping her in the new room first. this might get Makenzie used to her new room...we were able to slowly transition our son to his own room, 1st with napping, then i'd put him down in his crib at night, when he woke i'd try to comfort him if it didn't work i'd bring him into our room...i'd repeat the night time sleeping, only pushing the time longer and longer till i went into his room...he eventually taught himself how to self sooth and would go back to sleep. I know this might not work completly for you since it will be a room shared but i hope i helped.

If she is getting out of the swaddle, she shouldn't be swaddled anymore. Are you using the Swaddle Me blanket that has velcro? You could try that... Remember that blankets, pillows, bumpers, etc. shouldn't be in the crib for SIDS reasons (unless it's a swaddle). We didn't move my daughter out of our room until she was almost 5 mos. old (three weeks ago). It was to lessen her feedings at night, but it didn't work. How often are you feeding the baby at night?

Swaddle your baby for as long as she wants to be swaddled. It's a security thing. Especially you don't want to change her sleeping place and quit swaddling at the same time. Kicking out of it later doesn't mean she doesn't need it at first.

As to stomach sleeping as mentioned by another mother, Once a baby can roll over on their own and lift up their head it is OK. And keeping everything out of the crib is not necessary to prevent SIDS. Use common sense. No pillows or decorative softly stuffed things in which the baby can bury it's face when they are still not very mobile. But a blanket is necessary when the room is cold. Stay away from fluffy quilts until the baby can easily move. I've never heard that bumper pads were a problem. In fact I've heard their use recommended to keep their bodies inside the crib. but again use common sense. If the bumper pad is thick and softly stuffed and falls down often, perhaps it would be best to not use it. Years ago when I was investigating baby deaths the recommended sleeping position wason their tummy. And I never saw a SIDS death as the result of blankets and bumper pads. The medical examiner (an M.D.) at that time said that he believed SIDS was the result of a combination of things, not all of which are known. He described post mortem indicators of SIDS that had nothing to do with the baby's sleeping position or bedding. The recommendations today are still just educated guess. The medical community is trying to reduce opportunities for SIDS but they still do not know all the causes.