thread: Doesn't want to be wrapped but can't sleep un-wrapped!!

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  1. #1
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    Sep 2007
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    My son went cold turkey with his wrap because I was sooooooooooo sick of having to go in all the time and try re-wrap and settle and blah blah blah!!!
    It was hard but it took a few days for him to learn to nod off himself. There were heaps of tears because he didn't know what to do with himself but I would go in and stroke his head and sing and if he got to the point that he was getting hysterical I would pick him up and comfort him until he stopped crying. This went on for about 4 days. That was 5mths ago and he goes off to sleep quite happily by himself now.

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    Sep 2004
    Sydney's Norwest
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    Both my SIL and my GF have a wrap/bag kind of thing from ebay and swear by it.

    It's called Woombie, have a look on there under the Baby - muslin, swaddling wraps section.

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    Mar 2007
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    My bub slept in a sleeping bag from 2 weeks. He's been a fantastic sleeper. He's now sleeping with either a sheet or blanket depending on the weather.

    I was told by a MCHN that it is not necessary to reposition a bub from their tummy once they can roll comfortably - probably not the case if the bub is wrapped though. If not wrapped & are good rollers they will roll themselves out of danger... that's what I was told.

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    we're also fans of the sleeping bag (since about 10 weeks) when he started "houdini-ing" out of wraps(or we're bad wrappers )... Maybe bubs could roll back if in a sleeping bag? Don't know how the motorcycle arms would go though... my little man just likes to starfish... both arms straight out either side.

    Also, are you doing the angel wrap (i.e. hands up) or the regular wrap? Maybe play with that too?