Sam is 14 months old and is still wrapped sometimes. DH seems to have the knack of getting him to go to sleep without it, but not me.
Sam is also a tummy sleeper, I cuddle/rock him to sleep and then put him in the cot lying on his side and he usually rolls to his tummy straight away. We've never had an issue with Sam getting stuck, and he's usually out of the wrap by the time he wakes up anyway. Sam still wakes sometimes, if it's during the day a cuddle will usually get him back to sleep with no issues. At night, it's usually a drink of water and then sometimes in with us. DH deals with the nights as I'm on medication that makes me sleep so deeply that I often don't wake up when Sam cries.
I don't have any ACTUAL experience yet LOL but a book i'm reading by Sheyne Rowley which recommends wrapping older bubs involves wrapping, using extra tricky arm if necessary inside the wrap (not sure what these are!?), placing in something called a Safe T Sleep to stop rolling, and tucking in tightly by also wedging a rolled up towel right down the side of the mattress where you've tucked the sheet to create a feeling of snugness. Phew!
We wrapped our DS until he was about 9 months old. We wrapped him with 1 arm loose so that he could roll over if he wanted to but the wrap made him feel more secure and helped him sleep. He is now almost 4 and still doesn't sleep through though (either does DD). They both sleep through 2 or 3 times a week, otherwise we are up at least once every night. After tearing my hair out and feeling very hard done by sometimes I've come to the conclusion some bubs sleep well and some don't!
anyone?
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