Hey There,
I am trying to get my 21 week old into a sleeping bag - i think she is relying on wrapping to much to fall asleep plus she is getting out of them and is to big for her 'miracle wrap ' ....plus I like to know that when I put her in a bag and not the wrap that at least she is safe and at the correct temperature when it is so cold lately.
How do you make the transition from wrapping to bag? My Bubs keeps knocking out her dummy when I'm trying to settle her in the bag and she doesn't sleep for as long as she used to when she was wrapped. ........help me, I just need some sleep too!
Have you got a sheet or something light that you could wrap around the sleeping bag?
Then maybe you could slowly loosen the wrap til she doesn't need it anymore.
We moved away from wrapping by putting a light blanket over DS (polar fleece was good for us during winter) and tucking it tight into the sides of the cot. That way he could have some movement but still felt the comforting pressure of the tuck. If you can't tuck it in tight enough to get roll up a piece of cloth and wedge that in when you tuck the blanket so it doesn't come out.
Hope this helps!
DD hated sleeping bags from the moment i introduced one. I have tried a few times in the past year but she really kicks up a stink so now we use blanket sleepers so she has freedom for leg movement. Not sure how small they come size wise though...
Oh also, maybe a sleep positioner (like two cylindrical pillows joined with fabric) would make her feel a bit snugglier while she gets used to a bag. We have the Safe and Sound one from Target.
Like Sacha, my bub HATED the sleeping bags. We have the sleepsuits and did what Krys said with the tucking in. To make it secure I rolled up a flat nappy and squeezed it down each side of the matress.
We did however wrap until 8 months.
She will not sleep from wrapping to sleeping bag
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