For those who didn't wrap bubs from a young age?

[Miss E]

I tend to think if your DS doesn't need to be wrapped to sleep then stop now. I wrapped mine religiously and weaning him from it was really hard. We basically had to stop when he started rolling because he would roll onto his tummy in bed and get stuck, so it had to be done quickly and caused quite a few weeks of bad sleep. Next time around I plan on stopping very early on (providing of course bubs sleeps ok without it, DS did in the early days).

[Sagres]

My DD wasn't real fussed about being wrapped from a few weeks old so I didn't wrap her. She slept the same length of time whether she was wrapped or not.

At about 4-5 months she was smacking herself in the head and waking herself up at night so I started wrapping again. What they prefer or need can chop and change. If it is hot and you think you can get away without it give it a go, it might just work.

[sazzafrazz]

I was the same as Sagres.

DD was wrapped for the first couple of weeks. She was a very colicky baby and wouldnt settle from age 2weeks till around 11weeks sowould often be rocked to sleep from a struggling, flailing stage. There was no way she would let me wrap her when like it so I stopped at around 3weeks of age.

Anyway, I began wrapping her again from age 3months. She did sleep much better and I kept doing it till the warmer weather came at around 9months. I had no problems with stopping either.

Hope you get a good sleep from him tonight.

[FabFiona]

We had the exact same thoughts as you. We did the same thing with Mitchell initally.

However we found that he did settle better when he was wrapped, irrespective of whether it was day or night.

I agree with the other comments. Our little man is slowly working out day from night and we haven't really done anything different. In fact, we are now very consistent with our sleeping locations and routines and have found that easier as he knows it's sleep time. We thought it was a little too much for Mitchell to understand the difference between day sleeps and night sleeps as that's two things to remember!

[Curly]

LOL my DD went into a sleeping bag at 4 or 5 days old. She hated being wrapped and in the middle of the night, she was fighting it and I thought hmmm....dug out a sleeping bag, stuck her in it and she settled like a dream. MCHN was MOST disapproving but the proof was in the pudding. DS - he was escaping from his wrap by 8 weeks of age so he went into a sleeping bag then, and I just used a very light blanket to tuck him in over the top of the bag...he liked that. DD wasn't into that.

I'd say he is waking up thirsty...not only is it hot but the fan will be probably be drying him out too. I know having the fan on has that effect on me...but you've gotta have it on just to make it cool enough to sleep. Until the heatwave dies down, you might just have to give him an extra feed or two.

FWIW I'm personally a fan of ditching the wrap as soon as possible, just because I've heard too many mums having trouble weaning their babies off it at 5-6 months of age, when they start rolling in their cots...the babies need it to go to sleep but then being restricted wakes them up.

[sweetpea678]

My third dd was only wrapped in the hospital, and by day 2 that stopped she would scream and scream when wrapped, she hated being confined like that. She didn't self settle for awhile but later learnt and has never really had a problem with waking herself up with hands. I also think she hated wrapping as she is a thumb/finger/fist sucker.

But I say do what works.

[Visitor6]

We've had the same with our lad during this heat especially.

He is a real gadget hands, and since at home he has gotten out most times!

WE cover him and he tends to like a firm muslin or blanket over him.

I think his NICU and subsequent readmission to SCN left him starkers and now he likes being uncovered.

We practiced wrapping like the Dr does in "Happiest Baby on the Block" with arms down by the sides, but had to give up until after the heat!

He's nearly 3 weeks and we haven't given up yet, but find it's more about security in sensation for him than anything.

[CrazyLady]

I only wrapped my wee one in hossie but she hated it as soon as I brought her home. Would fight and scream as soon as I started wrapping her. Friend spent $80 on a grow bag to try wean her son from wrapping and he went nuts as soon as she tried putting him to sleep unwrapped. Every baby is different. Oh and the MCHN snorted her disgust at me until i demonstrated how badly my baby got upset when I went to wrap her.... she'd make herself vomit as she was so distressed

[Pandora]

i wrapped ds for 5 weeks and after that i put him in a sleeping bag.
in the current weather though, as we have no air con only pedestal fans, hes been sleeping in a nappy and singlet suit and nothing else. He took a bit longer to settle and woke up around 1 hour earlier than normal.

Its very possible they will have shorter feeds more often when its hot

[minimatron]

I just wanted to pop in as say congratulations Erin...I must have been away when you had your little man. Well done