When did you stop wrapping your baby?

[Emma1979]

i think it was at about 4 months... i wish i had of done it earlier though as she often would escape from her wrap then wake up, and i would have to get up and re-wrap her so she could go to sleep, then she would escape again, and so on and so on..... i think its important for them to learn their own unique way of soothing/settling themselves.... she likes to feel the fabric of the blanket between her fingers now, or roll onto her tummy and rub her face into the mattress, and if i was still wrapping her like she was in a straight jacket (i used to have to wrap her quite tightly) i would be robbing her of that, IYKWIM..... but i do understand why people wrap til a later age if it is working!!

'they' say to wrap until the startle reflex is gone, around six weeks i think, then there is no need... with my next i will be following this advice.... but if it is working and isn't posing a problem, i wouldn't change it.

[Erin_25]

[QUOTE=Emma1979;919580]i think it was at about 4 months... i wish i had of done it earlier though as she often would escape from her wrap then wake up, and i would have to get up and re-wrap her so she could go to sleep, then she would escape again, and so on and so on.....QUOTE]

We are having this problem with Charlie ATM & I am up at least 5 times or more during the night & I am going nuts!!! he's 21wks but will not settle if he's not wrapped! It's a nightmare, I think with the next bubs I will stop very early.
He kicks about too & sleeps much better in a grobag as he doesn't get cold, but we still have his arms wrapped LOL & it amazes me he doesn't mind as he's always got his fist in his mouth.

The only reason people wrap without their arms in is usually to wean them off being wrapped. They still feel as though they have that comfort of being wrapped but learn to have their arms free. This is what we've been told to try but hasn't worked!

[kungfubecca]

Xavier decided at about 2 weeks he didn't like being wrapped. So I don't push the issue during the day, and only wrap him when he's really tired at night and doesn't fight back. Even when he's wrapped he will always find a way to get his arms out.

I figure by doing a combination of both he will be warm enough at night and also learn to settle himself without the wrapping while he's asleep during the day.
Although I have considered getting a grow suit.